The Obama Administration focus on modernizing our energy infrastructure and ARRA stimulus funding (FOA58) has opened a floodgate of new funding opportunities to realizing a smart grid. But what about the policy and standards side of the equation? And what can we learn from our colleagues from the other side of the pond in Europe?  

The Obama Administration and Congress’s historic focus on energy and climate change have introduced significant regulatory uncertainty in generation planning and operations. Biomass co-firing technology can provide a path to addressing climate change while mitigating costs to the nation’s coal-generation base and the customers served.