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Home buyers want more information on energy usage. Utilities can help.
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1015+ words) experts for both buyers and real estate agents, utilities can speed the adoption of efficient grid technologies,...rarely gives them the information they need. For utilities, the home-buying process should be viewed as...consumption for years to come. Yet, presently,…...
Making AI work for utilities means treating technology as a partner, not a replacement
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (735+ words) decision-making in the modern energy industry. Electric utilities worldwide are turning to AI-driven forecasting,...reliability is a misunderstanding that is costing utilities real money and real credibility. Reliable performance depends on how utilities manage data governance, workforce training and...The…...
Utility profits in the crosshairs amid affordability concerns
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1690+ words) States are beginning to take action targeting utilities’ return on equity. Industry observers are watching...executives for the nation's biggest investor-owned utilities — a vivid example of growing public outrage that...pressure, several states have taken steps to lower utilities’ return…...
The distribution grid can be the unlikely hero of affordability
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (359+ words) Distributed capacity has turned the distribution grid into a platform for capacity growth and increased grid utilization, not a cost center driving up rates, writes Sparkfund’s Pier LaFarge. Pier LaFarge is the CEO of Sparkfund, a distributed energy resource company....
Beyond the home meter: How utilities can eliminate the EV ‘renter’s penalty’
3+ week, 5+ day ago (451+ words) barrier to transportation electrification, one that utilities are uniquely positioned to solve. Most utility...whether this can be done, but how. Importantly, utilities do not need to wait for a perfect statewide policy...customer-focused benefit delivery is possible, and utilities…...
People are critical infrastructure, too. Utilities must do more or lose talent to tech.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (467+ words) long-term competitiveness. This should change how utilities think about workforce strategy. Workforce planning...planning. Before launching a major grid investment, utilities need to know they have the engineers, technicians...
Utilities under pressure: 6 power sector trends to watch in 2026
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (1553+ words) demand and aggressive load growth projections, utilities are rolling out massive spending plans. Now they’ll...clean energy and electric vehicles, are forcing utilities, manufacturers, developers and others to pivot...increasing the opportunities — and expectations — for utilities to harness those resources…...
Utilities face cost-recovery risk as infrastructure costs, demand rise: Morningstar
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (631+ words) With metal costs soaring, utilities will pay more for key grid parts such as transmission lines,...inability to significantly expand metals mining, utilities face a “sustained” increase in the baseline cost...from legacy assumptions.” Besides rising costs, utilities face ongoing…...
From labor to components, America must bring grid modernization home
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (525+ words) now, it is cracking under tremendous pressure. Utilities, tech giants, manufacturers and households are...
Better grid utilization could save customers $170B: Brattle report
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (10+ words) Utility Dive...