American Power Grid Under Siege – The New Wave of Terrorist Activity
Microsoft recently exposed a state-sponsored Chinese hacking group called "Volt Typhoon" that infiltrated critical…
Reduce carbon footprint and cost with thermal storage for chillers : Live Event Video
Most large buildings require air conditioning year round. This drives up both cost and carbon footprint. Time shifting…
Be prepared for “snakes on grid”???
Outages are painful and can happen anytime. While 78% of outages are due to weather, many things can cause you to go…
Outages make for a bad day, even Mother’s Day
A power outage in Kennewick caused businesses to close and a Mother’s Day brunch to be canceled. It was concerned that…
Get backup power if you can. That is the recommendation from experts.
There was a chilling article recently in the New York Times, that interviewed a number of experts in disaster response.…
Big changes to Texas grid spells big problems.
Recently the Texas State Congress has been advancing a bill aimed at increasing “resiliency” to the ERCOT power grid.…
More bad weather coming. Outages to be expected.
Hard to believe, but the planet has been in a cooling trend since 2020, even though we have had record temperatures.…
The grid is heading for a reliability crisis. Are you prepared?
“The United States is heading for a reliability crisis,” Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark…
Partnership for Decarbonization; your concierge utility.
Managing the decarbonization of a facility encompasses a broad scope of responsibilities: • Safety • Health •…
Do you need a decarbonization strategy?
Reducing your carbon footprint is a complicated endeavor which requires a well thought through plan and process. It is…
More bad news for the Texas grid. Get backup power.
A Thursday article in the Texas Tribune has some very depressing news regarding the Texas grid. Quoting from the…
AI and the Grid, one more thing to go wrong.
The general consensus is that Artificial Intelligence will make the grid more reliable, resilient and lower cost. It…
Virtual Power Plants won’t save you.
VPP’s are being herald as a panacea for a variety of grid issues. In reality, VPP’s are basically just an aggregation…
Decarbonized Grid. Can’t get there from here.
Climate change is a global problem and we are all in this together. It will take collective action by everyone if we…
Collective Inaction: Grid Chaos.
We have been warning our clients that the electrical system is on a glidepath to more outages, lower reliability and…
Life Safety as a Service
Extreme weather and increasing grid outages are prompting more organizations and regulators to insist on backup…
The outlook for Grid Reliability : Live Event Video
Grid outages have increased dramatically over the past 10 years. What should we expect going forward? How should we…
Too Many Cooks in the “Grid Kitchen”
This article from Tony Paradiso in energycentral is a great succinct depiction of the current situation. Unfortunately…
Be a good climate citizen. Get backup power.
Few people know how close we came to a major blackout just before Christmas. Because the demand for electricity was so…
Live on the coast? Get backup power.
“Increasing global temperatures will bring changes to our environment, economy, and society, but one of the most…
Making sense of carbon footprint and energy : Live Event Video
Many organization have tasked their managers with becoming green, sustainable and reducing their carbon footprint.…
No way to get there. You need backup power.
Reading the energycentral news this morning, the following quote caught my eye: “Much to the chagrin of industry…
EVs overloading the and grid leading to outages. Get backup power.
Was reading Power Magazine and the article “Driving on Electric Avenue….” and while everyone is excited about the…
Decarbonization Paralysis: Get backup power
Investments are up but they fall short of Bloomberg’s New Energy Finance estimates of what is needed to be on track for…
NIMBY and the energy transition! Get backup power
Climate change is a global problem and is going to take a commitment from everyone to help save the planet. I don’t…
Sorry Michigan: Get backup power
The entire country is struggling with extreme weather and its associated power outages. Just so happens some states do…
Why you need help in procuring energy : Live Event Video
The energy markets have become more complicated and volatile. To get the best deal and protect your business, you…
Energy transition; way off track. Get backup power now.
“A report published by IRENA on Tuesday said an additional $35 trillion of investments in transitional technologies…
Live with it and get backup power
The vast majority of outages are caused by weather events taking down wires. If you think that this will be solved by…
Natural Disasters Leave a Crumbling Grid Susceptible to Outages
This statement caught my eye in a recent article in EnergyCentral titled: “How Can We Update the Grid to Be M ore…
How does no CAPEX work? Zero carbon with no up-front cost
You can meet your backup power and sustainability objectives with no up-front cost or CAPEX investment. In this event…
Is there a problem with wind? Get backup power.
I was always comfortable with believing the sun will always shine and the wind will always blow. That is until I saw…
Lack of planning. Dirtier and less reliable grid. Get backup power.
We have been sounding the alarm that we are not proactively managing the transition to the zero carbon grid. Throw a…
Backup Power as a Service. No up-front cost.
Extreme weather coupled with an aging grid has resulted in a 14 fold increase in outages over the past 10 years. Backup…
“You Must Rely On Other People” The Podcast For Entrepreneurs w/ David March
It's all about the mission. It's all about the passion. And it's all about being a 360-degree leader. You can't do it…
Why the energy transition will be painful. Get backup power.
We have been sounding the alarm that we are falling forward towards decarbonizing the grid without a plan of action. We…
Electricity famine is here. Get backup power.
The grid is being set up to fail. Just ran across this great article:…
Low-cost renewables does not mean lower electricity prices.
We constantly hear how wind and solar are now cheaper than fossil fuel generation. I don’t dispute the calculation,…
Grid needs 57% more transmission capacity. Sure, that will be easy. Get a backup generator
The Department of Energy just released a draft report concluding that the country will need to add 47,300 GW-Miles of…
What is a concierge utility : Live Event Video
The electricity and natural gas markets have become more complicated a volatile. They are also decoupled from your…
Solar and wind is why you need backup power.
The graph depicts the minimum and maximum of the range of power that is provided by the combination of solar and wind…
Decarbonizing old buildings and making residents happy
Many old city buildings still rely on steam radiators and if you have had the unfortunate experience of having lived in…
Understanding Commercial and Industrial Generator Noise
Commercial and Industrial generators are becoming a common and necessary addition for commercial businesses and…
The gap between demand and electricity supply. Get backup power.
A perfect storm. Increased demand from electrification, declining investment in fossil generation and the inability to…
We’re relying on dirty peaker plants more than ever.
The need for more grid support during the day is growing as the share of electricity generation from intermittent…
East Coast and Gulf Coast Businesses: Get Backup Generators. Get Prepared.
The risks of hurricane-caused wind damage will grow along the East and Gulf coasts over the next 30 years and expand…
The Clear and Present Danger in the Electric Transition
“The electricity system in the United States — all of it — is heading into a massive crisis in the not very distant…
Not enough investment in clean energy.
In the new report: “Global Landscape of Renewable Energy Finance 2023”, The International Renewable Energy Agency and…
Is your utility part of the team?
A majority of business leaders are dissatisfied with their utility according to recent surveys. There are a host of…
SMR to revitalize coal plants and areas.
John Kerry, when talking about small modular reactors, stated: “I don’t think we get there without it.” Coal country…
Is your backup generator a profit center?
Backup generators can be more than an insurance policy. They can also be a profit center. When used properly and…
A Power outage in a blizzard is not an emergency? Huh???
Sometimes I wonder if utilities really understand the importance of electricity in our lives. I was shocked by an…
Energy transition is change. Change has risk. Get prepared. Get backup power.
If you have been following our posts, you know that Exergy is a huge supporter of decarbonization and zero carbon…
The greening of the New England grid? Get a backup generator and be safe!
If you have been following Exergy’s posts you know that our biggest concern is the lack of a definitive plan on how to…
Best competitive offense is backup power defense.
f you want to beat your competition, be available when your competition is not. Traditionally this meant staying open…
Cool Technology (literally): Zero Carbon air conditioning.
Exergy Energy is a concierge utility dedicated to making our customers sustainable and resilient at no up front cost.…
Another Major Outage. Get backup power with no upfront cost.
Winter is back with a vengeance and as of the time of this post there are 518,700 without power, mostly in Texas. I am…
ABCs of Commercial Batteries Live Event Video
Watch the recap of our live event. Batteries can contribute a lot of value to an organization and actually pay for…
Income and Carbon Inequality
“The difference between the carbon emissions of the rich and the poor within a country is now greater than the…
Executives and Climate Change. Head in the sand.
To get things done; requires commitment and realism. I am afraid both are lacking regarding climate change. I had the…
Is the grid heading for a cliff? Better get backup power now.
“Are utilities driving energy production over a cliff, Just like Thelma and Louise in the popular movie? This is a…
Think power is expensive now?
“Just wait until we need security guards to protect our substations from extremists and fascists.” This is the headline…
Moving forward with Nuclear
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has certified the NuScale standard design for small modular reactor. This is…
Facility in Texas? Time to get a backup generator.
Electricity prices going-up in ERCOT, unless you have a generator. If you have a facility in Texas you remember the…
Nuclear can make a big impact on decarbonization
Renewable energy contributed 20% of the US grid’s electricity in 2022. This number includes hydro, which constitutes…
ABC’s of Backup Generators Live Event Video
Watch the recap of our live event. Backup generators can contribute a lot of value to an organization and actually pay…
Clear danger of widespread blackouts and brownouts!
This is the consensus from utility executives that White House Media has been talking to over the past month. The…
No time left. Get a backup generator and green energy.
We have made zero progress regarding our CO2 emissions and atmospheric CO2 levels are at their highest ever. This has 2…
Prepared or scared? Let us help you get resilient.
Extreme weather cost the US economy over $165 billion last year and caused 474 deaths. Many companies and organizations…
More advancements in nuclear for a decarbonized grid.
If you have been following our posts, you know that we advocate nuclear as one of the solutions for decarbonizing the…
More outages than you think.
For a single facility, an outage is a relatively rare occurrence. Unfortunately it is getting much more frequent with…
How to get the grid to pay for your backup generator Live Event Video
Watch the recap of our live event. Extreme weather and the growth of renewables is making the grid less reliable. Grid…
Most businesses are dissatisfied with the reliability of the grid.
S&C Electric Company in collaboration with Frost and Sullivan, did a study of facility and energy managers of…
Returning to normal for energy prices. Don’t bet on it.
2022 was a very wild ride in the energy markets with prices increasing by 70%. Luckily prices appear to be returning to…
What’s Going On In MISO Live Event Video
See the recap of our live event here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7006731734679453696
Batteries vs Backup Generators Live Event Video
See the recap of our live event here: https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:7003054179430580224
The Exergy Model – Stochastic Analysis
(Read Time: 8 minutes). Exergy’s business model requires in-front-of-the-meter renewable generation to match…
Power Resilience Guide for Water and Wastewater Utilities
(Read Time: 25 minutes). This guide includes information from water industry professionals on how to increase power…
We don’t know how to decarbonize the grid
(Read Time 5 minutes). While all of us are looking forward to its decarbonization, I for one, am very concerned we…
Diesel Corrosion Control
(Read Time: 15 minutes). A short, 27-slide presentation by Octane Systems Inc. on how to prevent corrosion in diesel…
Peak load Prediction White Paper
(Read Time: 12 minutes). This whitepaper develops forecasting models using statistical and machine learning techniques…
Natural Gas vs Diesel Generation
(Read Time: 8 minutes). The Department of Defense, in order to make military bases as reliable and resilient as…
Industrial Demand Response Optimization
(Read Time: 5 minutes). A key aspect of Exergy’s solution is the use of demand response to lower overall energy spend.…
From Risk To Return
Investing in a clean energy economy. (Read Time: 100 minutes). Seriously addressing climate change requires reducing…
Building a Resilient Energy Future
(Read Time: 120 minutes) A resilient energy system is essential to the operation of nearly every critical function and…
Technology Pathways Could Help Drive the US West Coast Grid’s Exposure
(Read Time: 75 minutes) In this study we model how increased adoption of wind power, solar power, batteries and…
The Effects of Climate Change on Interregional Electricity Market
(Read Time: 75 Minutes) The United States West Coast power system is strongly influenced by variability and extremes…
Application of a Resilience Framework to Military Installations
(Reading Time: 2 hours) Critical mission operations on domestic military installations for the Department of Defense…
Interdependence of the Electricity Generation System
Read time: 2 hours) Concern about energy security on domestic Department of Defense installations has led to the…
The Future of Natural Gas
(Reading Time: 15 Hours) Natural gas is finding its place at the heart of the energy discussion. The recent emergence…
McKinsey Hydrogen Future
(Read Time: 4.5 hours) Hydrogen has a central role in helping the world reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and limit…