10 May 2023

Are Virtual Power Plants Ready to Replace Traditional Generation?

Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) offer the potential for utilities to save billions of dollars in capacity investment while providing resource adequacy at a fraction of the cost of current providers.

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12 Apr 2023

Advanced Clean Fleet Regulations Coming to California

California is poised to move forward this spring with ambitious, new medium- and heavy-duty vehicle regulations. These will accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) in the fleet and trucking transportation sectors with the end goal of 100% ZEVs by 2045 wherever possible.

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17 Mar 2023

Electric System Operators Perform Key Functions to Keep Us All in Power

System operators keep our system operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Almost always we never even think about them; we just enjoy the benefits of the electricity they ensure reaches our distribution utility.

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15 Feb 2023

What Exactly Is Home Electrification?

Moving toward electrification may make homes more environmentally friendly, provide cleaner air inside homes, make homes safer, and provide homeowners tools for managing utility bills. But many homeowners don't understand what electrification even means.

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18 Jan 2023

Where Does LNG Come from and Where Does It Go?

Use of LNG around the world is growing rapidly and such growth is expected to continue. It is important for anyone in the energy industry to understand what LNG is and how it works.

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14 Dec 2022

The U.S. Electricity Industry Continues a Sweeping Transition

Each year, Black & Veatch surveys power sector stakeholders to determine their primary challenges and opportunities. Here is Enerdynamics’ take on the top 10 findings in the most recent Black & Veatch report.

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09 Nov 2022

Should We All Prepare for Time-of-Use Electric Rates?

The time is here to pay more attention to when we use energy and to start developing strategies to gain greater control over our use of electricity. At some point, time-of-use rates are likely coming to your utility if they haven’t already. 

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19 Oct 2022

Renewable Growth Supercharged by High Gas and Oil Prices plus the IRA Act

New renewable capacity is dominating new capacity additions in the U.S. Why is this and what is the forecast for renewable growth?

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21 Sep 2022

LNG Is Booming and Natural Gas Consumers Are Seeing the Effect

The U.S. is poised to have the largest LNG export capacity in the world. So, how did this happen and what can we expect in the U.S. from growing exports?

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01 Sep 2022

Where Is the Space For All the New Renewable Energy?

It’s clear that substantial growth of new utility-scale wind and solar development will continue in the United States. So, where will we fit all the new renewable development?

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15 Aug 2022

How the Inflation Reduction Act May Impact the Energy Industry

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has been passed and signed into law by President Biden. Here is a summary of many key energy provisions.

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13 Jul 2022

If Hydrogen Is Energy’s Future, Where Will It Come From?

As the world grapples with how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, there is heightened interest in hydrogen as part of the solution. But how is hydrogen produced and how will the hydrogen production industry likely evolve in the future?

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15 Jun 2022

Is Tacoma, Washington, LNG the Future of Shipping or an Impediment to Greener Solutions?

The new Port of Tacoma LNG facility is a possible template for future ports that serve LNG-powered ships. But opponents of the facility argue that the industry should wait for a zero-emission alternative.

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25 May 2022

Will Rising Natural Gas Costs Change Long-term Electric Supply Plans?

Recent utility resource plans, while including significant amounts of wind and solar, have in many cases also included large amounts of natural gas capacity. But if natural gas prices stay where they are now, these utilities will pay a high price for the resources to supply such capacity.

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