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Chester Energy and Policy started in 2017 as a blog before blossoming into a full consulting business. The goal of the blog originally was simple: answer interesting questions in the world of energy & sustainability that weren’t being answered elsewhere, tapping into energy data sets, expert interviews, and a unique lens.

Today, the blog section of Chester Energy and Policy seeks to continue that mission: answering interesting questions. If you have a question that you think is worth diving into for a blog post, reach out and let us know! .

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Matt Chester 1/15/25 Matt Chester 1/15/25

USEA Virtual Press Briefing: Rough Road Ahead for Electric Utilities in 2025

While electric utilities and consumers will be cruising comfortably in the middle and distant future with new transmission, new generation, AI management, DER and new technologies, particularly nuclear, in the form of small modular reactors and maturing fusion, their immediate future is a road filled with potholes.

Matt Chester 12/16/24 Matt Chester 12/16/24

From Itron Inspire to Action: Dr. Webber’s Vision for Smarter Utilities - [an Energy Central Power Perspectives Interview]

This past October at Itron Inspire, thought leaders from across the utility industry gathered to share insights and strategies for navigating today’s rapidly evolving energy and water landscapes. Among the event’s highlights was an Executive Roundtable moderated by Dr. Michael E. Webber, Professor at The University of Texas at Austin where he is the Sid Richardson Chair in Public Affairs and John J. McKetta Centennial Energy Chair in Engineering.

Matt Chester 12/11/24 Matt Chester 12/11/24

USEA Virtual Press Briefing: DER and Virtual Power Plants: The Easiest Supply Boost

“All of a sudden, distributed energy resources and virtual power plants have come of age, after being a pipe dream of environmentalists,” says journalist Llewellyn King, who has organized and will moderate the briefing.

Matt Chester 12/6/24 Matt Chester 12/6/24

AI, Automation, and Shaping Tomorrow’s Grid: Lessons from Todd Inlander of SCE at Itron Inspire [an Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Interview]

At the recent Itron Inspire event, industry leaders gathered to explore the latest advancements in technology, energy, and water management. One of the standout moments was the keynote delivered by Todd Inlander, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Southern California Edison. His presentation focused on how technology, particularly AI and digital tools, are reshaping the future of utilities and helping SCE tackle some of the industry's most pressing challenges, from grid reliability to the growing need for electrification.

Matt Chester 11/13/24 Matt Chester 11/13/24

USEA Virtual Press Briefing: After the Disasters: Making the Supply Chain More Resilient

There was a time, not so long ago, when businesses followed the just-in-time (JIT) management philosophy and inventory strategy that aims to reduce waste and increase efficiency by receiving inventory only when it is needed.

Matt Chester 10/2/24 Matt Chester 10/2/24

USEA Virtual Press Briefing: The AI Revolution Underway in the Utility Space

The use of artificial intelligence is aflame in the utility space. It is the exciting new frontier that promises, for low cost, to take the utility industry to a new place, facilitating the management of everything from vegetation control to nuclear fuel burn-up and from customer service to weather forecasting.