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FERC Ruling Is Good News for Feed-in-Tariffs and Distributed Generation

November 1, 2010 by Christine Hertzog
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Distributed generation (DG) is one important realization of the Smart Grid to improve grid reliability and add jobs to local economies.  At residential, microgrid or utility-scale levels, DG increases options for powering the distribution grid in the event of centralized generation or transmission failures.  Last week the... [read more]

Doing the Right Thing on Energy Policy

September 27, 2010 by Christine Hertzog
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“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing – after they’ve tried everything else.”  Winston Churchill made this statement in the context of a World War and a Cold War.  Today, the context is a new “arms race” – to be the global leader in energy security technologies encompassing clean energy sources, energy... [read more]

Will faking a consumer cartel help make power markets more efficient?

September 16, 2010 by Michael Giberson
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Does the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) really want to go down this path? Do they really think that faking a consumer cartel will help make wholesale power markets work more efficiently? Consumers come to any market in pretty direct competition with each other. Suppliers are offering their goods and I would like to buy as... [read more]

The Unpleasant Surprise for Reliability in North America – FERC’s March 18 Orders

May 25, 2010 by Jim Burpee
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As the August 2003 blackout illustrated, even the slightest hiccup in the process of providing a reliable power supply can spell trouble for both the United States and Canada. A reliable supply of electricity is an essential priority for electric utilities in North America.  Our industry harbors no illusions.  Reliability is... [read more]