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Erin Hardick
Erin Hardick is a producer for Latitude Media, working primarily on the With Great Power and Columbia Energy Exchange podcasts. She also conducts research for Latitude Intelligence, the research organization connected to Latitude Media. Erin has almost a decade of experience researching the electric utility industry and energy transition, having held senior analyst positions at the Utility Analytics Institute and Zpryme. She is a former fellow of the Clean Energy Leadership Institute and Climatebase.
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The shift toward websites and mobile apps is pushing more difficult customer problems to the call centers.
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Other recent decisions will also cut into regulators' power.
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“We're going to lose market share over the next five to 10 years,” said Chile’s ex-mining minister.
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The first step for utilities deploying artificial intelligence? Ditch the spreadsheets.
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The country has no plans to take sides in the West's trade war with China, and in fact wants more Chinese capital.
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For decades, time-of-use pricing lived in pilot purgatory. But electric vehicles changed that.
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The grid operator decided to keep the 80 megawatt cap on its groundbreaking ADER pilot and focus on collecting device-level data.
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Fero Labs chief scientist said artificial intelligence will contribute to growing power demand — but could provide more benefits than stress to grid operators.
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EDF executive warns “we need to proceed on the basis of sound science” when it comes to clean hydrogen deployment.
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Grid optimization expert Kyri Baker says AI can replace manual operations in many areas — as long as humans are in the loop.
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“The precision with which we'll be able to measure these emissions is unparalleled by anything currently flying and currently proposed” said the non-profit's chief scientist.
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Lawmakers are considering a bill that would provide tax incentives for green hydrogen produced in the country. Will they close a policy gap?
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Clean energy developers that produce local economic benefits plans are more likely to secure federal funding.
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Tommy Beaudreau: “I'm still a huge optimist. The case for offshore wind is too strong.”
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The clock is ticking to make new climate and clean energy regulations “durable,” say DC reporters Jennifer Dlouhy and Justin Worland.