Environmentally Beneficial Electrification (BE): A Path Forward
By
Ken Colburn
On
March 29, 2017
Ken Colburn explored beneficial electrification and its implications for utilties, regulators, and advocates during a presentation for Duke Energy in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The term “transition” implies moving away from one thing and toward something else. The energy transition in the United States has challenged utility regulators to ensure that the movement away from fossil-fuel-dominated resources, and the adoption of lower-carbon resources in their place, will not put at risk the economic benefits, security, and reliability associated with...
European policymakers and car manufacturers are increasingly committing to the phaseout of internal combustion engine vehicles. With this shift to electric transport, tariffs and services for so-called smart charging of EVs bring significant value to consumers and the power sector. Now is the time to build a robust regulatory framework to expand the markets for...
If the video is not visible, please accept all cookies to enable the player. In this era of urgent and ambitious climate goals, most paths to a decarbonised power system feature high shares of variable renewable energy, primarily wind and solar. To avoid high costs, new tools to capture the benefits of these clean resources...
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