Security
This playbook provides public power utilities with step-by-step guidance and critical considerations in preparing for a cyber incident and developing a response plan that enables staff to take swift, effective...
Electric Vehicles
The lack of interoperability in EV charging networks inhibits the ability of electric utilities to manage public charging infrastructure securely, cost-effectively, and reliably, while also planning for future public charging...
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...
Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is currently considering changes to its policies for awarding electric transmission rate incentives. In March, the Commission issued a notice of inquiry (NOI) that asked...
Distributed Energy Resources
Utilities in Colorado, Utah, Hawaii and Vermont are advancing “virtual power plant” projects using networks of solar panels, batteries and other devices to help manage the grid.
Bonds and Financing
Favorable market conditions are prompting a surge in municipal gas prepayment bonds. Public power utilities are looking to the bonds to lock in cost savings on future natural gas purchases, Moody’s Investors Service noted. according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.
Grid Modernization
Well before electric utilities existed, and before the Industrial Revolution, mills found ways to harness the energy needed to produce an array of food and goods for public consumption. Fast forward to today, and many manufacturers continue to produce their own energy, including generating