October 2016 Crossword Puzzle Answers
Here are the answers to the crossword puzzle in October’s issue of Public Utilities Fortnightly.
Local Financing Benefits U.S. Utilities
Banks, Utilities Find Natural Fit
Local banks are still an under-utilized resource for electric utilities, despite the role these banks played historically. Regional and local banks are often healthier than big banks, according to the Federal Reserve.
Success Strategies in New Japanese Electric Power Market
Part 3 in a Series on Electric Power in Japan
The pace of learning must accelerate so that players in the new Japanese electric power market are prepared to succeed. For retail entrants, the key will be to diversify, in both the retail and wholesale portions of their business.
The New Standard Offer
Impact of Robust Customer Engagement
It's not just residential customers. Commercial customers need to be engaged more vigorously and analytically by utilities as competition increases along with customers’ expectations.
Vision of Liquefied Natural Gas Hub
Mirage on the Ocean?
Want to ramp up U.S. LNG exports to Europe? Dr. Olive, an expert from NERA, takes us through the limitations and barriers of the European market.
Rethinking Rate Design
Berkeley Lab’s Discussion with Five Experts
Five of our industry's top thought leaders weigh in on the white-hot controversy of rate design as utilities and regulators plot a course for electricity's future.
Energy People: D.C. PSC Staff
We talked with seven staff members of the District of Columbia Public Service Commission
Commission staffs work behind the scenes, without much recognition, to make utility regulation effective. To hear some of their stories, we talked with seven staff members of the D.C. PSC.
Bob Flexon: Leadership Lyceum Podcast Summary
Five-Year Anniversary Conversation with Dynegy CEO Bob Flexon
Dynegy's CEO takes stock at his fifth anniversary with the company. Read excerpts of his interview here, then download the podcast for the entire conversation with Tom Linquist, the widely-recognized expert in executive assessment and leadership development.
The Way We Live, and Renewables
When and Where DG Penetration is Miniscule, What Then?
As fast-growing as it is, rooftop solar will remain a rarity among large proportions of the American public. Which presents a real problem to utilities and utility regulators. Perhaps this is why utility-scale has such appeal.