CRA experts were retained by Platte River Power Authority in a FERC transmission rate-making case. The case focused on the reasonableness of an increase in a flex reserve service charge that the utility’s balancing authority proposed as a result of higher wind energy on the system. CRA used its expertise to compile a statement of facts on the complex flexibility reserve issue and helped develop arguments to support the client’s filing with the Commission. CRA’s work helped the client enter into a settlement on the matter.
Data center growth: implications for the power and utilities sector
This unprecedented demand for power requires new approaches from utilities and system planners around load forecasting, resource planning, load queue design,...