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FERC’s rejection of Talen’s proposed ISA expansion from 300MW to 480MW is raising different reactions – potential regulatory overreach affecting competition, gaps in PJM’s ...

PJM is delaying its next capacity auction as it plans to review the details of market design after complaints raised on the last auction ...

As the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates, it’s clear that power companies face unprecedented challenges in managing the growing demand for energy. AI ...

These two offshore projects with 1.7 GW capacity seem to have negative learning effects – as in the more we do, the more we ...

Here is my take on Enlit Europe 2023. While last year (2022) was about dealing with the energy crisis and ensuring energy security, this ...

The COP28 Climate Summit will see global leaders convene to address climate change, tweak environmental regulations, and push the power industry towards cleaner energy ...

When Ford built Model-T, and more recently Apple, and Tesla had one thing in common – when they made bold moves in design and ...

Maine will vote coming Tuesday whether to dissolve the investor owned utility model and set up a customer-owned utility. This effort is driven by ...

For a western private-led-government-backed $10B+ nuclear project to be funded and delivered on time and budget will be a triumph of hope over experience. ...

An interesting chart. The usefulness of LCOE depends on how it is interpreted & used, which requires skills & expertise. Those who know how ...

“You need guts to operate as an entrepreneur in US power generation and distribution. The bosses of regulated utilities have lost their stomach for ...

Starting early in EVs and batteries, the US gave up the lead to China. I can also think about small modular nuclear reactors where ...

In the 03/1990 issue of HBR [https://lnkd.in/eN9rsvez], Michael Porter wrote: ”National prosperity is created, not inherited. It does not grow out of a country’s ...

Where HECO ends up will only be known in the coming months, but it is worth reflecting if utilities, especially those at a higher ...

The US faces a pivotal moment: According to Princeton’s Zero Lab report, U.S. electricity demand is expected to grow 20-25% from 2022 to 2030 ...

European wind seems to be facing a tough time: Siemens Gamesa and Vestas have reported quarterly losses, Vatenfall has stopped a wind farm development, ...

The movie – Oppenheimer brings several things back into the foreground. Nuclear energy, spirit of entrepreneurship, and the ability of the US government to ...

There are several salient points in this interview particularly the need for a “sense of urgency for innovation, markets, regulations, and policies to change ...

Utility rates must be thoughtfully designed to align with the demands of energy transition. It’s crucial to account for higher fixed costs and equitable ...

The energy transition involves a seismic change in the way we produce and consume energy. Such a change requires a combination of both top ...

Is productivity growth a myth in today’s economy? Every industrial revolution has unlocked productivity growth. Between 1947 and 1972, productivity increased by 3.5% annually. ...

In the congressionally mandated report on the future of electric power, published this February, the National Academy of Engineering has called out a finding ...

The Biden administration infrastructure plan is an ambitious, and is badly needed for the country. The US infrastructure ranks 13th in the world according ...

Professional services companies like consulting and law firms are constantly challenged on how to scale their businesses. Scaling professional services boils down to adding ...

Amidst the despair, inconvenience, and suffering, it is natural to get charged up, seek answers, and get restless to do something. Sadly, before a ...

The year 2020 has been an unusual year in so many respects. In business, no doubt it would mark as the watershed year for ...

The need for a good architecture for a well functioning business is often held beyond doubt, almost as a truism. But it is not ...

  Earlier this year the FCC cleared the way for utilities to secure 900MHz spectrum for broadband applications. This came after a ruling on ...

The FT reported recently there has been a growing trend for the US utility business to rely on regulated returns, and Wall Street investors ...

I got a chance to read Margaret Heffernen’s book – Uncharted (UK edition) just before the Covid-19 pandemic in February 2020. The recents that ...

Given the unprecedented success of digital platforms and ecosystem based companies – Apple, Amazon, Google, Alibaba, Facebook etc.; and the ongoing digitalization aspirations of ...

The harrowing events in California recently has raised several questions on energy transition: Is the California situation inevitable? What are the options available for ...