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Rick's Revelations: The Future Distribution Utility in California

March 30, 2018
Utility actions in California are being driven by the goal to decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

This week Rick discusses the future of the distribution utility in California after a conversation he had. Utility actions in California are being driven by the goal to decrease greenhouse gas emissions. They are planning to reduce carbon emissions by 40% by 2030. "They are taking carbon out of the distribution system."

The future power distribution utility will have situational awareness and be able to dispatch both load and demand response.

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About the Author

Rick Bush | Editorial Director

Richard A. Bush is the editorial director of Transmission & Distribution World. Prior to joining T&D World as editor-in-chief in 1994, Bush worked at the Georgia Power Company Research Center (now NEETRAC) where he held engineering and management positions.

In June 1988, Bush received the Georgia Power "Engineer of the Year" award, and in 1994, he received the "Technology Applications Recognition" award from the Electric Power Research Institute. In 1996, he was awarded a Jesse H. Neal Certificate of Merit for editorial excellence.

Bush holds BSME and MSME degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and he is a senior member of the IEEE.

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