Distributed Energy Resources
The California Independent System Operator recently curtailed a record amount of solar and wind power.
Distributed Energy Resources
U.S. renewable energy developer Clearway Energy Group at the end of June signed an agreement with Australian technology company Power Ledger to develop a blockchain platform for trading renewable energy credits (RECs).
Customer Service
A law that went into effect in Florida at the start of July prevents third parties from gaining real-time access to public power customers’ usage information and meter-derived data.
Ahmad Faruqui is an internationally recognized energy economist. He has analyzed the efficacy of a variety of tariff structures and carried out a meta-analysis of experimental results. His areas of expertise include demand response, energy efficiency, distributed energy resources, advanced metering
Mariko Geronimo Aydin is an economist with almost fifteen years of experience in analyzing the policies and economics of electricity system planning, regulation and de-regulation of electricity supply, and wholesale electricity markets across the U.S. Mariko specializes in helping clients meet their
Bills and Rates
This is part of a series of monthly posts reflecting different thought leader perspectives on utility rate design. All five opinion pieces appear in full in Leadership in Rate Design...
Customer Service
Despite overbooked flights with undersized seats and frequent delays, the airline industry earns higher customer satisfaction scores than the utilities sector in the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Still, the electric industry has its share of high-flyers that are leading the way in exceeding
Community Engagement
Community Engagement
It’s hard to believe that 15,000 families in the Navajo Nation still have no electricity. However, between March and May 2019, more than 200 families experienced something most people in the rest of the U.S. probably don’t remember — watching the lights in their home come on for the first time at