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Distributed vs. Centralized Offshore Wind Farms
Last week, we discussed the many benefits of distributed offshore wind farms, which are vital energy production facilities in the face...

Tony Sleva, President
Oct 26, 20225 min read
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Inflation Reduction Act Should Fund Distributed Offshore Wind Farms
When the Inflation Reduction Act became law, renewable energy projects were set to gain funding to mitigate the worst impacts of climate...

Tony Sleva, President
Oct 19, 20224 min read
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Hurricane Ian Highlights Electric Utility’s Outdated Reliability Metrics
At the end of September and beginning of October, 2022, Hurricane Ian hit the southeastern United States, prompting mandatory evacuations...

Tony Sleva, President
Oct 12, 20225 min read
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Innovative Leadership: A Must for Electric Utilities Today
For more than 100 years, electric utilities have been building and operating the same facilities: substations, overhead and underground...

Tony Sleva, President
Oct 5, 20224 min read
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3 Solutions to Prevent Rolling Blackouts in California
Yesterday, much of California faced level-3 energy emergency alerts as the lingering heat wave led residents to increase their electric...

Tony Sleva, President
Sep 7, 20224 min read
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Improve Demand Response with Load Sequencing Panels
As distributed renewable energy sources expand and electrification of homes and businesses increases, additional energy will be required...

Tony Sleva, President
Aug 31, 20225 min read
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3 Innovations for Electric Utilities to Meet Inflation Reduction Act Goals
The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) shows that politicians are finally ready to take steps towards addressing climate change...

Tony Sleva, President
Aug 24, 20224 min read
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Inflation Reduction Act Requires Electric Utilities to Update to the 4Ge Power Grid
Signed into law on August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) requires electric utilities to develop next generation standards...

Tony Sleva, President
Aug 17, 20225 min read
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Distributed Renewable Energy Generation and Storage
Continuing our series on climate change and the next generation electric energy system, this week we discuss the necessity of distributed...

Tony Sleva, President
Aug 3, 20224 min read
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Energy Efficiency Standards: A Climate Solution
This article continues our series on climate change and the next generation electric energy system. Throughout this series, we’ve noted...

Tony Sleva, President
Jul 27, 20224 min read
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Electrification: An Opportunity for the 4Ge Power Grid
Our last article discussed changes to the electric energy system that electric utilities would be wise to embrace in the face of climate...

Tony Sleva, President
Jul 20, 20225 min read
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Climate Change Necessitates the Next Generation Electric Energy Grid
Electric utilities need to prepare for the next generation (4Ge) electric energy grid in the face of climate change. Soon, major changes...

Tony Sleva, President
Jul 13, 20224 min read
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Electrify Homes to Mitigate Climate Change
Electrifying homes is a key step to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change. Historically, many homes have been built with a mix of...
Alyssa Sleva-Horine
Jun 29, 20224 min read
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Innovation Assassins May Refute Flat Rate Billing
As we’ve discussed in our recent series on the fourth generation (4Ge) electric power system, flat rate billing practices are the way of...

Tony Sleva, President
Jun 15, 20224 min read
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Sustainable Rates for Electric Energy: Flat Rate Billing
In February 2021 and, more recently, in May of 2022, Texas experienced severe electric energy shortfalls. Just last week, temperatures...

Tony Sleva, President
May 18, 20224 min read
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4Ge Electric Power Requires Updated Billing Methods
This is part four of a series on the fourth generation (4Ge) electric power system. As we’ve discussed in our previous article Updated...

Tony Sleva, President
May 11, 20224 min read
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Transparent Billing Benefits Electric Utilities and Consumers
This is part three of a series on the fourth generation (4Ge) electric power system. Monthly electric bills are not much different than...

Tony Sleva, President
Apr 26, 20224 min read
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Updated Electric Energy Pricing
This is part two of a series on the fourth generation (4Ge) electric power system. Last week we discussed the pivot points that will lead...

Tony Sleva, President
Apr 19, 20224 min read
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Exploring the Fourth Generation (4Ge) Electric Power System
This is part one of a series on the fourth generation electric power system. The electric power grid of today is in the midst of an...

Tony Sleva, President
Apr 12, 20224 min read
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Electric Vehicles: Solutions to Frequency Inconsistencies
This article provides solutions to issues addressed in our prior article Renewable Energy Poses Challenges to Electric Power Quality....

Tony Sleva, President
Mar 22, 20224 min read
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