The Renewables and Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) visualization tool from Berkeley Lab has been updated with nodal electricity pricing and wind and solar generation data through the end of 2023 ReWEP users can explore trends in wholesale electricity prices and their relationship to wind and solar generation. ReWEP includes nodal pricing trends across locations, regions, and different ..read more

Empowering Your Workforce: AI-Driven Decision Support for Field Technicians AI holds massive potential for the utility industry - but it’s not the panacea the hype makes it out to be. While AI is the buzzword of the moment, the reality is that many AI models are untested, require complex data builds over time, and deliver mixed results. Having a broad, unfocused AI approach may ..read more

The report "Shining a Light on Electricity Rates: Financial Well-being and Energy Usage Across America" delves into the escalating concerns surrounding living costs and electricity rates in the United States. Through research & examination via EIA data & a consumer survey, this report explores the intricate relationship between financial well-being, demographics, and ..read more

​​Thank you for checking out the EnergyBiz Network Community Manager digest. This piece compiles important articles that concern different elements of energy commerce, such as customer care and utility management. The articles referred to in this piece are just a small smattering of the content posted on Energy Central, so make sure to check the rest of the site. Get to Know ..read more

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The Portland, Oregon based company became the first grid operator in the Western United States to formally commit to a regional coordinated energy market by signing an implementation agreement with the California ISO (CAISO) for its Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM). The EDAM is a voluntary day-ahead electricity market designed to deliver reliability, economic, and environmental benefits to ..read more

Co-Authors: Talha Sheikh and Jon Nichols   Addressing Affordability in a Changing Energy Landscape Energy affordability has emerged as an increasingly important topic in utility rate design amid transformations within the energy industry. The confluence of new technologies, evolving policy directives, and shifting consumer expectations has led to significant changes in the ..read more

Electric utilities: the turnaround The tradition in Brazil is for utilities is being reactive, focused on themselves and thus disinterested in customers. The underlying message has always been: customers have no alternative. What would be a good reason to provide good service? I see a new world of opportunities for utilities. Focusing on customers. I mean providing ..read more

This is a revealing new visualization by Visual Capitalist's Samuel Parker, and Pallavi Rao, displaying nuclear electricity production by country. Nuclear power plants across the United States, generate about one-third of total global nuclear production –more than that produced by China (#2) and France (#3) combined. The data used in the chart is from the Nuclear Energy Institute ..read more

100 years of carbon-free power and counting! Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) Niagara hydro operations are set to undergo an extensive multi-year refurbishment of the company’s five hydroelectric plants in Niagara including the 1.9-gigawatt (GW) Sir Adam Beck I and II hydroelectric generating stations. Sir Adam Beck I has been operating for more than 100 years. The first phase ..read more