“Some of the most impactful improvements in utility operations happen in places that rarely get attention – the everyday processes that support the crews and equipment keeping the lights on. One example is fleet operations.”

“EPRI’s DCFlex initiative launched the Flex MOSAIC™ classification system. The framework provides a technology neutral, uniform structure for describing and evaluating large load flexibility. At its core, the framework establishes a shared language.”

SEPA is tracking this evolution through our Database of Emerging Large Load Tariffs (DELTa), developed with the NC Clean Energy Technology Center. Today, DELTa includes more than 77 tariffs across 36 states – nearly all developed in just the past two years.

It was a busy week for the industry with major events in New Orleans and Washington, D.C. The American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) hosted its 49th National Conference from April 12-15th in the Big Easy. Meanwhile, on April 14th, Hispanics in Energy held its Legislative Summit in our nation’s capital to advocate for key policy priorities.

Tempe, Arizona, was the place to be this April as the energy industry’s brightest minds gathered for the C3E Symposium at ASU’s Global Futures Laboratory. C3E promotes leadership that sparks innovation by recognizing the pioneers and emerging leaders whose work advances the future of American energy.

“Most tap water systems are tested daily and often more frequently, using independent labs — not like bottled water, submitting to just an annual independent plant inspection. A lot can happen during the other 364 days of the year.”

“State commissions battle information overload. An effective path forward would be design and adoption of a jurisdiction-aware XBRL taxonomy to transform the tsunami of filings into structured, comparable information while improving auditability and comparability across jurisdictions.”