Do we need to rethink electric utilities from the bottom up?

Energy prices are soaring throughout the United States, and in California. This is occurring at a time when the ‘too cheap to meter’ resources are increasing shares of energy production. So, what is going on? This talk posits, for discussion, the possibility that renewable resources are incommensurate with the twentieth century utility, built on thermal energy resources and extensive transmission infrastructure. It suggests that a totally different approach to the incumbent energy systems needs to be taken seriously in order to ensure affordable and resilient energy provision in the future.

Speaker: Stephanie Pincetl, UC Los Angeles

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