Black & Veatch recently released its 2015 Strategic Directions: U.S. Electric Industry Report. The full report is available for download here. This report  examine how electric utilities balance the frequently intersecting interests of regulation and reliability with increased customer participation in the grid.  The executive summary of the report is posted here. Disruptive forces predicted by electric industry pundits…

This utility report, by John Chevrette, comes from consulting firm Black & Veatch and presents its introduction. The Black & Veatch 2014 Strategic Directions: U.S. Electric Industry report tracks how electric utilities are managing the accelerated pace of change and transformation of many traditional elements of their business. Black & Veatch predicts that this disruption,…

Editor’s note: Fresh water is a hot topic these days because a growing economy will need more for residences, commerce, and industry. The power industry consumes a great deal of fresh water to cool thermal equipment, which is then returned to streams and lakes much warmer than when it came out. The warm water, almost…

Editor’s note: This report by consulting firm Black & Veatch provides some insight as to where the natural-gas industry is headed. It’s a compilation of opinion by those in the natural-gas industry. It’s important to the wind industry because wind and natural gas are natural allies. In a utility, the two power sources can provide…