Jennifer Runyon

Jennifer Runyon 34 posts

Xcel Energy to offer resilient microgrids for C&I customers in Minnesota

04.25.2023

Xcel will install, operate, maintain and have overall ownership of the assets, which can include battery storage, solar arrays, and back-up generators at a customer’s site.

POWERGEN 2023 keynote speakers: Transitioning to net-zero challenging but doable

02.21.2023

Hydrogen, zero-emission load following resources, small nuclear reactors, and sustainability were the key themes presented by four keynote speakers at POWERGEN 2023 in Orlando, Florida.

Grid-edge R&D and natural gas power plant wow attendees of POWERGEN 2023

02.21.2023

Cutting edge power technology is a cornerstone of every POWERGEN International, the annual event for the power generation industry.

Pride Month news and happenings specifically for the energy industry

06.06.2022

A list of some Pride Month announcements and Pride Month events related to electric utilities around the US.

Futurist to address the changing nature of work as DTECH and POWERGEN convene in Dallas

05.05.2022

Futurist Nancy Giordano will offer her expert opinion about the future of work and working at this month’s DISTRIBUTECH/POWERGEN International Keynote.

Manchin, leaders tout battery plant coming to W.Va.

03.22.2022

The energy startup SPARKZ is partnering with the United Mine Workers of America to recruit and train dislocated miners to be the new factory’s first production workers.

350 million worldwide experienced major power outages in 2021, report says

02.04.2022

Extreme weather events like the storm rolling across the US February 3-4, and the unsynchronized pace of the energy transition are exacerbating longer-standing challenges to reliability, said IHS in a new report.

Could energy efficiency and demand response solve Texas’ energy woes?

10.20.2021

A new ACEEE report shows how better energy efficiency and demand response programs could give ERCOT 11 GW of flexible demand capacity.

03.22.2022

The energy startup SPARKZ is partnering with the United Mine Workers of America to recruit and train dislocated miners to be the new factory’s first production …

02.04.2022

Extreme weather events like the storm rolling across the US February 3-4, and the unsynchronized pace of the energy transition are exacerbating longer-standing …

10.20.2021

A new ACEEE report shows how better energy efficiency and demand response programs could give ERCOT 11 GW of flexible demand capacity….

Major hydrogen initiatives underway at US Department of Energy

08.19.2021

DOE announces 52M for 31 hydrogen projects; issues RFI for projects to which Avangrid responds Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $52.5 mi…

Why a seasoned energy executive sees a bright future in long-duration energy storage

06.29.2021

Executive interview with Eric Dresselhuys, CEO of ESS Inc….

Enel X and Eaton partner for solar + storage microgrid in Puerto Rico

12.03.2020

Yesterday, Enel X and Eaton announced plans to develop a solar + storage microgrid at Eaton’s Puerto Rico-based Arecibo plant, which manufactures circuit brea…

12.03.2020

Yesterday, Enel X and Eaton announced plans to develop a solar + storage microgrid at Eaton’s Puerto Rico-based Arecibo plant, which manufactures circuit brea…

Is it possible to future-proof your utility’s digital operations?

09.09.2020

If you are like many utilities, your technology and infrastructure solutions are at, or are reaching, end of life status — and are in desperate need of an upg…

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems rebrands, drops Hitachi and systems

09.01.2020

Today, Mitsubishi Power, a major subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, officially changed its corporate name from Mitsubishi Hitachi Power …

Utility supply chain cybersecurity is focus of Trump’s latest executive order

05.07.2020

On Friday, May 1, the U.S. President declared a national emergency related to the cybersecurity of the bulk power system, saying that certain components that ar…