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Fortnightly Magazine - October 2024

Xcel Energy: Rapid Innovation Framework

Top Innovators

George Westinghouse Top Innovator in Leadership in Innovation: “Because of this framework, we’re able to pilot new technologies and bring them to scale faster and more efficiently than ever before. This will lead to cost savings and increased operational efficiencies across the company.”
Byline: 

Xcel Energy

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Hydro Can Power the Energy Transition or Not If We Don't Act

National Hydropower Assoc.

“There are only about 100 nuclear plants. For hydropower, there are about 2,500. A silent phenomenon is we’re struggling to get the same intensity of concern for hydropower because it doesn’t get as much attention as the nuclear plants do.”
Byline: 

Malcolm Woolf and Connor Nelson

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Orchestrating the Grid

GE Vernova

“We used to call it IT/OT integration. We always knew the IT world could interact with the OT world to create new value, but it never happened in reality because of the operation and the customer sides of the utility.”
Byline: 

Mahesh Sudhakaran

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What To Do About the Data Center Surge

PwC

“Solutions leveraging gas capacity, battery storage, geothermal generation, and fuel cells are creating a bridge to long-term electricity grid solutions. This may be the start of a trend where modular demand needs are matched to distributed generation.”
Byline: 

Hugh Le and Danny Whigham

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What Do We Do While Waiting for Transmission?

Hiding in Plain Sight

“There is a mismatch of need and timing. For those growing utilities, the demands are coming faster than new transmission can meet. Transmission is part of the answer – but what can be done in the interim of this lopsided world?”
Byline: 

Mark Gabriel

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Creating an Innovation Culture at a Large Utility

Exelon

“We’ve partnered with the University of Notre Dame to develop an industry-first Innovation Mindset Training course, which focuses on The Six Keys of Innovation. This training is designed to unlock the potential of our employees, empowering them to contribute to our innovation goals.”
Byline: 

Ankush Agarwal

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FCC's Newest Open Internet Order, Part 2

What Happens Next

“The FCC certainly has an extensive to-do list. On the Broadband Internet Access Service provider side, an interesting question of what comes next for them is whether the FCC’s Open Internet Order will deter investment in broadband facilities and services.”
Byline: 

Stephen Goodman

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Navigating Uncertainty

The Clean Energy Transition

“Over the past few years, I sat down with thought leaders to explore uncertainty as part of EEI International Programs’ Influential Minds series. These experts provided unique perspectives from their disciplines on how the energy industry can harness or overcome uncertainty to inform decision making and reach our goals.”
Byline: 

Lawrence Jones

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