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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 9/16/21 Matt Chester 9/16/21

Welcome Danny Vital of XTec, New Expert in the Digital Utility Group- [an Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Expert Interview]

The cyber experts in the energy industry have been sounding the alarm for years, and finally the mainstream is starting to pay attention. From the SolarWinds attack exposing utility industry vulnerabilities to the cyber attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline, leaders in industry and government alike are stepping up to tighten cybersecurity of the grid.

Matt Chester 9/15/21 Matt Chester 9/15/21

Welcome Ben Dwinal of UDC, New Expert in the Digital Utility Group- [an Energy Central Power Perspectives™ Expert Interview]

The utility industry was built on the collection and distribution of energy—whether through electrons or physical fuel sources. The modern utility, though, has been digging into an auxiliary resource that’s proven just as valuable: data.

Matt Chester 9/14/21 Matt Chester 9/14/21

Revisiting Solar Roadways: Is the Concept Still Too Good to Be True?

For nearly as long as solar panels have been gracing rooftops and barren land, creative people have been searching out additional surfaces that can be tiled with energy-generating photovoltaic (PV) panels. The idea has been pretty straightforward: if solar panels generate energy simply by facing the sun, then humans could collectively reduce our reliance on coal, oil, gas and other polluting fuels by maximizing our aggregate solar surface area.

Matt Chester 9/8/21 Matt Chester 9/8/21

THE STATE OF PAPERLESS ADOPTION AT UTILITIES: BARRIERS AND TACTICS TO ACHIEVING PAPERLESS ADOPTION

How Are Utilities Currently Delivering Various Customer Communications?

Despite many pockets of the utility customer base still clinging to the paper billing process they’re so comfortable with, many trends are moving them even more swiftly towards paperless solutions

Matt Chester 9/6/21 Matt Chester 9/6/21

Broker eXcelerate Series: Cost-of-Service Vs. Retail Open Access Markets

For many customers, their utilities and the bills they receive from power providers are a bit of a black box. They use energy, turning on lights and powering their appliances or equipment and then they receive a bill at the end of the month.

Matt Chester 9/3/21 Matt Chester 9/3/21

Hurricane Ida: What’s the Impact on the Energy Industry?

On August 29, Hurricane Ida came and went through the U.S. Gulf Coast rather quickly, but unfortunately, the impacts felt will be long-lasting. Major weather events like this one are becoming more common and more severe, which many scientists attribute directly to climate change.