Erin Hardick
Erin Hardick is a producer for Latitude Media, working primarily on the Green Blueprint, With Great Power, and Columbia Energy Exchange podcasts. She wears a number of other Latitude Media hats in addition to her production work — she conducts research for Latitude Intelligence, writes pieces of reported analysis and commentary for the news site, and occasionally contributes writing to Latitude Studios as well.
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 transformative grid tech no one is talking about
Accelerated computing could have a big impact on utility operations — maybe even a bigger impact than artificial intelligence.
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How LineVision made it out of utility ‘pilot hell’
Hudson Gilmer said it took years to make the start-up’s dynamic line rating technology utility-grade.
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Is large-scale nuclear poised for a comeback?
SMRs have long had the industry's attention, but with the surge in energy demand, shuttered nuclear plants may be ready for a second act.
Erin HardickAug 5, 2024 -
Digital channels are making things harder at utility call centers
The shift toward websites and mobile apps is pushing more difficult customer problems to the call centers.
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Beyond Chevron: How the Supreme Court is reshaping agency authority
Other recent decisions will also cut into regulators' power.
Erin HardickJul 11, 2024 -
Why Chile’s copper and lithium mining dominance is starting to slip
“We're going to lose market share over the next five to 10 years,” said Chile’s ex-mining minister.
Erin HardickJul 1, 2024 -
How Avangrid built a data foundation for AI operations
The first step for utilities deploying artificial intelligence? Ditch the spreadsheets.
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For now, Indonesia’s energy transition needs China
The country has no plans to take sides in the West's trade war with China, and in fact wants more Chinese capital.
Erin HardickMay 15, 2024 -
After fifty years, time-of-use rate tariffs are gaining traction
For decades, time-of-use pricing lived in pilot purgatory. But electric vehicles changed that.
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ERCOT needs more distribution data to grow VPPs, says executive
The grid operator decided to keep the 80 megawatt cap on its groundbreaking ADER pilot and focus on collecting device-level data.
Erin HardickApr 23, 2024
