Fortnightly Magazine - May 2022

“Electrification 2022 comes with a global perspective as EPRI works in 45 countries with over 450 companies.”

“A lot of people said, if we are to have a decarbonized energy system, then the gas system cannot be a part of it. This report shows we can, and it shows it in a reasonable way.”

“Last November, my fellow Commissioners and I revised the rules to provide public access to renewable contract terms 18 months after the CPUC approves investor-owned-utility contracts (or 18 months after execution of contracts by other providers whose contracts do not require CPUC approval).”

“This smarter grid allows us to have real-time information on where issues are on the system. Remote switches allow the system operator to sectionalize and reconfigure the grid in order to work around trouble spots.”