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An Optimistic Outlook for Energy Innovation in the Southeast

 May 31, 2017

Chris Vlahoplus, partner and clean tech & sustainability practice leader at ScottMadden, captured the key themes of the INTERSECT: Energy Policy and Innovation Conference, which centered on energy in the information age and in a carbon-constrained world. One observation: the scale and pace of innovation over the past two decades has produced technological solutions more quickly than policy, regulation, and markets have been able to adapt. To review the top five findings, download the complete report or view it here.


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Community Choice Aggregation Grows Faster than Expected in California

 May 30, 2017

California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) staff have estimated that “more than 80% of California’s investor-owned utility (IOU) customers will get their electricity from alternative sources by 2025, and at least 30% will have done so by the end of this year.” Among alternative electricity supply options, Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) are proving exceptionally popular, with growth outpacing expectations. Local governments and municipalities in California are increasingly using CCAs to achieve more control over electricity supplies, driven by the desires of many citizens for cleaner, cheaper sources of electricity and CCAs’ focus on renewable energy supply options.


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The Energy Industry Update Webcast: It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

 May 24, 2017

California and New York DER Demonstration Projects

 May 23, 2017

California and New York have approached the question of distributed energy resource (DER) integration differently. The two states have seen very different levels of DER penetration, and their policy goals reflect different objectives. Though both states are using demonstration and pilot projects to test new concepts and models, their differences in current levels of DER penetration and policy goals are reflected in different approaches for demonstrations, as well. These differences are important to note because they will provide important lessons learned about the policy, technical, and business model implications of integrating DERs. To learn more, download the complete PDF.


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The Smart City Opportunity for Utilities

 May 23, 2017

This new report focuses on the idea of “smart cities.” To learn more, click the download button above or read the full summary below.


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Protected: HR Shared Services & Outsourcing Summit: May 2017

 May 19, 2017

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Department of Energy Orders Study Examining the Impact of Clean Energy Policies on Baseload Power Resources

 May 18, 2017

Last month, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry directed his department to conduct a 60-day study to “explore critical issues central to protecting the long-term reliability of the electric grid.” Specifically, the study is aimed at the impact on the grid from the recent wave of closures/retirements of baseload resources (over the past five years, 44.3 GWs of coal and 4.6 GWs of nuclear baseload generation capacity has been retired). The memo cites unnamed “grid experts” that are concerned “about the erosion of critical baseload resources,” “the manner in which baseload power is dispatched and compensated,” and “the diminishing diversity of our nation’s electric generation mix, and what it could mean for baseload power and grid resilience.”


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Improving Recruitment and Retention of Critical Plant Resources

 May 15, 2017

Introduction

ScottMadden has worked for more than 30 years with an American energy and regional gas company that serves nine million electric and gas utility customers. The company’s brands are known for energy innovation, excellent customer service, high reliability, and retail electric prices that are below the national average. Due to a strong history of successful partnerships, the client asked ScottMadden to assess and make recommendations to improve the talent retention and recruitment of its Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) professionals.


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Talent Management Assessment Delivers Results

 May 15, 2017

Introduction

The nation’s largest for-profit hospital system and a leading provider of healthcare services recently sought ScottMadden’s help to refine their HR operating model. With nearly 200,000 employees spread across the United States, the client needed a dependable recruiting administration team in their HR service center to ensure consistent and efficient recruiting processes. When the newly established recruiting administration function was not operating as intended, the client engaged ScottMadden to identify the underlying issues, as well as develop and implement viable solutions.


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The Core Elements of Your Shared Services Data Protection Program

 May 15, 2017

This is the third article of a three-part series on data protection for shared services. To view additional articles in the series, please see below.


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Building the Foundation for Your Shared Services Data Protection Program

 May 15, 2017

This is the second article of a three-part series on data protection for shared services. To view additional articles in the series, please see below.


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Data Loss Risk Awareness

 May 15, 2017

This article is the first article of a three-part series focused on data protection for shared services. To access additional articles in the series, please see below.


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