October 1, 2024

Special Reports & Commentary

Hydrogen Council, McKinsey & Co.
Utilities Mull Opportunities in Hydrogen
Hydrogen offers big opportunities for utilities, but it will also enable distributed micro grids, according to speakers at the SEPA/EPRI H2Power conference.
Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Fixing the Texas Grid – Maybe
ERCOT insiders at ACORE's Finance Forum spoke candidly on the causes and lessons learned from Texas' February outages.
SEPA/EPRI
Mitsubishi Exec Sees Cheap Green Hydrogen Within a Decade
Paul Browning, CEO of Mitsubishi Power Americas, predicts that green hydrogen will be cheaper than blue hydrogen within this decade,
Lindsey Manufacturing
Utilities Looking to FERC for GETs Incentives
Without any financial incentives from the federal level, utilities are unlikely to make the huge investments needed to deploy grid-enhancing technologies.
EEI
February Storm Still a Hot Topic on the Conference Circuit
February’s winter storm, which threw Texas and much of the Midwest into a deep freeze, remains a hot topic as seen at recent industry conferences.
Oregon Department of Transportation
Wildfires, Extreme Weather Test Western Regulators
During a meeting of the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners, regulators shared strategies for dealing with heat waves, cold snaps and wildfires.
Shutterstock
Energy Regs Need to Support Green Tech, Eversource Says
Nikki Bruno with Eversource says it's important for states to ensure regulations support natural gas alternatives, such as geothermal energy.
NEECE Panel Cites Need for Tech Innovation, Public Policy
New England’s aggressive decarbonization goals need bold technology innovation & public policy to drive an equitable transition, the NEECE heard.
BloombergNEF
State Officials See Tx as Biggest OSW Challenge
State officials currently pursuing offshore wind projects said they need additional federal help on transmission planning.
Counterflow: A Modest Proposal
ERCOT could increase power transfers with the Eastern interconnection over AC lines without falling under FERC jurisdiction, says columnist Steve Huntoon.

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