Environmental “triggers” will initiate changes in standard electric utility operating procedures to emphasize wildfire prevention.

At the end of February 2024, wildfires began to burn across the Texas Panhandle. Two large fires did the most damage: The Smokehouse...

In 2023 alone, the US experienced 28 weather and climate disasters that each exceeded $1 billion in losses. Climate change related storms...

When Hurricane Idalia was making its way towards Florida, electric utilities there prepared for the worst. However, electric utilities...

Last week, I shared my experience at the FERC and NERC joint technical conference on power system physical security. Because I was unable...

Continuing our series on NERC’s Reliability Standards, this week the focus is on MOD-031-2 — Demand and Energy Data. This standard...

Throughout our recent series on electric vehicles (EVs), readers have commented with concerns about how electric utilities will provide...

As we continue to examine the intersection of climate change and electric utilities, it is important to evaluate changes that need to be...

Last week, we took a deep dive into the wholesale cost of electric energy, including pricing methodologies and marginal pricing...

In our series on offshore wind development in Oregon, we have been discussing the merits of distributed offshore wind development, an...

Last week, we discussed the many benefits of distributed offshore wind farms, which are vital energy production facilities in the face...

When the Inflation Reduction Act became law, renewable energy projects were set to gain funding to mitigate the worst impacts of climate...

At the end of September and beginning of October, 2022, Hurricane Ian hit the southeastern United States, prompting mandatory evacuations...

Yesterday, much of California faced level-3 energy emergency alerts as the lingering heat wave led residents to increase their electric...

The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) shows that politicians are finally ready to take steps towards addressing climate change...

Signed into law on August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) requires electric utilities to develop next generation standards...

Continuing our series on climate change and the next generation electric energy system, this week we discuss the necessity of distributed...

This article continues our series on climate change and the next generation electric energy system. Throughout this series, we’ve noted...

Our last article discussed changes to the electric energy system that electric utilities would be wise to embrace in the face of climate...

Electric utilities need to prepare for the next generation (4Ge) electric energy grid in the face of climate change. Soon, major changes...