FERC Issues Minor Revisions to Public Utility ROE Methodology On November 19, 2020, FERC issued Opinion No. 569-B, in which it made minor modifications to the discussion in, but largely reaffirmed, its previously-issued Opinion No. 569-A wherein FERC revised its return on equity (“ROE”) analysis and methodology. Specifically, FERC reaffirmed the three-model methodology it had … Continue reading FERC Issues Minor Revisions to Public Utility ROE Methodology →

Electric Utilities: Get Over the Fear of this Four-Letter Acronym Utility management and regulators have endured a long and colorful relationship with monopoly regulation. Much of that time was spent by experts on both sides honing their skills at a single principal regulatory approach: cost of service-based regulation. However, times are “a changing,” and some … Continue reading Electric Utilities: Get Over the Fear of this Four-Letter Acronym →

Utilities hold the key to unlocking the real value of the smart home As the smart home market heats up, digitalization, changing customer demand, and innovation in home energy management technology has opened the door for electric utilities to get in on the game. While tech companies’ access to the home remains siloed to the … Continue reading Utilities hold the key to unlocking the real value of the smart home →

Federal agencies find US Great Lakes offshore wind project will not significantly impact environment 20.7-MW pilot project scheduled for 2020 completion 63.6% of the project’s power has been sold New York — A bid to stimulate a freshwater offshore wind industry in the US Great Lakes moved forward this week as the 20.7-MW Icebreaker Wind … Continue reading Federal agencies find US Great Lakes offshore wind project will not significantly impact environment →

How General Electric Can Build a Renewable Energy Powerhouse General Electric (NYSE:GE) is facing a number of challenges, but its biggest may be turning around an energy business that can’t seem to overcome a slowing fossil fuel power generation market. The $35 billion power business, which includes building and maintaining fossil fuel power plants, shrunk … Continue reading How #General_Electric Can Build a Renewable Energy Powerhouse →

5 Questions Utilities Should Ask Themselves As more customers move toward adopting distributed generation, the debate centers around who should bear the cost of maintaining central generation, transmission and distribution John Chevrette, Ed Walsh | Sep 11, 2018 The energy ecosystem is changing, reshaped by the emergence of distributed clean energy, increased competition from new … Continue reading 5 Questions Utilities Should Ask Themselves →

Two Ways Energy Storage Will Be A True Market Disruptor In The U.S. Power Sector The term “market disruptor” is seemingly thrown around for every new technology with promise, but it will be quite prescient when it comes to energy storage and U.S. power markets. New U.S. energy storage projects make solar power competitive against … Continue reading Two Ways Energy Storage Will Be A True Market Disruptor In The U.S. Power Sector →

What Will It Take to Build the Market for Virtual Power Plants? Standards and protocols top the list of measures needed to build the VPP market. Also, maybe stop calling them virtual power plants. Mark Dyson wants the energy industry to retire one of its favorite pieces of jargon. Dyson, a principal with Rocky Mountain … Continue reading What Will It Take to Build the Market for Virtual Power Plants? →

Responding to Retail Power Marketer Growth Trends Looking back at recent signs that retail switching has been leveling off; looking forward to how municipal, cooperative and investor-owned utilities will be responding to the growth of retail power marketers Peter Arvan Manos | Jun 14, 2018 In this column back in October 2016, I highlighted how … Continue reading Responding to Retail Power Marketer Growth Trends →