The electric power industry is engaged in a massive transition toward resilient infrastructure and lower emissions.
In an ongoing series, Utility Dive talks to top regulators, executives and other decisionmakers to share new perspectives on the sector, new approaches to these goals and the lessons they have learned along the way.
XL Batteries CEO Tom Sisto hopes that organic flow batteries can offer a utility-scale alternative to lithium-ion, for which China has “90% control over the entirety of the supply chain.” Read the full article ➔
“What I'm excited about right now is what I see as those signs of maturation, and that momentum building in the offshore wind sector here,” said Sam Eaton, RWE’s Offshore Wind U.S. CEO. Read the full article ➔
“In the next two to five years, I have a tough time envisioning a major market that won’t be in dire straits without long-duration storage,” Curtis VanWalleghem said. Read the full article ➔
Chris Rauscher discusses best practices for VPP design, the grid value of demand response and why targeting early adopters could lead distributed energy providers astray. Read the full article ➔
After taking over as president of Germany-based CMBlu Energy’s U.S. subsidiary in January, Giovanni Damato aims to prove the company’s organic flow technology for utility and commercial/industrial users. Read the full article ➔
The company has been helped by Utah regulators and Rocky Mountain Power seeing the value in a distributed, dispatchable portfolio that could potentially scale faster than new fixed generation, Blake Richetta said. Read the full article ➔
“If you look at what happened 10 years ago with aerial drones, I think uncrewed surface vehicles are now at a similar stage of their evolution,” said Philipp Stratmann, CEO of Ocean Power Technologies. Read the full article ➔
Despite supply chain challenges, Baker anticipates that the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act will make a big difference for the EV market. Read the full article ➔
Community solar developer Nexamp wants to employ workers from the same historically underserved communities it brings solar to, said CEO Zaid Ashai. Read the full article ➔
“What we will always consider as we go through this process is how our customers … can afford it,” Butler said. “We're going to be doing it in partnership with our regulators and our legislators.” Read the full article ➔
The storage industry executive says building a domestic supply chain is essential to meeting the country's clean energy goals. Read the full article ➔
The former Green Mountain Power CEO says she's now in a seat "where I can scale solutions to climate change so much faster than even the most progressive, innovative utility in the country." Read the full article ➔
"What you're seeing with utility companies over the last 12 months is really reflective of what ... a lot of corporate America is doing, particularly after George Floyd's murder," said Alliance to Save Energy President Paula Glover. Read the full article ➔
Meeting ambitious climate goals will require a massive amount of electricity, and in turn, land, people, batteries, wind turbines and solar panels, Gluski said. Read the full article ➔
"The state regulators know much more about their own states than I did as a Virginia regulator and that I will as a FERC commissioner," said Commissioner Mark Christie in a wide-ranging interview with Utility Dive. Read the full article ➔
In a comprehensive interview with Utility Dive, Allison Clements laid out her thoughts on FERC's role following the mass outages in Texas, the need for transmission reform and more. Read the full article ➔
"We have a PhD-level problem. And Congress is at a 6th grade reading level," Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., said of working on clean energy policy on Capitol Hill. Read the full article ➔
Austin Energy General Manager Jackie Sargent discusses "crazy times," and how the utility is protecting employees while cutting emissions on the road to carbon-free status. Read the full article ➔
"We really need to prepare ourselves for scaling up the company, and I think that’s my role," Dubuc told Utility Dive in a recent interview. Read the full article ➔
MCE CEO Dawn Weisz spoke to Utility Dive about the community choice aggregator's efforts to make its service area more resilient. Read the full article ➔
Wisconsin Public Service Commissioner Tyler Huebner spoke to Utility Dive about the state's transition from coal and toward a greener, more distributed grid. Read the full article ➔
As the utility’s workforce ages, the Exelon subsidiary can’t pause its hiring and worker certifications during the pandemic, says President and Chief Operating Officer Terry Donnelly. Read the full article ➔
