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Undergrounding in Resilience

Innovation has decreased its costs. Increased its reliability. Extended service life. Principal Investigators Paul Kjellander and Steve Mitnick interviewed leaders and experts at Alliant Energy, Avista, Black Hills Energy, Dominion Energy, Eversource Energy, Florida Power & Light, Georgia Power, Idaho Power, NorthWestern Energy, PacifiCorp, Pacific Gas & Electric, WEC Energy Group. And at Electric Power Research Institute, Burns & McDonnell.

AEIC's Vision Remains Clear and Constant

138th Annual Meeting

“Staying true to its vision, the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies will continue to be the glue that binds the industry together and provides an encouraging bang on the table in support of new ideas and innovations that move our industry forward for the benefit of all.”
Byline: 

Steve Hauser

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Consistent Methods to Evaluate DERs

Opposite of Arbitrary and Capricious

The National Standard Practice Manual for Benefit-Cost Analysis of Distributed Energy Resources offers regulators and others a set of fundamental principles that can guide decisions about how to conduct BCAs and which cost tests to use in their jurisdiction.
Byline: 

John Shenot and Chris Neme

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Unintended Consequences of FERC Order 1000

ITC

“Pre-Order 1000, there was a fair amount of regional transmission development, and the most prominent examples are MISO MVPs, CapX2020, Balanced Portfolio in SPP. Those continue to provide massive benefits to customers. It makes a strong case for policymakers to say, ‘it’s time to go back to the federal right of first refusal.’”
Byline: 

Devin McMackin

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How Much Hydrogen Helps

Southern Co., GTI Energy

“Green hydrogen is exciting because it gets to that storage issue in terms of potentially having ability to store excess renewable energy from sources like solar and wind for electricity.”
Byline: 

Joanne Mello et al.

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New Nuclear's Role in Decarbonization

NEI, Breakthrough Inst.

“As difficult as it might seem to build a nuclear power plant, building multi-state transmission has proven more difficult. The Princeton study shows need for 3 or 4 times as much new transmission capacity added if you do the whole job with just renewables versus firm clean generation from things like nuclear.”
Byline: 

Ted Nordhaus and John Kotek

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Leading BPA

Power Markets

“There was a 2.5% rate decrease in our last rate case on the power side. Business is promising. I wouldn’t be surprised if we can manage our rates at least flat or in the zone of keeping them flat, this upcoming rate case.”
Byline: 

John Hairston, with Paul Kjellander

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