London calling part 2: the case for utilization metrics and utility benchmarking
Recently, the CHARGED initiative took a new group of regulators and staffers for a second trip to Great Britain (GB) to learn about their approach to distribution system planning and operations. The approach in GB encompasses tools like performance-based regulation...
London Calling: How UK Grid Innovation Can CHARGE US States
London is not just a dynamic and trend setting city, it turns out that Great Britain is doing innovative work on how to unlock the value of grid flexibility. GridLab, Advanced Energy United and RMI took seven US state regulators...
GridLab’s Reconductoring Efforts
There is no doubt about it - “reconductoring” is enjoying a (well-deserved!) moment in the sun. (GridLab’s Senior Program Manager Casey Baker has even dubbed it “Hot GETs summer.”) Thanks to mainstream media attention for the 2035 and Beyond: Reconductoring...
What’s the rush with load growth?
The drumbeat about load growth has been loud and continuous for several months now, kicked off by Grid Strategies’ report “The Era of Flat Power Demand is Over” in December of 2023, followed by Georgia Power’s 2023 IRP update,