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About The Series: ESIG members play many different kinds of roles in energy systems integration and have followed unique paths to their current positions. This “Career Perspectives” blog series taps into the diversity of experiences and perspectives of ESIG members through interviews that explore their educational backgrounds, career trajectories, key decision points, and mentorship experiences,…

About The Series: ESIG members play many different kinds of roles in energy systems integration and have followed unique paths to their current positions. This “Career Perspectives” blog series taps into the diversity of experiences and perspectives of ESIG members through interviews that explore their educational backgrounds, career trajectories, key decision points, and mentorship experiences,…

Some time ago I was asked by an energy commissioner to provide an estimate of how much the forecasting accuracy has improved over the past two decades, and what accuracy level she could expect in her area. When asked such a question, it’s comparable to being asked, what is the ideal place to go on…

Utility planning has become increasingly complex. The power system has always been inherently interactive, but new technologies, an increasingly dynamic distribution system, and resource variability have made it more so. We have begun to think more holistically about generation, transmission, and distribution. For example, non-wires alternatives such as distributed storage may replace the need for…