Herman K. Trabish
Contributing EditorHerman K. Trabish, D.C., has been a Doctor of Chiropractic in private practice for 25 years but some years ago he realized his strategy to fix the planet one person at a time was moving too slowly. An accidental encounter with Daniel Yergin's The Prize led to a protracted study of the bloody, fiery history of oil and then to Trabish's Oil In Their Blood "trilogy" (http://www.oilintheirblood.com), a pair of historical novels on oil history still waiting to find a happy ending.
Trabish was raised up from the horrific side of energy's history by mentor Paul MacCready, one of the founding fathers of the modern renewable energy business. A five-year apprenticeship as the sole force behind NewEnergyNews (http://www.newenergynews.net) followed. His best effort to achieve competence on the energy generation beat is ongoing at Utility Dive under the tutelage of an unusually tolerant editorial staff.
1806 articles by Herman K. Trabish
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Tackling 3 key issues can help scale virtual power plants and spur a wave of benefits, analysts say
April 17, 2024 -
A new era of price-based demand response emerges, but utilities and regulators need proof of its potential
March 27, 2024 -
California lawmakers backpedal on income-based utility charges as IOUs, others propose alternatives
March 19, 2024 -
Congressional action on energy permitting remains stuck, but states, developers are finding solutions
Feb. 27, 2024 -
New solutions emerge to better integrate renewables into the grid, Xcel, Eversource and others say
Jan. 25, 2024 -
As reliability concerns with renewables rise, upgrading inverters is urgent, analysts say
Jan. 2, 2024 -
Eversource wary about attracting investor capital as Connecticut moves to forefront of PBR trend
Dec. 5, 2023 -
Duke, others leverage new IRA rules to finance clean energy, but cost, complexity are hurdles
Nov. 6, 2023 -
Utilities, charging companies battle over EV fast chargers, slowing deployment amid massive needs
Oct. 18, 2023 -
Rising electrification requires a dramatic shift to integrated planning of DER, bulk resources: Xcel VP
Sept. 20, 2023 -
A community solar boom will test Xcel, other utility plans against developer, customer needs: analysts
Aug. 10, 2023 -
The meaning of an ‘optimal’ clean energy investment is changing as prices rise, analysts report
July 13, 2023 -
Four non-transmission solutions for clean energy with new power lines in the permitting ‘Valley of Death’
June 21, 2023 -
As states differ on the benefits of Bitcoin, is there a solution to its climate and power-system impacts?
June 8, 2023 -
Hawai’i leads the way on advanced rate design with default time-of-use rates, fixed charge innovations
May 9, 2023 -
Coming EPA power plant rules will put carbon capture to the test, but better oversight is needed, critics say
May 2, 2023 -
With looming EV load spikes, PG&E, Duke, other utilities adopt new rate design and cost recovery strategies
April 18, 2023 -
Biden ‘EV revolution’ delayed as utilities, carmakers await critical IRS guidance on Inflation Reduction Act
March 17, 2023 -
Treasury Department guidance urgently needed to tap IRA’s clean energy ‘gold mine,’ analysts say
March 16, 2023 -
Duke, APS planning reforms show ways to work with stakeholders to meet emerging power system needs
Feb. 28, 2023 -
New power system cybersecurity architectures can be ‘vaults’ against insider attacks, analysts say
Feb. 17, 2023 -
‘No regrets’ approach to big batteries, green hydrogen and grid reliability urgently needed, analysts say
Jan. 31, 2023 -
3 big advances coming as distributed energy resources take newer, bigger roles in 2023
Jan. 23, 2023 -
Transmission as a reliability and affordability strategy drives CAISO and SPP regional market ambitions
Dec. 12, 2022 -
High electricity rates impede crucial but costly technology investments to manage rising DER levels: utilities
Nov. 29, 2022