Hard Calls
Leadership writing for energy and utility executives.
Hard Calls is my publication on the decisions that define leadership in energy and utilities. Read the latest on Substack.
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Slower, Not Lower: How Utility Leaders Can Bend the Bill Curve
Utility bills can be held near inflation and cut in pockets, but not across the board.
Read on Substack →The Schedule Speaks Even When Leaders Don’t
In a nuclear restart, the people who can slow the schedule feel it first.
Read on Substack →When Customers Gain Options, Who Pays for the Grid?
Large customers can self-generate, accept flexible service or go elsewhere.
Read on Substack →The Customer’s Plan Is Not Your Forecast
How closely should a utility listen and react to a customer’s plan?
Read on Substack →The Quiet End of America’s Insulated Gas Market
The U.S. natural gas market has remained relatively insulated from international price shocks.
Read on Substack →The Nuclear Reactor Whose Safety Case Doesn’t Need You
The operating U.S. nuclear fleet has always depended on licensed human operators.
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