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

Uplight, Portland General Electric and Terry Oliver are recognized for their industry-defining contributions to modernizing the electric grid. August 20,2020 – As part of its 10-year anniversary celebration, Grid Forward announced the winners of the Grid Innovator Awards during its Annual Member Meeting on August 20, 2020. Uplight, Portland General Electric and Terry Oliver were...Read More

Larry Bekkedahl, VP, Grid Architecture at Portland General Electric, gave an update on on the utility’s transportation electrification plans, as well as its recent demand response event, during Grid Forward’s fifth Virtual Utility Roundtable. The conversation was wide ranging with utility leaders from across the region, the central coast, down to Los Angeles and across...Read More