What Happened to Texas?
It got seriously cold in the Big D. The low on February 14 was 10° and it snowed heavily. By 3 a.m. on the 15th, total demand and generation collapsed by 9,000 MWh.
Edith Clarke Made Long-Distance Transmission Feasible
Clarke was the first female electrical engineer in the U.S.
One Step Back, Two Steps Forward
Coal plants in January produced nearly 16% fewer MWh, but total CO2 emissions rose by nearly 19% over January 2019.
Registered and Ready for NARUC
80 is the New 60? Considering I’m fairly old myself, I like the vibe. But that’s the session name for the panel at NARUC’s upcoming winter meeting discussing nuclear plant second license renewals and the impact on the grid’s decarbonization. The session will be on February 10.
Then there’s the session on FERC Order 2222, on distributed resources in wholesale markets. The Commission is always creative at naming its landmark orders. About the only aspect of its rules that we can all agree on. The session will be on February 9.
The Industry's Consolidation – An Update
PwC
“This could be the start of something that goes into 2021 of some portfolio shuffling versus what we saw in the last handful of years, where there was a lot of merger of equal deals or full company takeouts.”
Nine Ways Energy Companies Must Improve Customer Service
Navigating the Path Forward
The pandemic has changed consumer behavior and some of these changes are likely to remain long after the pandemic is resigned to the history books.
Innovating at San Antonio's Utility
CPS Energy
“We have to increase efficiency and reduce price. Energy storage has come so far, particularly ion batteries, but we are students at CPS Energy. We’re students of innovation.”
Cybersecurity Attacks Through Backdoors
PwC
A conversation with the leader of PwC’s Cyber and Privacy Innovation Institute, Joe Nocera, with commentary by the leader of the firm’s U.S. Power and Utilities Industries Practice, Casey Herman.
U.S. Built Offshore Wind
Burns & McDonnell and Bladt Industries
Conversation about Burns & McDonnell and Bladt Industries allying to build equipment needed for offshore wind along the Eastern Seaboard.
There's More HVDC Than You Think!
Consider Converting to HVDC, Part 1
Recent decades have seen a growing revolution in applications of DC in power systems, both for moving bulk power, but also to play a growing list of other roles. This is the first of four articles on the revolution in HVDC technology.