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| | | | | | | Diversity and Women in the Energy Industry | | | | Diversity and Women are relevant topics in the energy industry and world today, but when do we have an honest and open conversation? At an AESP 2018 Leadership Roundtable session; read key takeaways... | | | | | | | | |  | | | | Paul Driessen, Senior Policy Analyst, Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and Heartland Institute | | | | | | | | Our next energy and security crisis? | | | | Importing 65% of US oil in 2005 vs 100% of many key minerals now (from China and Russia) ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Matheson: Member Engagement Key to Co-op Success | | | | Engagement based upon mutual trust among electric cooperatives and their member-owners is essential for success, attendees at the NRECA's annual meeting are told by the organization's chief... | | | | | | | | | | | | Explained: The Intermittency Issue | | | | A common complaint about renewable energy is that technologies like wind and solar only produce energy when the wind is blowing or the sun is shining. Some argue that renewable energy cannot... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Practical ways to improve communication | | | | Whilst learning to be an effective communicator requires a depth of internal change coupled with skills training, there are some things that can be done to immediately improve communication - in the... | | | | | | | | | | | Power prices volatility in Brazil | | | | The capacity of the reservoirs that feed the hydroelectric plants - which repredepends on the nature! This conclusion derives from the volatility observed in the CMO prices vis-à-vis water... | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | | | | Anne Connor, Professional Development Committee, American Translators Association | | | | | | | | How to Establish a Real "Worldwide" Web Presence | | | | It's highly unlikely that potential consumers in foreign markets will find their way to your website using English-language searches, which means you need to incorporate key words in your target... | | | | | | | | |  | | | | Andy Gotlieb, Managing Editor of a specialty publication, former public relations practitioner, Freelancer | | | | | | | | 8 Excellent Reasons to Redesign Your Website | | | | Utilities and other companies survived (and thrived) for decades before the advent of the internet. Today, however, a strong website is a must for utilities, but is yours up to snuff? What are the... | | | | | | | | | | | Andy Gotlieb, Managing Editor of a specialty publication, former public relations practitioner, Freelancer | | | | | | | | How Often Should You Revamp Your Utility's Website? | | | | Your website is an important gateway to your utility for many customers, but how well does your website do that job? Regular checks of your website to ensure that it's easy to use and up to date are... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Andy Gotlieb, Managing Editor of a specialty publication, former public relations practitioner, Freelancer | | | | | | | | How To Prevent Electric Vehicles From Stressing The Grid | | | | The issue of electric vehicles and their energy consumption might make for a good white paper topic. Everyone assumes electric vehicles are a good thing, but there are some consequences that people... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Andy Gotlieb, Managing Editor of a specialty publication, former public relations practitioner, Freelancer | | | | | | | | How Your Utility Should Handle a PR Crisis | | | | KFC just handled a major public relations crisis beautifully. Utilities could learn a lot by studying how KFC defused the situation by owning up to the problem and pledging to do better in the future.... | | | | | | |  | | | | Andy Slipher, Principal, Marketing strategist, Slipher Marketing | | | | | | | | MARKETING AND THE MYTH OF "WE NEED A NEW IDEA!" | | | | One of the biggest challenges in marketing heard by businesses across almost all industries is the constant search for their next idea—the one that's going to hook and reel in new customers and... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Andy Gotlieb, Managing Editor of a specialty publication, former public relations practitioner, Freelancer | | | | | | | | The Parts of Customer Service That Should Never Be Automated | | | | This interesting article from the Harvard Business Review explores why it's not a good idea to entirely automate your customer service offerings. It notes that people still prefer a human touch and... | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | What's Next with Solar Panel Pricing? | | | | Despite the Trump administration's recent solar tariff, IBISWorld forecasts that pricing drop at an annualized rate of 3.3% in the next three years. Technological improvements and more... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wind power rivals gas in New England | | | | We generally don't think of New England as a source of wind power, but the booming off-shore wind industry will soon be delivering as much power to the northeast as natural gas. Even more... | | | | | | | | | | | | Volt-Var Control Settings for Smart PVs | | | | The penetration of distributed energy resources (DER), such as residential-scale Photovoltaic generation (PV), is increasing owing to their renewable nature and locations closer to electric loads.... | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | Pat Remick, Senior Energy Communications Strategist, NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | | | | | | | | 2017 Clean Energy By the Numbers: A State-by-State Look | | | | How clean is the energy in your state? As part of its Electric Power Monthly series, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its year-end 2017 energy figures this week, detailing... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pat Remick, Senior Energy Communications Strategist, NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | | | | | | | | City Energy Project Mayors Support the Clean Power Plan | | | | Over 230 mayors from across the United States, including a significant majority of those participating in City Energy Project, strongly oppose EPA's proposed repeal of Clean Power Plan... | | | | | | | | | | | | What the ESSEX carbon tax would do for Vermont | | | | The Ethan Allen Institute's John McLaughery assesses the potential impacts of a proposed carbon tax before concluding the idea should be dropped "with a thud." Agree or disagree, it's a thoughtful... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mexico – the New Energy Frontier | | | | Four years ago, Mexico ended the 75-year monopoly of state oil company Pemex and replaced Mexico's state-owned utility company. The Mexican government established its first independent power... | | | | | | |  | | | | Areg Bagdasarian, Independent Energy Analyst, Renewable Energy Trends, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure | | | | | | | | The Copenhagen Post - Danish News in English | | | | Danish giant and industry innovator Vestas still tops the charts for two years in a row as the world's top supplier of wind turbines. With wind growing at such a great clip, how long can Vestas... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Video: Hogwaste to Biogas in 30 Seconds | | | | Duke Energy power plants are using renewable natural gas from North Carolina-based hog farms to produce electricity – the first application of the technology from North Carolina farms.Sometimes... | | | | | |  | | | | Lu Nelsen, Policy Program Associate, Center for Rural Affairs | | | | | | | | Information Guide: Wind Energy Ordinances | | | | When county or city elected officials are approached about a wind energy farm, what are the first steps in creating an ordinance? What kinds of things need to be considered?"Wind Energy Ordinances,"... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | ABB Builds Latin American Digital Substation | | | | ABB plans to construction a digitally-enabled substation in Juazeiro, Brazil. The new 230-kilovolt (kV) substation and connection bay is expected to deliver power from a 156-megawatt (MW)... | | | | | | | | | | | | Wartsila Energy Storage Systems Come Online | | | | Greensmith Energy, a part of the technology group Wärtsilä, completed two grid-scale energy storage systems in partnership with E.ON Climate & Renewables in Texas. The 9.9-megawatt,... | | | | | | | | | | | | | Neural Grid to Offer Many New Features | | | | Today's Smart Grid capabilities are poised to become passé, according to market research firm Navigant Research. The Neural Grid is a new hardware and software platform leveraging ubiquitous... | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | Making a case for Utility Transformation | | | | Progress at the distribution level was sparse and sporadic until the term "Smart Grid" was coined sometime in the early 2000s. Then, it exploded. Smart Grid gave birth to new terms and technologies... | | | | | | | | | | | Areg Bagdasarian, Independent Energy Analyst, Renewable Energy Trends, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure | | | | | | | | Pennsylvania leads nation in power grid battery storage | | | | Unbeknownst to many, almost half of utility scale battery power comes from the PJM interconnection the grid that powers Pennsylvania and surrounding areas including the mid-Atlantic. Utility scale... | | | | | | | | | | | | Volt-Var Control Settings for Smart PVs | | | | The penetration of distributed energy resources (DER), such as residential-scale Photovoltaic generation (PV), is increasing owing to their renewable nature and locations closer to electric loads.... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Protecting The Grid | | | | Because of its vast physical structure, the grid is an obvious target for physical attack for everyone from criminals to foreign terrorists to say nothing of its vulnerability to natural disasters.... | | | | | | | | |  | | | | Wayne Pales, Freelancer & Author. Helping Utility professionals succeed with smart metering and demand response, The Chapel Group | | | | | | | | Navigating the 8 utility industry challenges | | | | Utility executives must successfully navigate these 8 industry challenges if they are to deliver long term growth. How does your Digital Utility roadmap navigate these challenges?... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Wise GIS | | | | The secret sauce of a GIS platform is analysis, helping you make sense of your utility's information. It uncovers patterns. It connects the dots. It creates relationships that you could never figure... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pat Remick, Senior Energy Communications Strategist, NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | | | | | | | | NY Petition Urges Greater, Faster Action on EVs | | | | A coalition of 40 organizations, including NRDC, submitted a formal petition to the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) today, requesting that it do more to accelerate electric vehicle (EV)... | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | Pat Remick, Senior Energy Communications Strategist, NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | | | | | | | | Energy Efficiency Saves Lives, Avoids Huge Health Costs | | | | Achievable and commonsense energy efficiency measures could help save six American lives every day and avoid up to $20 billion in health harms each year. That's the takeaway from a new report by the... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Asian Energy Efficient Building Market Booms | | | | Asian energy efficient building revenue is expected to grow from $65.3 billion in 2017 to $111.3 billion in 2026, according to market research firm Navigant Research. The region's booming economy... | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | AESP | | | | AESP leads a vibrant community of professionals dedicated to improving energy efficiency through learning, networking and knowledge sharing. Learn more | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | EnergyCentralJobs | | | | EnergyCentralJobs.com is the largest and most authoritative talent acquisition site serving the U.S. Power Industry. Our niche site lets you tap directly into a vast pool of power industry professionals. Learn more | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | ESRI | | | | Esri, the global leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, builds the most powerful mapping and spatial analytics technology available. Learn more | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | Social Media For Utilities 2018 | Utility Events | | | | The Social Media for Utilities conference connects utility professionals with the knowledge, experience, and connections to improve your social media strategy, policy, governance and practical use. May 7-8, 2018, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Learn more | | | | | | | | | | |
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