January 2009
The Convergence of Renewables and the Smart Grid
Steve Pullins, President, Horizon Energy Group
NRECA New Emerging Technologies Conference
There are many drivers today for implementing renewable solutions in the electric generation fleet. With many of the renewable solutions being variable in nature, deep penetration brings a new challenge at the transmission and distribution voltages in the US. A Smart Grid becomes a necessary strategy to address this challenge.
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December 2008
Smart Grid: Enabling the 21st Century Economy
Steve Pullins, President, Horizon Energy Group
West Virginia Governor's Energy Summit
In a changing world, it will be important to enable a wider variety of generation sources and load managment solutions. All of this must be in keeping with state and societal goals for economic stability, jobs, environmental stewardship, and efficient use of resources. The Smart Grid is a key enabler of the future.
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May 2008
Investing in Energy Efficiency - Smart Grids
Steve Pullins, President, Horizon Energy Group
Renewable Energy Finance & Investment Summit
The investment community is primed for clean tech ventures in energy efficiency. An technology area primed for innovation is the Smart Grid as a key enabler to energy efficiency at the micro and macro levels in the electic system.
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September 2008
The Smart Grid: Infrastructure Strategy for the Low Carbon Society
Steven Pullins, President, Horizon Energy Group
Significant changes to the electricity industry have begun as emerging national issues drive a very different probable future state linked to energy. Energy independence is increasing in importance for supporting a stable economy for any country on any continent. Finding sustainable domestic resources of energy that reduce the Carbon footprint is one key to sustained energy independence. Providing reliable, broad, seamless access is another key to sustained energy independence.
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May 28, 2008
V2G Primer for Utilities
Alex Zheng, Research Associate, Horizon Energy Group
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April 21, 2008
Principal Characteristics of the Modern Grid
Steven Pullins, President, Horizon Energy Group
In the Modern Grid, consumers will be an integral part of the electric system. They will help balance supply and demand and ensure reliability by modifying the way they use and purchase electricity. These modifications will come as a result of consumers having choices that will motivate different purchasing patterns and behaviors. These choices will involve new technologies, new information about their electricity use, and new forms of electricity pricing and incentives.
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May 19, 2008
Research on the Characteristics of a Modern Grid: Accomodates All Generation and Storage Oprtions
Joe Miller, Sr. Vice President, Horizon Energy Group
One of the drivers that has enabled the U.S. economy to grow is the quality of our power generation and delivery system. Today, our electricity grid is powered primarily by large, centralized generation facilities with only a small amount provided by distributed energy resources. The modern grid must accommodate not only large, centralized power plants but also the wide range of distributed energy resources (DER) that will enable many of the benefits expected in a modern grid. These distributed resources will be diverse and widespread, including renewables, distributed generation, and energy storage. And they will increase rapidly all along the value chain, from suppliers to marketers to consumers. This characteristic of the modern grid will enable the generation portfolio to move toward a more decentralized model yielding a balanced portfolio of large, centralized nuclear and fossil fuel plants and DER.
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June 22, 2007
Value of Modernizing the Grid
Steven Pullins, President, Horizon Energy Group
The United States’ grid is troubled. On the surface, we see the blackouts, rising prices, congestion, reduced capital spending and unsatisfying markets. But these are not the real issues, only symptoms. What are the causes? What is underneath these manifestations of grid issues?
I have been fortunate enough to participate on a team for the past 3 years looking at these symptoms and willing to ask the harder questions that ultimately lead to the real issues. For this reason, the National Energy Technology Laboratory Modern Grid Initiative has a better understanding than most about what the real issues are and what it will take to transform the industry to create a grid that supports a 21st century economy.
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