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Infrastructure and Technology – Volume 16 – Issue 1

The ScottMadden Energy Industry Update | Neither Fish Nor Fowl

In this section, we review energy and utility companies and how they are accommodating larger penetration of renewable resources (including distributed PV) on their systems as well as the ongoing convergence of information technology and operational technology and how that is affecting cybersecurity efforts.

Key highlights include:

Hawaii and Texas: What Utility Executives Learned from A Solar “Hot Spot” and One That Could Be

Energy Storage: Looking at Both Poles of the Battery (+ & -)

Cybersecurity and IT/OT Convergence

LNG Exports: Supply to Outpace Demand…for Now

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California’s Combined Cycle Costs in the Age of the Duck Curve

During the 69th Annual AREGC Conference, Quentin Watkins, manager at ScottMadden, reviewed regional considerations of renewable penetration impacts on combined cycle non-fuel O&M costs. View his complete presentation here.

Illinois Remains at the Forefront of Grid Modernization Advancements: DERs, Renewables, and Beyond

This update profiles continued progress in smart grid investments, reliability achievements under the Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act (EIMA), and the recently completed NextGrid Illinois of the Future study.

Four Keys to a Successful Grid Modernization Program

Recent headwinds from regulators in some states have shown that the grid modernization proposals of utilities are by no means guaranteed approval. This white paper highlights the necessary steps for developing and gaining regulatory approval for a grid modernization plan.

FERC Ends Department of Energy’s Proposed Resilience Rule but Initiates a Resilience Proceeding of Its Own

On January 8, 2018, FERC terminated the proceeding initiated in September 2017 (Docket No. RM18-1-000) to address the proposed rule on grid reliability and resilience pricing (DOE NOPR). This article explores FERC's reasoning for declining the rule, FERC's own "holistic" resilience proceeding, the history of elevating grid resilience as a regulatory concern, and next steps.

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Infrastructure and Technology – Volume 16 – Issue 1

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