The second annual New York Energy Week, held last week, brought together more than 4,000 industry leaders and innovators – double the number last year – to discuss the dynamic changes the state’s energy sector has seen in the last twelve months, including the state’s historic move to re-examine its utility business model. In a…...
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…...
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…...
Angelique Mercurio and Emily Bjorklund stopped by FOXBusiness.com on day one of New York Energy Week 2014 to discuss the lineup of events. The idea for New York Energy Week came from EnerKnol, the energy data startup co-founded by Mercurio and Bjorklund. Both have a background in commodities trading: Mercurio worked most recently for Barclays,…...
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…...
Energy Solutions Forum announces second annual Energy Week will run June 16-20, 2014 The second annual New York Energy Week is set for June 16-20, 2014, with 12 official events to be hosted by select organizations and companies throughout New York. Following the groundbreaking event series launch in 2013, which brought more than 2,000 energy…...
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…....
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…...
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…...
The prospect of dramatically higher energy efficiency would impact many facets of the energy industry, but particularly utilities that service regions with federal customers and energy efficiency companies that would address new building codes and other requirements. The recently introduced amendment to the Keystone bill, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, was a pared…...
Plausible Legislation Would Bolster Oil and Gas, Energy Efficiency Industries The implementation of planned Republican legislation and Obama Administration regulations will have direct impact on utilities, regional regulators and conventional and renewable energy industries in the next year. Passage of the Keystone XL bill would ease crude oil transportation constraints to the lower 48 and…...