Joel Bluestein, ICF International With Federal GHG legislation apparently on hold for the near term, the focus shifts to Federal regulation under the Clean Air Act and regional activities. How will these actions play out and what do they mean for large emitters? How should companies plan for near-term compliance while positioning themselvers for possible [...]
Andy Van Horn, Van Horn Consulting After the November elections and the December 2010 Cancun COP16, U.S. states and Congress will re-examine legislative goals and mechanisms that made “cap-and-trade” a successful framework for SO2 and NOx reduction in the U.S. and the model for the European Union Emission Trading Scheme. Distrust of markets, overly complex [...]
Rob Kavet, Electric Power Research Institute Since the beginning of AM radio broadcasting in the United States about 100 years ago, and through the advent of FM radio and TV, radio-frequency electromagnetic waves have been ubiquitous in our outdoor and indoor environments. Today, wireless technology is used by well over 200 million cell phone subscribers [...]
Jon Brock, Desert Sky Group, LLC Desert Sky Group is currently updating research in the utility sector as it relates to distribution system efficiency and optimization. Most stimulus funds have been focused on smart meters and dynamic pricing. This research originally done in 2009, and updated for 2010, focuses on innovative technologies that optimize the [...]
Chris King, eMeter Strategic Consulting PowerCentsDC, a Smart Grid pilot in Washington DC, found that low income customers sign up for such programs at higher rates and reduce peak demand by substantial amounts. This comprehensive residential pilot included critical peak prices, Peak Time Rebates, and hourly pricing, in addition to sophisticated information treatments and automated [...]
Ryan Prosser, The Prosser Group The Prosser Group creates intelligent systems for utilities and the emerging Electric Vehicle (EV) marketplace through smart controllers, giving utilities a new ability to harmonize existing systems with the smart grid. The Prosser Group’s EV charging systems optimize facility energy management, energy storage and renewable energy assets. This enables Prosser’s [...]
ASSESSING AMERICA’S VULNERABILITIES IN A GLOBAL ENERGY MARKET The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the world’s largest business federation representing the interests of over three million businesses and organizations of every size, sector and region. Institute for 21st Century Energy Executive Summary Since the early 1970s, energy has occupied the minds of policymakers to a degree [...]
Testing is Over: Reporting Your EGU MACT ICR Data May be More Challenging Natalie Vaught, Weston Solutions, Inc. Past participants in EPA’s information collection request (ICR) programs at oil- and coal-fired power plants are used to difficult and expensive emission test programs. But the recent ICR for which the reporting deadline is approaching is particularly [...]
Aspen Environmental Group The American Public Power Association (APPA) is the service organization for the nation's more than 2,000 community-owned electric utilities that serve more than 45 million Americans. www.appanet.org Executive Summary This report—Implications of Greater Reliance on Natural Gas for Electricity Generation—examines theimpacts on natural gas and deliveries to electric utilities should rules limiting [...]