The main challenge to utilities today? Uncertainty! Just take a look at the CNBC interview of Andrew Brandler, CEO of CLP Holdings , shortly before Christmas. Brandler talks about the industry’s acknowledgement of the need for “de-carbonization,” or ending the reliance on fossil-fueled energy sources...

Back in January I gave a keynote address at the Northwest Energy Innovation Summit in Boise, Idaho on the topic of Empowering Excellence in the Smart Energy Ecosystem. Other speakers at this excellent forum included former CIA Director James Woolsey, GE Power and Energy president Steve Bolze, Rocky Mountain...