Monitor Environmental Triggers to Reduce Wildfire Risk
Environmental “triggers” will initiate changes in standard electric utility operating procedures to emphasize wildfire prevention.
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Alyssa Sleva-Horine
Mar 142 min read
Electric Utilities Must Prepare for Wildfire Allegations with Risk Assessments
At the end of February 2024, wildfires began to burn across the Texas Panhandle. Two large fires did the most damage: The Smokehouse...
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Tony Sleva, President
Feb 74 min read
Electric Vehicles Aid Climate Change-Related Disaster Recovery
In 2023 alone, the US experienced 28 weather and climate disasters that each exceeded $1 billion in losses. Climate change related storms...
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Tony Sleva, President
Sep 14, 20234 min read
Electric Utilities Prepare for Storms, Why Not Wide Area Blackouts?
When Hurricane Idalia was making its way towards Florida, electric utilities there prepared for the worst. However, electric utilities...
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Tony Sleva, President
Aug 31, 20234 min read
Climate Change and Security Risks Necessitate Updates to Power System Models
Last week, I shared my experience at the FERC and NERC joint technical conference on power system physical security. Because I was unable...
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Tony Sleva, President
Aug 3, 20235 min read
As Climate Change Worsens, Update NERC MOD-031-2 — Demand and Energy Data
Continuing our series on NERC’s Reliability Standards, this week the focus is on MOD-031-2 — Demand and Energy Data. This standard...
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Tony Sleva, President
Mar 22, 20235 min read
After IPCC Report, Electric Utilities Must Pursue Energy Storage Technology
Throughout our recent series on electric vehicles (EVs), readers have commented with concerns about how electric utilities will provide...
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Tony Sleva, President
Nov 30, 20224 min read
Climate Change Requires a Shift in Energy Production Portfolio
As we continue to examine the intersection of climate change and electric utilities, it is important to evaluate changes that need to be...
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Tony Sleva, President
Nov 23, 20224 min read
Electric Utilities: Update Model for Wholesale Energy Pricing
Last week, we took a deep dive into the wholesale cost of electric energy, including pricing methodologies and marginal pricing...
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Tony Sleva, President
Nov 2, 20224 min read
4 Challenges to Offshore Wind, Solved with Interdisciplinary Teamwork
In our series on offshore wind development in Oregon, we have been discussing the merits of distributed offshore wind development, an...
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Tony Sleva, President
Oct 26, 20225 min read
Distributed vs. Centralized Offshore Wind Farms
Last week, we discussed the many benefits of distributed offshore wind farms, which are vital energy production facilities in the face...
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Tony Sleva, President
Oct 19, 20224 min read
Inflation Reduction Act Should Fund Distributed Offshore Wind Farms
When the Inflation Reduction Act became law, renewable energy projects were set to gain funding to mitigate the worst impacts of climate...
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Tony Sleva, President
Oct 12, 20225 min read
Hurricane Ian Highlights Electric Utility’s Outdated Reliability Metrics
At the end of September and beginning of October, 2022, Hurricane Ian hit the southeastern United States, prompting mandatory evacuations...
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Tony Sleva, President
Sep 7, 20224 min read
3 Solutions to Prevent Rolling Blackouts in California
Yesterday, much of California faced level-3 energy emergency alerts as the lingering heat wave led residents to increase their electric...
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Tony Sleva, President
Aug 24, 20224 min read
3 Innovations for Electric Utilities to Meet Inflation Reduction Act Goals
The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) shows that politicians are finally ready to take steps towards addressing climate change...
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Tony Sleva, President
Aug 17, 20225 min read
Inflation Reduction Act Requires Electric Utilities to Update to the 4Ge Power Grid
Signed into law on August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) requires electric utilities to develop next generation standards...
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Tony Sleva, President
Aug 3, 20224 min read
Distributed Renewable Energy Generation and Storage
Continuing our series on climate change and the next generation electric energy system, this week we discuss the necessity of distributed...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jul 27, 20224 min read
Energy Efficiency Standards: A Climate Solution
This article continues our series on climate change and the next generation electric energy system. Throughout this series, we’ve noted...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jul 20, 20225 min read
Electrification: An Opportunity for the 4Ge Power Grid
Our last article discussed changes to the electric energy system that electric utilities would be wise to embrace in the face of climate...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jul 13, 20224 min read
Climate Change Necessitates the Next Generation Electric Energy Grid
Electric utilities need to prepare for the next generation (4Ge) electric energy grid in the face of climate change. Soon, major changes...
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