Perspectives on Energy
Thinking Beyond Batteries, Again. The host for this show is Guillermo Sabatier. As the industry evolves and transitions toward a larger share of its generation supplied by renewable resources, we are still plagued with the persistent issues of variability and excess supply. The prevailing opinion on managing this issue is to utilize energy storage systems, […]
Demand Vs Energy – Know the Difference (Perspectives on Energy)
KW or KWh – Right Now Vs over Time. The host for this show is Guillermo Sabatier. As the discussion on energy and power goes on across many platforms, many experts often use the term Watt-Hours to describe capacity or even capability. It is important to understand what that means and how the use of […]
NERC Exam Prep – Session 5 (Perspectives on Energy)
Emergency Ops and Restoration – Part 2. The host for this show is Guillermo Sabatier. The 5th installment on our ongoing series of NERC Certification exam prep series. This time we discuss more common exam questions that relate to emergency operations, blackout restoration and related topics. Although this is a short session, it should give […]
Inverter Based Resources and NERC (Perspectives on Energy)
Preparing IBRs for New Regulations. The host for this show is Guillermo Sabatier. Now that NERC is changing regulations to include Inverter Based Resources (IBR) that were once outside of their applicability, there is plenty of concern and worry among Generator Owners and Generator Operators as to how they will comply with these reliability standards […]
NERC Exam Prep 4 (Perspectives on Energy)
Emergency Ops and Restoration. The host for this show is Guillermo Sabatier. The 4th installment on our ongoing series of NERC Certification exam prep series. This time we cover common exam questions that relate to emergency operations, blackout restoration and related topics. It should give the viewer an idea of what the exam questions look […]
NERC Test Prep Exam Practice Questions (Perspectives on Energy)
Contingency Analysis and Reliability. The host for this show is Guillermo Sabatier. In the third installment of this NERC RC Certification preparation series, we cover some of the topics in Contingency Analysis and how simulation helps with understanding these challenging concepts. Given a 63% pass rate, any edge a test-taker can get will be helpful. […]
Utilities, Vegetation Management and Fires (Perspectives on Energy)
Getting a Wide Area Root Cause Analysis. The host for this show is Guillermo Sabatier. From California to Canada and now Maui, wildfires are tragic events that often cost the lives of many. Regrettably, some of them have been blamed on utility equipment malfunctions or vegetation management practices before a root cause had been identified, […]
Energy Imbalance Markets and Reliability (Perspectives on Energy)
Renewable Variability Managed Through EIMs. The host for this show is Guillermo Sabatier. One of the most pressing reliability challenges posed by renewable resources is their variability. Besides causing reliability concerns, it also has an impact on economics and real time energy pricing as it may force base load generation to redispatch or even cycle […]
Role of Natural Gas in Energy Transition (Perspectives on Energy)
What the Future Holds for Natural Gas. The host for this show is Guillermo Sabatier. As the electric utility and energy industry moves towards reducing carbon emissions, the role of natural gas is becoming ever more important in spite of being a fossil fuel. Given the need for reliability and dispatchability in response to renewable […]
Grid Reliability Concerns (Perspectives on Energy)
Solar, Wind and Risk. The host for this show is Guillermo Sabatier. As the industry commissions a growing number of utility scale solar and wind projects, larger entities have the ability to manage and mitigate the effects of premature retirements of base load generation in favor of renewables. Unfortunately, smaller entities such as cooperatives and […]