Trump impact on US electric power sector still unclear Uncertainty is the watchword in the US electric power sector as it waits to learn if Trump administration actions and policies will result in appreciable generation stack changes for both merchant generators and integrated utilities. None of the half-dozen or so industry officials and observers interviewed … Continue reading #Trump impact on US electric power sector still unclear→
Consumers would be hurt if electricity industry is regulated again, report says Ohio households and businesses have saved $15 billion since 2011 because of electricity deregulation, according to a new report from a group that opposes efforts to return to regulation. The report was written by faculty members at Cleveland State University and Ohio State … Continue reading Consumers would be hurt if electricity industry is regulated again, report says→
Is It Time to Deregulate All Electric Utilities? Supporters of deregulation say market forces are the best way to lower costs and foster innovation. Opponents say so far, deregulation has delivered little benefit to customers. About two decades ago, the electric industry started getting a makeover. A number of states launched initiatives to break apart … Continue reading Is It Time to Deregulate All Electric Utilities?→
Too Many Energy Discussions Ignore Prices Far too often, articles about energy policy fail to mention prices. Not only do many renewable energy advocates ignore the question, but it sometimes seems as if prices for the output from large scale wind and solar installations can only be discovered by Russian hackers. Announced deals rarely mention … Continue reading Too Many Energy Discussions Ignore Prices→
The Surprising Ground Zero for Electricity Market Fights Look to the East and you’ll see a major initiative to transform New York’s electric grid into a cleaner, more efficient system. Look to the West and you’ll find ambitious clean energy legislation in California. Yet utility executives and federal regulators recently gathered in the Midwest to … Continue reading The Surprising Ground Zero for Electricity Market Fights→
Inside the new guidebook for electric utility regulation A new regulatory primer from RAP outlines the strengths and pitfalls of utility regulation, as well as some novel fixes Not since Billy the Kid’s gang was named “The Regulators” has regulation of any sort seemed exciting, but a new book about the governance of the electric … Continue reading Inside the new guidebook for electric utility regulation→
Electric market deregulation has failed to deliver on the promise of lower rates States that kept the vertically-integrated utility model have benefitted from lower prices for consumers, Gerry Anderson, CEO of DTE Energy, writes in a guest post The recent Utility Dive article titled “With CPP on ice, utilities seek organized market reforms to save … Continue reading Electric market deregulation has failed to deliver on the promise of lower rates→
Unlicensed sales put electricity brokers in spotlight About a year ago, Jay Snyder and Michael McCormick, both with experience in the electric supply business, started their own company to help businesses find the best deal on electricity. Their brokerage based near Erie, called Fair View Energy, connected 27 commercial customers in Pennsylvania — encompassing hundreds … Continue reading Unlicensed sales put #electricity_brokers in spotlight→
The Power of Customer Analytics to Transform the Utilities Industry Disruptive technologies are transforming a wide range of industries and the utility industry is among them. Technological developments in solar and storage are seen to have the largest impact, but few realize that the changing preferences of the customer will also have a major impact … Continue reading The Power of Customer Analytics to Transform the Utilities Industry→
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