Archive for October, 2011

Price volatility and stability in electric markets

Electric markets are building innovative capabilities around demand-side resources. KEMA refers to this evolution as “Markets 3.0.” The integration of novel demand resources into the market and the resulting market impacts are key areas of exploration by KEMA. Recently, KEMA experts developed analyses and simulations of the interaction of new classes of load behavior in [...]

Electric car sharing: potentials and pitfalls

A number of rental and car-share programs across the United States are piloting electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in EV (PEV) program and service offerings. As these pilots help explore customer receptivity to EVs, how can electric utilities further use the market insights gained, and what can they do now to help prepare for an EV [...]