A New Era of Grid Planning: "Folks Are Frustrated"

The Energy Gang

Wood Mackenzie

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🗓️ 27 April 2018

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Are we entering a new era of grid planning? In recent years, we've assumed that sweeping reforms are the best way to get distributed energy built. But in pockets of the country, a more localized approach to deploying these assets is taking hold – and it could be the sign of a much bigger shift to come.

On this week's Energy Gang, we'll look at Washington, D.C.'s new proposal for an authority that would push PEPCO to consider distributed alternatives to infrastructure projects.

Then, why is one of the most progressive utilities in the country slow in scaling distributed energy offerings? We'll look at the mixed experience of Green Mountain Power.

Finally, we revisit Puerto Rico. The power is mostly back on, but hurricane season is approaching quickly. What comes next?

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0:00.0	Hey folks Stephen here before we kick things off. I have a request to make. We want to hear from you. Do you have a question that you want us to answer?
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1:25.0	From Green Tech Media, this is the Energy Gang, a weekly digest on energy,
1:31.0	clean tech and the environment.
1:32.0	I'm Stephen Lacy. Welcome.
1:34.0	Are we entering a new era of grid planning?
1:42.0	Over the last few years, we've assumed that sweeping reforms are the best way to get distributed energy built,
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