27 Aug 2025

The Future of Electricity: How Can We Keep the Lights On and Transition to New Technologies?

Today's energy companies are being asked to rewire the world while keeping the lights on and without causing unbearable cost increases for consumers. Pulling this off will require the application of key evolving technologies.

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23 Jul 2025

The Lights Went Out in Spain and Portugal – Are Renewables to Blame?

Spain's April 28 blackout wasn't a failure of renewable energy—it was a failure to adapt grid management practices to a changing energy mix.

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18 Jun 2025

Global Energy Investment Dramatically Favors Cleantech, but the U.S. is Falling Behind

Global clean energy investment now captures $2.2 trillion annually, exactly double the $1.1 trillion flowing into oil, natural gas, and coal. This represents a fundamental shift from just a decade ago.

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14 May 2025

Can Pipeline Alternatives Avoid Costly Gas Utility Spending?

Non-pipeline alternatives represent a strategic shift in how utilities meet energy demand. Rather than automatically expanding pipeline capacity to address constraints, NPAs encompass a portfolio of solutions that can defer or eliminate the need for traditional gas infrastructure investments.

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16 Apr 2025

Customer Programs are Fundamental to Addressing Key Utility Challenges

A recent report from consulting firm ICF surveyed over 100 industry leaders and revealed the importance of customer programs in achieving key goals. 

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12 Mar 2025

The Electric Grid Worker's Role in the Future Grid: More Than Just Keeping the Lights On

Recent work by the Power Grid leadership team at Japanese utility TEPCO paints a fascinating picture of where we're headed – and why electric company employees are at the heart of this transformation.

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12 Feb 2025

Is the First Public Hydrogen Utility a Glimpse of the Future?

A joint powers authority created by the cities of Lancaster and Industry, the First Public Hydrogen (FPH2) utility aims to further develop the renewable hydrogen market in California.

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20 Jan 2025

Will Electricity Prices Ever Stop Rising?

The electricity industry is in a period of significant transition with traditional infrastructure investment needs coinciding with new challenges from the growth of electrification, distributed energy resources, electric vehicles, and huge data centers.

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16 Dec 2024

Energy Companies Should Not Give Up on Clean Energy Technologies

The International Energy Agency's latest Energy Technology Perspectives report delivers crucial insights for energy professionals considering strategies to transform global manufacturing and trade in clean energy technologies.

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13 Nov 2024

Natural Gas Consumption: Global Outlook 2024-2034

As we look toward the next decade, the dynamics of natural gas consumption are being shaped by technological advancements, environmental policies, and geopolitical shifts. But in the short term, it appears that natural gas consumption will continue significant growth.

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14 Oct 2024

Electric Utilities Must Prepare Now to Integrate Large Amounts of Distributed Energy Resources

A look at how utilities are adapting their systems and processes to integrate distributed energy resources (DERs) safely and efficiently.

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09 Sep 2024

The Energy Transition Has Challenges Ahead

While we’ve progressed in developing technologies to address carbon emissions in power generation and transportation, much work remains to transform our energy systems. The McKinsey Global Institute released a report that outlines what remains to be done.

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13 Aug 2024

Will Gas Utilities Remain Viable Given Aging Infrastructure and Dropping Loads?

The future for gas utilities may involve significant turmoil. Utilities and their regulators must work together to find innovative ways to soften the upcoming difficulties.

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10 Jul 2024

FERC Order 1920 Will Dramatically Impact Electric Transmission Planning

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently took a long-awaited step to address issues with transmission planning with the introduction of FERC Order 1920.

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12 Jun 2024

Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Will Supply the World with Natural Gas Well into the Future

Although the world continues to transition to a future of low fossil fuels and low carbon energy, it appears that LNG will be a part of the energy mix for many years. Continued efforts to decarbonize LNG as much as possible will be important for LNG to be a beneficial part of the energy transition.

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13 May 2024

China’s Energy Transition is Critical to the World’s Future

Despite a current trend toward protectionism in the U.S. and Europe, consulting firm DNV believes China will continue to be the world leader in manufacturing of green technology and EVs. This analysis by DNV makes it clear that if we want to understand where the world energy transition is going, we must keep our eyes on China.

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15 Apr 2024

Understanding Single-phase and Three-phase Electrical Service Configurations

When working in the electric utility industry, it's important to understand different service voltages and how they are achieved. This article helps explain the various voltage options available to customers.

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13 Mar 2024

While Much Focus Is on Electricity, Natural Gas Utilities Are Also in Transition

Traditional natural gas utility planning is built on the assumption of continued load growth, but today's gas utilities must develop new ways of fitting into society’s ongoing need for energy resources.

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19 Feb 2024

Is Carbon Capture Part of the Low-carbon Solution?

While recognized as an important component of the transition to a low- or zero-carbon economy, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage or CCUS is still in the early stages of development.

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