The New Electricity Landscape
Changing the Way America Powers Its Future
An energy transformation is taking place across the country,
driven by challenge, opportunity and a demand for electricity.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that the
transformation will grow by 22% between now and 2035. Its
success depends on modernizing and optimizing our electric system to
create what's widely known as the Smart Grid. Click to download.
Chevrolet Volt
And The Electric Revolution
by Craig Fitzgerald
At the turn of the 19th century, electricity, steam and gasoline were tied neck and neck for supremacy in the automotive world. When Chevrolet began working on the Volt, the goal certainly was that it would be like no other vehicle that had come before it. Click to download.
Maximizing Data Center Energy Efficiency
by Michael Roney
Pushed by the insatiable processing needs of the digital age, the electricity used by data centers worldwide doubled between 2000 and 2005 and increased by another 56% from 2005 to 2010, according to a Stanford University study. In fact, a typical data center now consumes up to 100 times more energy than a standard office building. Click to download.
Electricity: A Smart Grid Is Coming
by Dennis J. Wamsted
The hype that surrounded everything related to the
smart grid in the late 2000s has largely dissipated.
But behind the scenes the pace of progress has
been furious‚ with electric utilities nationwide aggressively
moving ahead with smart meter installation
efforts and other plans to modernize the entire transmission
and distribution grid. Click to download.
Shell Partners with X PRIZE to Supercharge Innovation
by Michael Roney
Innovation can drive a global business and improve the quality of life for all. Shell is teaming its cutting-edge GameChanger R&D program with leading innovation partners. The latest collaboration: Shell’s sponsorship of the Exploration Prize Category at the X PRIZE Foundation. Click to download.
Nuclear Power
Responsible Management
by William Kay
Centuries from now, nuclear fission will likely rank as one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century. Nuclear energy released by fission offered a million-to-one improvement over chemical combustion in terms of energy density, meaning that a handful of nuclear fuel could replace hundreds of tons of coal or oil. Click to download.
Students Set Fuel-Efficiency Records At Shell Eco-marathon® Events Worldwide
By Michael Roney
“Astonishing” may be the only way to describe a car that gets 2,564 miles per gallon, but why stop there? How about more than 8,880 miles per gallon? Read the full article here.
Natural Gas
Key to a Sustainable Energy Strategy
By Michael Roney
Energy demand will grow 40% by 2030 and likely double by 2050, with fossil fuels still accounting for over 60% of the generation mix at that time, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Read the full article here.
Investing in America's
Electric Future
By Susan H. Burnell
The shareholder-owned electric industry is a source of economic strength. Last year, the industry spent $80 billion on infrastructure, including transmission systems, clean energy and smart-grid technology. Read the full article here.
The Great Transformers
A New Era for The U.S. Utility Industry
By Robert C. Bellemare, P.E.
Chief Operating Officer
UtiliPoint International, Inc.
What fundamental changes do energy leaders think must be made along the entire electric value chain—from wholesale to retail—to better control how and whencustomers use energy? Read the full article here.
GE Energy
Generating Cleaner, Smarter, More Efficient Solutions Now.
by Michael Roney
Today, electricity is the most powerful tool available for building modern societies—referred to in reverential terms as “the backbone of civilization.” Read the full article here.
Smart Climate Policy and the Green Economy
by Eric R. Blume
This is an exciting time to be in the electricity business. It’s at the center of so many issues that are top of mind for the country—the economy, energy and the environment all find electric companies playing a lead role. Read the full article here.
Balancing Act
Sustaining America’s Energy Coast
by John Hill
For thousands of years, the Mississippi River’s annual floods deposited sediment and slowly built up the deltaic lands of the Gulf Coast. Following the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927, the nation had a sense of united purpose: the need to control and contain the river. Read the full article here.
New Ideas For A Brighter Future
Electric utilities are on the forefront of a technological transformation
by Eric R. Blume
Energy is a central subject around the country. It is top of mind in Washington, making up a large part of President Obama's stimulus bill, budget and speeches. Read the full article here.
The Water-Energy Nexus
Managing the energy footprint of water — and the water footprint of energy — is a two-pronged challenge.
by G. Tracy Mehan, III
Water and energy have a symbiotic relationship. This simple truth becomes increasingly evident as demand for both resources rises. Read the full article here.
Opportunity for Growth
Oil and Gas Industry Plans for Its Future
by Dennis Wamsted
Last summer, record-high crude oil and gasoline prices forced Congress and the White House to scramble for solutions to the nation’s energy needs. Now, with demand down sharply — the number of vehicle miles traveled, for example, fell more than 100 billion miles in 2008 — policymakers have an
opportunity to plan for the long term. Read the
full article here.
Electric Companies: Investing in America’s Electric Future
by Dennis Wamsted
One of the nation's greatest infrastructure challenges is the continuing need to supply affordable, reliable electricity to homes, schools and businesses in the coming years. Read the full article here.
Oil and Gas Industry Sees
Challenges, Opportunities Ahead
by Dennis Wamsted
In a little-noticed report released last spring, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) revised its ten-year-old estimate of the amount of undiscovered, technically recoverable crude oil in the Bakken Formation that sprawls across much of North Dakota and Montana. The USGS said it now believes the formation contains at least 3 billion barrels of crude —
a 25-fold increase from its earlier projection
of 151 million barrels. Read the full article here.
America’s Energy Coast
Working Toward New Energy and Ecological Sustainability for the Gulf Coast
by John Hill
With so much attention being paid to U.S. energy policy, it may come as a surprise that the majority of our nation’s offshore energy supply is produced in just four states, known as America’s EnergyCoast. Read the full article here.
Investing In America's Future
For more than a century and a quarter, technological innovation has kept the U.S. electric system strong.
by Dennis Wamsted
Innovation has increased efficiency and reliability in generation and delivery, and even has changed the ways we use electricity. Read the full article here.
The Power To Transform
