Fortnightly’s new chief reflects on his background and our principles.
We are in the midst of a technology-driven shift in how electricity is generated and managed. Today's one-way grid, built around generation from large-scale power plants, is gradually being transformed into a multi-directional network that relies far more on small-scale, distributed generation. It's what a recent piece in Public Utilities Fortnightly dubbed the Energy Cloud. (See, "From Grid to Cloud," Pub. Utils. Fortnightly, Oct. 2015, p. 50.)
The EEI Annual Convention is the electric utility industry's premier networking event and attracts roughly 1,000 registrants. The three-day conference features an opening and closing general session, each customarily highlighting very prominent speakers, along with a full menu of breakout sessions focusing on cutting-edge industry issues. Recent general session headliners have included former Presidents George W.
Today’s generation is more attuned to the economic and environmental benefits of renewable energy than ever before. Today, this high demand helps make the United States the #1 country in generating wind energy and delivering it to customers. Tomorrow, we keep pushing forward. Wind energy has a clear path to generate 20% U.S. wind energy by 2030 and will be a major solution as states implement the EPA Clean Power Plan.
Mark your calendar for the 2016 IEEE PES T&D Conference and Exposition. More than 700 companies and thousands of professionals from more than 80 countries around the world will converge on Dallas for the biggest and most collaborative show in the T&D industry. New ideas. Emerging technologies. The most innovative products. It’s a huge opportunity to join others in what will shape the energy solutions industry for years to come.
CS Week is the premier annual educational and customer service conference that serves utility professionals at electric, gas and water/wastewater utilities across North America and around the world. CS Week provides learning and networking opportunities in support of the utility customer service lifecycle: Billing, Credit and Collections, Customer Engagement, Devices, Data & Analytics, Field Customer Service, Payments and Strategies and Management.