Can you guess what’s our favorite thing to do at Public Utilities Fortnightly? Well, it’s going to a state utility commission, interviewing just about everybody in sight, taking a bunch of photos, and creating A Day At cover article.
You all seem to love these too. The interviews uniquely show the behind-the-scenes of utility regulation and honor many of the unsung heroes dedicated to protecting and advancing the public interest.
Have you noticed the increasing commentary, claiming natural gas in U.S. powerplants is a climate change problem that must be combatted? My reaction is, oh, come on.
One can respond, firstly, that the substitution of natural gas plants for coal plants has produced enormous reductions in carbon dioxide emissions. Or one can respond, secondarily, that the flexibility of natural gas plants is making it feasible to rapidly expand zero-emission wind and solar.
Gas substitutes for coal. Not wind and solar. More on this dynamic next week.
How You Answered Eight Questions
A Tipping Point
Navigant Perspectives
Current state of the power industry
Felt like a visit to the United Nations General Assembly. There were representatives of the electricity industries of every continent, save Antarctica, at the Edison Electric Institute’s 4th Annual Global Electrification Forum on April 10. It reminds us that the accomplishments, changes and challenges in electricity are common internationally. And that sharing experiences and ideas with utilities and utility regulators across the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania is invaluable.
EPRI shows a way to mitigate EMP
State Commission Chairs