EnerKnol Data Surges to 1.5 Million Energy Policy Filings in Real-Time Analytics Suite

EnerKnol Strengthens Energy Industry Financing With Breakthrough Policy Information Discovery and Analytics Engine New York, NY (PRWEB) – EnerKnol, Inc. has bolstered its position as the one-stop source for energy policy information, now housing more than 1.5 million market-essential filings across the Federal, State, and Local energy and environmental regulators. Its burgeoning policy data cloud…...

New York Energy Week takes on utility ‘death spiral,’ distributed generation

On the heels of a recent sector-wide downgrade of electric utility bonds, industry experts at New York Energy Week’s Solar Breakfast in New York City on June 17 agreed the continued rollout of distributed generation technologies — importantly, not just photovoltaic solar — offers tremendous opportunities for transformation and growth. In late May, Barclays lowered…...

Models for the Future Utility: Examining New York State’s Distributed Service Platform Provider Vision

The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding (Case 14-M-0101) aims to reorient the state’s electric industry and ratemaking structure toward a more consumer-centered digital economy. On February 26, 2015, the PSC issued an order adopting a regulatory policy framework for utilities to develop a new Distributed System Platform (DSP). The…...

State Selects New York Energy Week Opening Ceremony to Deliver Energy Agenda

Energy Solutions Forum (ESF), an EnerKnol, Inc. company, today announced the State’s top appointed energy officials will headline the Opening Ceremony of the annual New York Energy Week event series on June 16, 2014.  The State’s energy Administration will be represented by: – Alfred Griffin, President of the New York State Green Bank; – John…...

The Utility Business Model: Evolution or Revolution?

Power generation and transmission is undergoing a significant shift and recent activity widely highlights a focus on electricity grid modernization as well as exploration of new decentralized models. Both state and federal efforts show continued support for renewable energy integration, smart grid deployment, and demand response programs with a particular focus on enhancing grid reliability…....

Clean Power Plan Could Threaten Regional Reliability

The EPA-proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP), in its current form, could threaten regional electric reliability by forcing generation retirements in regions with declining reserve margins. The CPP proposal was issued on June 2, 2014. It outlines the first emission guidelines for existing fossil-fuel-based power plants, with a goal to reduce power sector emissions by 30…...

Proposed Emissions Regulations Would Impact Fossil Fuel-Fired Generators and Fuel Producers

Republicans have vowed to block proposed EPA and other Executive Agency regulations, many of which are required by statute for promulgation in 2015. If promulgated, the net impact of these regulations would add costs to recently constrained fuel producers and significantly shift the U.S. power generation mix. If blocked, states would retain primary regulation over…...