A recap from GridFWD 2024 by Tom Brim, AVP and Brett Lyon, Manager in North Highland Consulting’s utility practice How far we have come. Just think, for those of us at the GridFWD 2023, many ohh’ed and ahh’ed with great curiosity as Microsoft demonstrated the power of its AI engine during a morning keynote at...Read More

Grid Forward played host at two recent events that together help paint the picture of how the federal government, state regulators and utilities are aligning on solutions for grid modernization. Download our summary of the two events to learn how the emerging advanced grid technologies, coupled with unprecedented levels of federal investment, are impacting utility...Read More

By Linda Barney, Barney and Associates On April 30, 2024, GridForward hosted a Utility Business Model (UBM) Working Group session where a representative from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions introduced innovative ideas laid out in the Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Innovative Grid Deployment Report. Bryce Yonker, Grid Forward executive director...Read More

Here’s another recap from GridFWD 2023, excerpted from an article in Public Utilities Fortnightly. We continue to see expert commentary and insights arising from our sessions at GridFWD 2023. In this latest example, we hear from participants in a panel session entitled “Case Studies in Grid-Edge Disruption and the Electrification of Everything” from Tuesday, October...Read More

An article by Brett Lyon and Tom Brim,North Highland’s Energy and Utilities practice Electric utilities now have access to a rapidly proliferating array of technologies that help operators manage the disruption facing the grid with an eye toward resiliency. Grid Forward is once again at the forefront of this conversation at the 2023 Grid Forward...Read More

A perspective from GridFWD 2023 by Sam Teal Last month, I attended the 2023 GridFWD conference at Skamania Lodge in the stunning Columbia Gorge. Representatives from utilities, government agencies, energy consultancies, and technology vendors came from across North America to share perspectives on working toward a more resilient, reliable, secure, affordable, and just energy future....Read More

Our Symposium on Accelerating Grid Modernization with EVs will occur in conjunction with the Grid Forward annual member meeting this Friday on the Vancouver, WA waterfront. Learn more about how rapid advances in EVs and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies are a promising pathway to help balance the grid and increase the capacity for renewable energy. Learn more...Read More

by Bryce Yonker, Executive Director, Grid Forward. This article was first published in the NWPPA Bulletin. While many of us in the utility community wait to hear back from the U.S. DOE on initial funding for submissions such the as the Grid Resilience and Innovative Partnership program, another agency in the federal government is gearing...Read More

An article by Katie Bertcher, Larry Gelbien, and Stuart SchareGuidehouse Energy, Sustainability, & Infrastructure Many utilities in the western United State are ramping up wildfire planning and management efforts in light of increasing wildfires generally and, more specifically, to address the related risk to utility lines and the potential liability for starting wildfires. Simply “doing...Read More

Leverage some of $10 billion marked for rural grid infrastructure A 90-min webinar with the USDA, Grid Forward and NWPPAApril 28, 202310AM Pacific / 1PM EasternRegister for the webinar > The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture is a central organization in the implementation of funds from the recent federal legislation for energy infrastructure. Over $10 billion in...Read More

Gov. Jay Inslee Opens Up in our Newest Podcast Wash. Governor discusses “States Driving the Grid Ahead” The Evergreen State has long pioneered efforts to advance the energy system. In the second episode of Season 4 we talk with the U.S.’s longest standing governor, Jay Inslee of the State of Washington. Click here to listen in. Governor...Read More

Cadeo reports on “Creating an Equitable Clean Energy System” Image source: US Department of Energy In October 2022, Cadeo attended Grid Forward’s annual GridFWD 2022 conference for grid-focused energy professionals in Denver, Colorado. The conference’s theme, Ensuring a Resilient 21st Century Energy System, reflected our industry’s focus on grid modernization in the face of climate change. Cadeo has summarized several...Read More

As utilities ramp up clean energy spending, advocates and regulators alike want to ensure the energy transition includes benefits for marginalized and impacted communities. In this article Integrating Local Community Interests into Utility DER Procurement, Guidehouse captures new thinking around energy equity and DERs from GridFWD 2022 as well as its recent collaboration with Puget Sound Energy for...Read More

Exodigo is awarded $100K in AWS credits for its groundbreaking, non-intrusive subsurface mapping solution Denver, CO – November 2, 2022 Grid Forward, a member-based non-profit group helping modernize the grid, announced Exodigo, a non-intrusive subsurface imaging platform, as the winner of the 2022 Grid Innovation Pitch Competition during GridFWD 2022 at Denver’s Empower Field at...Read More

Our GridFWD Seattle event in April of this year included many topics, foremost among them was diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the energy and utility industries. Our friends at the Cadeo Group attended several DEI-focused sessions and have prepared a 2-part blog post series on what they experienced at those sessions, in interviews with key practitioners,...Read More

60Hertz is recognized for its industry-changing remote maintenance software at Grid Forward’s in-person conference. Seattle, WA – May 19, 2022 – Grid Forward, a member-based non-profit group helping to promote and advance grid modernization, announced 60Hertz, a maintenance software solutions provider, as the winner of the 2022 Grid Innovation Pitch Competition during GridFWD Seattle. During...Read More

Remarks by Congressman Adam Smith, Chair of the House Armed Services Committee By Linda Barney, Barney and Associates The sold-out GridFWD 22 conference was held on April 19 and 20, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. The theme of the conference was Keeping Pace with the Energy Transition and included speakers from the electric industry, technology, government...Read More

Author: Marguerite Behringer, E9 Insight Grid Forward, EPRI, SEPA, and GridWise cohosted the first Utility Business Model Working Group meeting of 2022 in late February with a focus on “Selling Energy As-A-Service.” Consultants and utility representatives explored examples of Energy As-A-Service (EaaS) and how EaaS has emerged as an advantageous business model, particularly when integrated...Read More