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.

PJM Interconnection has been leading the way in piloting aspects of tomorrow’s grid, working with member companies, innovators, research and academic institutions, and industry experts to advance the transmission grid and strengthen the PJM region power supply infrastructure. PJM President and CEO Terry Boston will be sharing insight into balancing mature and emerging energy technologies [...]

For over a decade, Beacon Power has been focused on developing and commercializing flywheel-based energy storage solutions for grid-scale frequency regulation services and other applications. Beacon Power President and CEO Bill Capp will be sharing insight into balancing mature and emerging energy technologies for a smarter, sustainable grid at the KEMA 2010 Utility of the [...]

Duke Energy has been at the forefront of redefining utility strategy, management and operations to balance reliability, sustainability and performance objectives. The Chairman and CEO of the Fortune 500 power company will be sharing insight into innovations in utility strategy and into balancing business and technology for sustainable energy supply and delivery at the KEMA [...]

A national energy storage policy incentive structure can spur job creation in the US. A recently issued ESA report, “Assessment of Jobs Benefits from Storage Legislation,” projects approximately 114,000 incremental jobs could be created by 2020, if investors received the proposed investment tax credit associated with energy storage legislation currently being debated in the US [...]