Data gathering and controllability offer the quickest path to reliability.
How to allocate the costs.
Can natural gas supply keep up with demand for power?
Grid reliability is still at risk unless the industry quickly takes action.
Untapped T&D measurement data could make the difference on reliability.
How will the industry change in the future?
The utility industry of the future can be best characterized by three words: scale, synergies, and automation. Company leaders and the broader workforce will be touched by these three forces for change. We can already see glimpses of the future around us today. In response to the sweep of deregulation, many power companies no longer generate power. They have divested themselves of their generating plants, ceding that ground to independent producers to concentrate on distribution.
A coordinated approach helps control costs.
A face-to-face interview with FERC Chairman Pat Wood III.
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Is FERC the rightful heir?
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