Herman 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.
1706 articles by Herman K. Trabish
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Cheapest is not always best: Concentrated solar power could beat lower price PV with new market rules
March 26, 2020 -
PG&E, SCE abandon big microgrid plans for temporary emergency measures as wildfire season nears
March 23, 2020 -
A red state template for 100% renewables? Utah bill unites Rocky Mountain Power, cities and activists
March 17, 2020 -
Green Mountain Power's pioneering steps in transactive energy raise big questions about DER's value
March 4, 2020 -
Green hydrogen gets real as utility business models and delivery solutions emerge
March 2, 2020 -
Slowed pay-off from billions in AMI investment puts the technology's future in doubt
Feb. 20, 2020 -
Geothermal's surprise: Cheap renewables could keep states from achieving climate goals
Jan. 27, 2020 -
2020 Outlook: New state action on customer empowering rate designs and business models
Jan. 23, 2020 -
Making the case for billion-dollar investments in grid modernization by answering 3 key questions
Jan. 6, 2020 -
Tax credit, net metering declines strike distributed solar, but falling costs, storage offer new hope
Dec. 19, 2019 -
Investigations of ComEd, Exelon lobbying threaten Illinois energy transition
Dec. 17, 2019 -
Can new transmission tech boost capacity and save billions? Two proposals aim to find out
Dec. 3, 2019 -
New money: Green banks and green bonds are bringing billions to utilities for the energy transition
Nov. 19, 2019 -
How does AI improve grid performance? No one fully understands and that's limiting its use
Nov. 14, 2019 -
In the 'cat and mouse game' of utility cyberattacks, AI and machine learning show promise, limits
Nov. 7, 2019 -
California may be a climate leader, but it could be a century behind on its carbon goals: study
Oct. 29, 2019 -
Utilities' failure to plan for DER surge promises missed opportunities, increased costs, analysts say
Oct. 24, 2019 -
EV charging promises a demand response bonanza for utilities, if they can handle it
Oct. 18, 2019 -
US wind, solar finance alternatives rise as sector rushes against looming tax credit expiration
Oct. 15, 2019 -
As CCAs take over utility customers, local renewable generation emerges as the next big growth driver
Oct. 8, 2019 -
3 state commissions upending the way utilities do business
Oct. 2, 2019 -
California wants a carbon-free economy by 2045: Can floating offshore wind help it get there?
Sept. 25, 2019 -
Northeastern utilities aim to 'crush and flatten' system peaks as DERs boost grid efficiency
Sept. 23, 2019 -
As utilities scramble to manage explosive DER growth, is power grid autonomy a solution?
Sept. 11, 2019 -
The unknown costs of a 100% carbon-free future
Sept. 3, 2019