Rate Structure Philosophy

Rate design will need to become more flexible, more duly discriminatory, more tailored to the diversity of consumers

Not many know fixed charges are there to cover utilities’ invariant costs for keeping up the grid, and can be half of all costs.

Response to Huntoon Re: Big Transmission

Letter to the Editor: A response to the article by Steve Huntoon in our September 2015 issue

Public/regulatory policy, economic viability and non-negotiable need to sustain near-100-percent system reliability could soon push building more “big transmission.”

Response to Cicchetti/Wellinghoff Re: Net Metering

Letters to the Editor: A response to the article by Charles Cicchetti and Jon Wellinghoff in our December 2015 issue

A major mistake is the claim, under net metering, customers who generate power with rooftop solar simply “bank” or “park” their extra electricity with their utility, retaining ownership rights.

World Energy Engineering Congress

WEEC is well-recognized as the most important energy event of national and international scope for end users and energy professional in all areas of the energy field. It is the one truly comprehensive forum where you can fully assess the "big picture" – and see exactly how the economic and market forces, new technologies, regulatory developments and industry trends all merge to shape your critical decisions on your organization's energy and economic future.

Globalcon

Presented by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) and Hosted by National Grid, along with a powerful cross-section of cosponsors to present this industry conference and expo which addresses innovative energy management programs, distributed generation strategies, HVAC and building systems success stories, green buildings, the role of renewables, energy procurement updates, power quality solutions, and more.  GLOBALCON offers more training opportunities than ever before with a multi-track conference program, intensive seminars, and an energy, power, and facility management expo.