ScottMadden’s Cristin Lyons joined SNL in 2013 to provide an interactive webinar focused on transmission development. The webinar addressed the key industry trends impacting transmission development, FERC Order 1000 and the impacts of the removal of the right of first refusal for transmission developers.
We don’t solve problems with canned methodologies. We help you solve the right problem in the right way. Our experience ensures that the solution works for you.
There is often an insightful story hidden in the data which will tells you how you are operating the business, and the objective of data analysis is…
Distributed Resources and Utility Business Models – The Chronicle of a Death Foretold?
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…
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…
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…
Public utilities and regulators are implementing various forms of regulatory mechanisms that decouple revenues from commodity sales to remove a disincentive or create an incentive for utilities…
Themed “Recalibration,” this Update examines some of the emerging and continuing trends in the industry, with the hope that it will help energy executives “recalibrate” as our…
This white paper highlights some recent actions by electric utilities to support electric vehicle workplace charging.
This Update, themed “Generation to Generation: An Energy Evolution,” examines the strategic drivers that are challenging, and propelling, our industry and what utilities are doing to anticipate,…
The latest Energy Industry Update examines the direction and magnitude of some of the changes and what utilities are doing to prepare for and thrive in a…
The energy industry is changing, and its regulatory and financial moorings are shifting. Competitive markets combined with other factors may lead to early nuclear unit retirement. Continuing…
The electric industry seems to be on the cusp of great change. Regulators are rethinking the hundred-year-old rate-of-return paradigm, renewables costs are falling (especially for solar photovoltaic…
The energy industry is changing, and its regulatory and financial moorings are shifting. Continuing cost declines in distributed resources take place alongside new gas and nuclear plant…
Themed "Don’t Stop Believin'," this issue explores the growth strategies energy and utility companies are undertaking and how they are developing and modernizing needed infrastructure. We also…
This white paper, prepared on behalf of the EEI, reviews the “Two-step” Discounted Cash Flow model to set allowed Returns on Equity for electric transmission investments, as…
To coincide with the release of the latest Energy Industry Update, ScottMadden joined forces with Energy Central to present an interactive webinar, “ScottMadden’s Energy Industry Update –…
During the 2019 Utility Supply Chain Conference, Cristin Lyons reviewed the latest Energy Industry Update and shared key highlights for topics including electrification, wholesale energy infrastructure development,…
This section of the Energy Industry Update reviews energy and utility companies and how they are accommodating larger penetration of renewable resources (including distributed PV) on their…
The Energy Industry Update (EIU) is a compendium of breaking news, emerging issues, and recent developments in the energy industry.
This webinar recording reviews bid-based wholesale power markets, the future of utility-scale solar, and grid investment. View this recording to hear from our expert leads.
This complimentary white paper addresses the objectives of Order No. 1000, what has been accomplished, and key challenges with its implementation.
To coincide with the release of the latest Energy Industry Update, ScottMadden joined forces with Energy Central to present an interactive webinar, “ScottMadden’s Energy Industry Update –…
In this section, we look at the growth in microgrids in the United States and energy reforms in Mexico aimed at boosting investment and improving energy infrastructure.
The Energy Industry Update is a compendium of breaking news, emerging issues, and recent developments in the energy industry.
The Energy Industry Update (EIU) is a compendium of breaking news, emerging issues, and recent developments in the energy industry.
The Energy Industry Update (EIU) is a compendium of breaking news, emerging issues, and recent developments in the energy industry.
This white paper examines the growing interdependence between the natural gas and electric industries.
The Energy Industry Update – Spring 2012 Managing with Uncertainty Fatigue
The Energy Industry Update - American Gas Association Executive Conference Special Edition Highlights of Recent Significant Events and Emerging Trends
ScottMadden Insight: Supply Trends – What Are the Impacts on Transmission? Infocast’s Transmission Summit West Executive Forum
During a recent fact-finding trip to the U.K., led by SEPA, we gathered practical lessons for the U.S. and new approaches to growing challenges in the industry.…
ScottMadden recently joined the Solar Electric Power Association to lead a group of U.S. energy industry executives to Germany to exchange information with electricity and solar market…
Establishing a governance model for NERC compliance is key to mitigate violations found by auditors and avoid costly fines for governance models.
State of the Energy Industry: A Mid-Year Review (or “I Feel the Earth Move under My Feet” – with apologies to Carole King)
The ScottMadden Energy Industry Update – August 2014 I Feel the Earth Move under My Feet
ScottMadden was asked to work with EKPC, a generation and transmission cooperative, to develop a new strategic and business plan for the generation and transmission cooperative.
A small privately held transmission and distribution utility located in the Northeast sought to improve its capital project planning and project management capabilities.
An independent transmission company sought to build, own, and operate transmission assets in Texas. ScottMadden was retained to assist with developing the operating strategy for the new control…
In this presentation, we will look at the operational considerations for joining the Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) across the following categories: marketing and trading, transmission operations, generation,…
During the 2016 Transmission Summit, ScottMadden reviewed the generation landscape and the impacts of the Clean Power Plan.
As a leader of your transmission and distribution (T&D) organization within vertically integrated or “wires-only” utilities, you face sweeping change. Pressing challenges, such as decreasing load, increasing…
The Energy Industry Update is a semi-annual publication features our view of recent significant events and emerging trends in the energy industry.
Access this white paper for an in-depth comparison of utility-scale and distributed renewables. Learn how to best integrate and effectively manage these resources to maximize benefits to…
This case study highlights how ScottMadden was able to successfully assist one of the nation’s largest municipally owned electric utility in updating its solar program.
The ScottMadden Energy Industry Update – Winter 2015 Changes: Turn and Face the Strange
The ScottMadden Energy Industry Update – Winter 2013-2014 Here Comes the Sun and I Say...It’s Alright
Stu Pearman, partner and energy practice leader at ScottMadden, was recently quoted in GenerationHub’s article “Consultant: Utilities should avoid ‘victim mentality’ and lead on DG." This article…
Learn more about the changes, impacts to utilities, the continuum of regulatory responses, and what it means for the supply chain in this presentation.
Greening the Grid-a study of the trends and drivers impacting the United States electric grid and its movement towards renewable energy.
In this section, we summarize key clean tech developments, including Clean Power Plan litigation status and the Smart Electric Power Alliance’s “51st State” efforts at developing a…
Energy Industry Update – A Strategic Overview
Survey: Distributed Generation – What’s on the Horizon? 2013-2014 Survey Highlights
The ScottMadden Energy Industry Update – Early Fall 2013 The Times They Are a-Changin’ (or Serenity Now!)
