Insights from our Editorial Team

We look at another stimulus funding applicant who was denied funding and follow the recasting of the proposal to fly without taxpayer funds. This one is about training or retraining energy professionals for a brave new world.

First coined by James Collins and Jerry Porras (authors of Built to Last), the term “big, hairy, audacious goal” (or BHAG) represented a goal that engages people. Or, as Collins and Porras noted, “it reaches out and grabs them in the gut.” Does smart grid have one? Should it?

On the spectrum of utility risks, high-impact low-frequency risks pose an insidious threat - they could wipe out the grid but their rarity begets complacency. NERC weighs in, stirs discussion.

Moving to a regulatory scheme that goes beyond "cost-plus" should take into account local market conditions and must include tangible consumer engagement, according to one participant.