{"id":11837,"date":"2015-12-17T15:50:55","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T21:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=11837"},"modified":"2015-12-18T11:03:13","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T17:03:13","slug":"tech-innovation-in-the-energy-utility-space-good-news-room-for-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2015\/12\/17\/tech-innovation-in-the-energy-utility-space-good-news-room-for-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Innovation in the Energy Utility Space: Good News &#038; Room for More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/12\/281848673_f2dbe9926d_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-11838 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/12\/281848673_f2dbe9926d_o-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"281848673_f2dbe9926d_o\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/12\/281848673_f2dbe9926d_o-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/12\/281848673_f2dbe9926d_o-774x1024.jpg 774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcgperspectives.com\/content\/interactive\/innovation_growth_most_innovative_companies_interactive_guide\/\">survey<\/a> released this month by a top management consulting firm found that 80 percent of the companies polled \u2013 including Apple, Google and Tesla \u2013 rank innovation among their top three strategic priorities. Unfortunately, the nation\u2019s utility sector seems to be behind the curve when it comes to embracing this idea.<\/p>\n<p>Utility companies invested just 0.1 percent of revenue in research and development in 2013, according to the National Regulatory Research Institute. That\u2019s less than 1\/30<sup>th<\/sup> the national average of 3.3 percent for all industries. In fact, R&amp;D spending by energy utilities has declined in absolute terms since the mid-90s. But that\u2019s only one piece of the problem. There\u2019s also the related problem of low adoption of new technologies by the sector, which some have attributed to a culture of caution.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why it was so noteworthy when Public Service Electric &amp; Gas Company (PSE&amp;G), New Jersey\u2019s largest and oldest publicly-owned utility, announced it will use data gathered by EDF using cutting-edge leak quantification technology to prioritize a massive $905 million pipeline replacement program. After assessing public safety considerations, PSE&amp;G will use data on methane emissions from its pipes to identify those most in need of replacement.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This data was collected by EDF as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/climate\/methanemaps\">methane mapping project<\/a>. The project uses Google Street View cars specially equipped with methane sensors, and a data processing algorithm developed by researchers at Colorado State University to find and measure the volume of pipeline leaks. PSE&amp;G is the first U.S. utility to connect data on the volume of methane emissions to the implementation of a large scale system modernization effort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PSE&amp;G Leads; Who Will Follow?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Methane, the main constituent of natural gas, is a powerful greenhouse gas 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year timeframe. By prioritizing pipeline replacement using emissions data, PSE&amp;G is generating benefits not only for the <strong>environment <\/strong>and <strong>public safety<\/strong>, but also for <strong>ratepayers<\/strong>, who pay the costs of leaked gas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11840\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11840\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/12\/s-curve.jpg\" alt=\"s curve\" width=\"415\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/12\/s-curve.jpg 794w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/12\/s-curve-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: School of Information, UC Berkeley (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ischool.berkeley.edu\/courses\/\">http:\/\/www.ischool.berkeley.edu\/courses\/<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Will other utilities follow PSE&amp;G\u2019s lead? Theory says yes, but it will take time.<\/p>\n<p>The typical technology diffusion curve \u2013 which represents the rate of diffusion of new technology &#8212; is \u201cS\u201d shaped. Adoption of new technology starts slowly, led by a few visionary leaders. Over time, and under the right market and regulatory conditions, information on the success or failure of new technologies can be expected to spread.<\/p>\n<p>PSE&amp;G is not alone in recognizing the benefits of using new technologies to optimize leak management. For example, California\u2019s Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Co. is reinventing leak management processes by adopting advanced mobile-mounted leak detection technology, which can help facilitate the efficient implementation of leak quantification at scale. This is all good news. But it\u2019s not enough.<\/p>\n<p>In parallel, we need to continue advancing leak quantification technology. Fortunately, there have been promising policy developments on this front. The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissions (NARUC) and the Department of Energy (DOE) recently entered into a <a href=\"http:\/\/energy.gov\/epsa\/downloads\/fact-sheet-doenational-association-regulatory-utility-commissioners-natural-gas\">technical partnership<\/a> to promote investments in natural gas infrastructure modernization. Through this initiative, NARUC and DOE are seeking to establish leak measurement protocols and identify new technologies for enhancing pipeline safety, efficiency and deliverability.<\/p>\n<p>At EDF, we\u2019re working together with utilities, regulators and other stakeholders to catalyze the adoption <em>and<\/em> advancement of leak quantification technology. Methane emissions pose a complex problem. New technologies, like leak quantification, can be a key part of the solution &#8212; offering multiple benefits and delivering improved economic, environmental and public safety outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/albinoflea\/281848673\/in\/photolist-qUxMT-bjDMyS-3T4Yw7-9cCHBz-rRPEdc-re9z9A-rTGqDn-nxtMaG-4z9Kkf-baS9Gn-4z5vot-2TNMJ7-4z5AY2-4z9NVY-4z9Q9d-4z9SCb-4z9LEf-8mkQi2-9NGYZA-4z5uFp-4z5BRP-4z5Bhr-5ZNCz6-4z5wrn-4z5wVp-sb1e7A-rRPEPc-s8RNxN-dzCvpo-SSx7t-dzCsv3-awazVm-4z9LTQ-4z5uUX-nE4TGT-fHUu5S-4z5yTe-4z9TEf-9NwACM-7NMXZA-sxUdWi-aYMcst-dhFbzu-4z5vv8-4z9KYm-4z9R97-9NA8FD-jXtiMZ-cGNem5-4z9Pzq\">Image Source: Flickr user Steve Fernie<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A survey released this month by a top management consulting firm found that 80 percent of the companies polled \u2013 including Apple, Google and Tesla \u2013 rank innovation among their top three strategic priorities. 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Utility companies invested &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69729,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,55717,693],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-11837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-methane-2","category-natural-gas"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tech Innovation in the Energy Utility Space: Good News &amp; Room for More - Energy Exchange<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2015\/12\/17\/tech-innovation-in-the-energy-utility-space-good-news-room-for-more\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tech Innovation in the Energy Utility Space: Good News &amp; Room for More - Energy Exchange\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A survey released this month by a top management consulting firm found that 80 percent of the companies polled \u2013 including Apple, Google and Tesla \u2013 rank innovation among their top three strategic priorities. 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