A new report expands understanding of load balancing requirements for building a sustainable energy future, modeling the effect of high-penetrations renewables on intra-hour system operations of the California Independent System Operator (the ISO) control area in California. The findings are part of KEMA’s report, “Research Evaluation of Wind Generation, Solar Generation, and Storage Impact on [...]

Becoming sustainable requires taking a long-term strategic view of the electric generation portfolio. It taks rethinking three aspects of generation: fuel sourcing, conversion technology and grid coupling. It also requires a forward-looking, sustainable business roadmap to manage the risks of diverse fuels with policy and technology.

Balancing customer and environmental demands and existing and emerging technologies to create a sustainable energy future requires bold, confident leadership to navigate the challenges of change. Here’s a look at the perspectives on the future of leadership and strategy from some of the C-level energy and utility industry leaders gathering at the 2010 KEMA Utility [...]

The FutureGen Alliance is a non-profit consortium of some of the largest coal producers and users in the world and was formed to partner with the U.S. Department of Energy on the FutureGen project. FutureGen Alliance CEO Michael Mudd offers insight on achieving a balance across prime fuels, conversion technologies and environmental pressures at the [...]

NextEra Energy, Inc. has nearly 43,000 megawatts of generating capacity – one of its subsidiaries is among the largest rate-regulated electric utilities in the US. NextEra Energy EVP of Federal Regulatory Affairs and former FERC Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher will be moderating a panel of federal and state utility commissioners discussing the delicate balance between [...]