Navigant Insights RSS Feed

Navigant to Chair Platts 2013 Transmission Planning and Development Conference

Mon, 23 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant Managing Director Laurie Oppel will Chair the Platts 2013 Transmission Planning and Development conference in Washington, D.C., September 23-24, 2013.

Top industry leaders will be presenting on important developments in the transmission field, specifically on FERC Orders, Clean Energy Developments, and Re-thinking the Grid. This is an excellent opportunity to network and share insights with some of the most highly acclaimed experts in the industry.

Navigant’s Ralph Luciani will present on Gas Market and Electric Integration – A Cleaner, More Efficient Solution for Power Generation discussing such topics as; current pipeline capacity, infrastructure challenges, and potential for expansion; market timing and coordination differences; public policy and regulatory concerns; and industrial sector versus the residential customer.

Navigant to present at Infocast’s System Resiliency and Service Restoration Summit

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant Director, Michael Hervey, is a panelist on the “Utility Infrastructure Upgrades and Hardening of Your Systems: Justifying Costs and Getting Buy-In” panel. Topics to be addressed include:

Budget planning and cost allocation of recovery
What should you invest in?
How do you recover costs from system upgrades? Can upgrades occur without significantly increasing rates?
How can hardening your system impact service restoration needs and what are the cost/benefit tradeoffs?

For more on this topic, register for the Resilience and Clean Technology webinar on July 9. Hosted by Navigant Research, the webinar discusses weathering disasters with energy storage, smart grids, and renewable power.

Infocast’s System Resiliency and Service Restoration Summit will discuss the growing need for resiliency and emerging interest in upgrading the Grid through integrating and applying smart grid technologies and utilizing best practices in service restoration. Utilities, Municipalities, State Regulators and Government Officials, Smart Grid Technology Developers, Software and Equipment Vendors, Contractors, Consultants and Analysts will hear real-world case studies in emergency planning, system hardening and service restoration efforts from some of the country’s top utility companies.

Navigant is a proud sponsor and presenter at IEPEC 2013

Tue, 13 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant is a proud sponsor and presenter at the International Energy Program Evaluation Conference (IEPEC) 2013 in Chicago, IL on August 12-15, 2013.

The IEPEC is an annual professional conference for energy program implementers, evaluators of those programs, local, state, national and international representatives, and academic researchers actively working in the field of evaluation. The purpose of the conference is to provide a forum for the presentation, critique and discussion of objective evaluations of energy programs.

Navigant Presenters:

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Impact and Process Evaluations of Northern Illinois Retro-Commissioning Programs
Randy Gunn, presenter
Savings From Appliance Recycling Programs: Think Outside the Grid
Mohit Singh-Chhabra, presenter
But I Thought a Statewide TRM Would Solve Everything?
Ryan Del Balso, presenter
Kevin Grabner, co-author/presenter
Keep on the Sunny Side: Lessons Learned While Evaluating PV Program Impacts
Vergil Weatherford, presenter
Eric Merkt, co-author/presenter
I can't use a Randomized Controlled Trial – Now What? Comparison of Methods for Assessing Impacts from Opt-In Behavioral Programs
Bethany V. Glinsmann, presenter
Bill Provencher, co-author/presenter
The Use of Matching Methods in Estimating Energy Savings for an Opt-In, Behavioral-Based Energy Efficiency Program
Bill Provencher, presenter
Trials and Tribulations of Joint Gas and Electric Programs – Guidelines in Integrating Joint DSM
Rob Neumann, presenter
POSTER: Energy Efficiency, the Best Approach to Combat Global Warming
Jeff Erickson, presenter

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Designing and Evaluating Residential Lighting Programs in a Rapidly Changing Market
Jeff Erickson, presenter
Randy Gunn, co-author/presenter
Smart Grid Session
Stuart Schare, Moderator
Conservation Voltage Reduction: What are the Savings?
Frank Stern, presenter
Riding the Financing Wave: Integrating Financing with Traditional DSM Programming
Karin Corfee, presenter
Brad Rogers, co-author/presenter
Dynamic Duo: How Combining Billing Analysis and Engineering Simulation Methods Improves Evaluation Quality and Understanding
Laura Tabor, presenter

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Maximizing Usefulness of Process Evaluations
Steve Hastie, presenter
Revisiting Double Ratio Estimation for Managing Risk in High Rigor Evaluation
Justin Spencer, presenter
Dan Greenberg, co-author/presenter

Other Navigant Attendees:

Kevin Cooney
Dan Violette
Paul Higgins

Navigant Energy to Present at HydroVision International

Tue, 23 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant’s Kerry LaLiberte will present insights on shifting hydro generation costs due to declining performance over the past fifteen years during HydroVision International.

HydroVision International is the premier event for hydro professionals to network, share best practices, and view the most comprehensive collection of product and service providers in the industry. Include HydroVision in your budget for next July and get the best return on investment available in the industry. July 26, 2013

Shifting Hydro Generation Costs/Declining Performance Over the Past Fifteen Years

Kerry LaLiberte, speaker

Navigant to present at ACEEE 2013 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry

Tue, 23 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant experts will present at ACEEE’s 2013 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry in Niagara Falls, NY on July 23-26, 2013. Participants from around the world will gather for three days to discuss technical, policy, financing, and program issues related to increasing energy efficiency in industry.

Navigant Presentations:
Blue CHPs: Designing Combined Heat & Power Financial Incentives and Eligibility Requirements for Non-Residential Energy Efficiency Programs
Keith Downes, presenter
Michael Noreika, presenter

Navigant to sponsor and present at the Texas Public Power Association’s 2013 Annual Meeting

Mon, 22 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant is a proud sponsor and presenter at the annual TPPA meeting held in San Antonio, TX on July 22-24, 2013. The TPPA represents the interests of public power providers in the state of Texas including municipally owned electric utilities, river authorities, joint action agencies, and some electric cooperatives.

Navigant Presentations:
ERCOT Supply Outlook throughout 2020
Laurie Oppel

Navigant Experts in Attendance:
Dan Stathos

Energy Outlook Event – Summer 2013

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant and Dentons are proudly co-hosting the 3^rdAnnual “Energy Outlook Event – Summer 2013,” at the National Press Club, Washington DC. The event series addresses U.S. and global energy markets and trends, and showcases leading thought leaders in an interactive panel format.

Panel Sessions included:

AGENDA

8:00 AM - Registration

8:30 AM - Opening Remarks: Clinton A. Vince, Co-Chair, Energy, Transport and Infrastructure practice, SNR Denton

8:50 AM – U.S. Policy & Energy Development

Moderator: Clinton A. Vince, SNR Denton
Panelist: Doyle Beneby, President and CEO, CPS Energy
Panelist: Amy Harder, Energy and Environment Reporter, National Journal
Panelist: Rick Smead, Director, Navigant

10:15 AM – Deflating Canada’s Oil & Gas Bubble

Moderator: Honorable Brian V. Tobin, P.C., O.C., Senior Business Advisor, Dentons, and former Canadian Federal Minister of Industry
Panelist: Janet Holder, Executive Vice President, Enbridge Western Access
Panelist: David J. Manning, Alberta, Canada, Representative to the United States
Panelist: Todd Williams, Managing Director, Navigant

11:15 AM – Hot Energy Topics Around the Globe

Moderator: Ian Smyth, Managing Director, Navigant
Panelist: Dr. Georg Maue, First Secretary of Climate and Energy Policy, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Panelist: Helen Guedalla, Head of Energy, Environment and Resource Security at the British Embassy
Panelist: Arek Krasnodebski, Partner, Dentons

12:00 PM - Keynote: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R – Alaska) Ranking Member, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

12:15 PM - Closing Remarks

William Dickenson, Managing Director and Practice Area Leader for Energy, Navigant

This highly anticipated event will draw energy industry leaders, diplomats, Congressional staff and members of the press, among others.

For more information about this invitation only event, contact: Laverne Murach at 202.481.7336

Navigant is a proud sponsor and presenter at the National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid

Tue, 09 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant is a proud sponsor and presenter at the National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid to be held on July 9-11, 2013 in Washington D.C.

The National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid is the premier event in the US focused on the business and policy aspects of demand response and its enabling technologies and applications. It is unique in that it devotes an entire day to roundtable discussions featuring experts in demand response and smart grid, who discuss with each other and with the audience the latest trends, issues, and business developments.

Presenting:

Demand Response for Renewable Integration
Stuart Schare

Attending:
Dan Violette
Bruce Perlstein
Erik Gilbert
Brad Rogers
Marianne Hedin

Navigant Co-chairs the 10th Annual REFF Wall Street Conference

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

REFF-Wall Street is the premier renewable energy financing event in the U.S. This event will address the rapidly changing state of renewable energy finance and give insights about the what to expect in the future. Even in the face of vast long-term growth potential, the renewable markets are suffering from the continued credit crisis, withdrawal of major lenders, loss of tax equity capacity and uncertainty surrounding legislative support. The past is no longer prologue to the future of this market, and a new path will emerge from the presentations and discussions at REFF-Wall Street.

Navigant’s Lisa Frantzis will chair the “Financing Integrated Resources – Developing the Package” session. This session will discuss the intermittency of renewable energy has restricted its uptake by utility companies in the past. However through the development of technology and an increased interest from the financiers in connecting the chain, renewable energy is being integrated into the grid. This session will discuss the topics listed below to address how integration is being achieved, what this means for the valuation of renewable assets and what more can be done to see the roll out of renewable on a greater scale.

Registration Discount:
Navigant is pleased to offer our clients a 20% discount to REFF-Wall Street. To register using Navigant’s special discount offer, use discount code "CC20RWS".

Conference Topics Include:

Financing the variance in technology as they are combined e.g. wind and storage
Allocation of resources – Where is energy efficiency software, storage, micro grids, demand response most appropriate?
Monetization of resources and the value to the customer
Direction of this market – Can it continue to grow?

Navigant to present insights at CRRI 26th Annual Western Conference

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant to present insights at the Center for Research in Regulated Industries (CRRI) 26th Annual Western Conference in Monterey, CA on June 19-21, 2013. This year’s conference features some of the latest developments in network industries, especially energy including; deregulation, market structure, policy and regulatory issues, environmental policy and GHG, telecommunications and water, pricing and demand response, and capacity and reliability.

Navigant Presenters:
Thursday, June 20
Session: Natural Gas
Matthew Arenchild, panelist: Shale Gas Well Completion and Production Practices – Conservation, Environmental and Regulatory Implications

Friday, June 21
Session: Rate Making II
Brian Kim, panelist: Proper Rate Treatment of Energy Efficiency Investments

Dust is Settling in Electric Car Market

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:50:00 -0500

Navigant's Energy Practice leader, Bill Dickenson and Navigant Research principal research associate, Dave Hurst, provide insights on the state of the electric car market in National Journal’s energy blog.

Looking at the market as a whole, one thing appears to be increasingly clear: the dust is finally settling and the industry shakeout is about wrapped up. Since the first plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) started reaching the public in 2010, a number of well publicized failures, of both automakers and battery suppliers, have occurred. Each of these failures had particular reasons, but, in several cases, over-hyped expectations were a contributing factor. This does not mean that the market is finished with business failures or canceled vehicle programs. Rather it indicates that these will be increasingly rare and more related to problems with specific individual business strategies rather than endemic problems in the EV market overall.

Click here to read the full article.

Navigant to Sponsor the 2013 Northeast Energy Efficiency Summit

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant is a proud sponsor of the 2013 Northeast Energy Efficiency Summit in Springfield, MA on June 18-19, 2013. The Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership’s (NEEP) Summit brings together policymakers, such as public utility commissioners, environmental regulators, state legislators, state officials, and community leaders as well as energy efficiency service and product providers, program administrators, and advocates who are instrumental in maximizing the energy efficiency solution for the Northeast region.

Navigant experts in attendance:

Mike Sherman
mike.sherman@navigant.com

Keith Levenson
keith.levenson@navigant.com

Navigant to sponsor and present at the 2013 APPA National Conference

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant is a proud sponsor and presenter at the 2013 APPA National Conference on June 14-19, 2013 in Nashville, TN.

The APPA National Conference helps utility leaders and policymakers connect with industry leaders, partners and peers while learning about the complex issues facing public power utilities. The program features leading political, economic, business and public policy thinkers addressing the critical issues shaping our industry’s future

Tuesday, June 18 Breakout Session

The Cumulative Impacts of State Environmental Mandates on Cost, Complexity and Local Governance: A Case Study

With increasing state environmental regulations that apply to public power utilities, questions arise concerning their long-term cost impact and their ultimate effect on rates to electric consumers. Public power utilities in California, under the sponsorship of the California Municipal Utilities Association, conducted a recent study of the future rate impact of their state’s environmental regulations. This session will present the findings of that study and the methodology used to analyze regulatory impacts: information that will be useful to public power officials in other states as they face similar regulation now or in the future.

Patrick Mealoy, Managing Director, Navigant
John DiStasio, General Manager & CEO, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Calif.

Navigant to Present at Coaltrans West Coast

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant’s Gordon Pickering will discuss the phenomenon of coal-to-gas switching during the Coaltrans West Coast conference in Las Vegas.

This conference was developed in response to popular demand to explore the rising opportunities for coal exports out of the West Coast, we will uncover the key issues affecting trade between North America’s producers and Asia’s buyers.

The phenomenon of coal-to-gas switching

Gordon Pickering, speaker

Long term average displacement of coal-fired by gas-fired generation expected to be about 4-to-5 Bcfd
One of the drivers behind coal-to-gas switching is the relative cost of natural gas vs. coal on natural gas abundance in North America
The impact of ‘old’ coal generation facility retirements is also key to the dramatic switch from coal-to-gas in the electric generation sector

George R. Schink

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:52:19 -0500

Mr. Schink is a managing director and principal with Navigant Economics. His areas of expertise include energy economics, regulatory economics, financial economics related to the cost of service for regulated entities.

Michael Rutkowski

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:51:32 -0500

Mr. Rutkowski is a Managing Director in the Energy practice, and leads the Financial & Strategic Advisory segment. He has 19 years of experience, with significant expertise in the areas of strategy development, asset management, and operational performance improvement.

The Satellite Television Law: Repeal, Reauthorize, or Revise?

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

As the subcommittee on Communications and Technology considers reauthorizing the Satellite Act and possible changes related to the video marketplace, it should also evaluate the non-discrimination protections in the Cable Act and whether they work as intended. Navigant Economics addresses the proper regulatory oversight of vertically integrated cable operators, and the role of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in that oversight process.

Click here to access the testimony.

NG Market Notes - Why a Market Solution to the LNG Export Question Makes Sense (June 2013)

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:39:00 -0500

In the June 2013 issue of NG Market Notes, Navigant Director Gordon Pickering and Managing Consultant Jeff Van Horne review the Department of Energy’s latest order granting export authorization to a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project. They assess the current public discussion of LNG exports, and explain why a “market solution” makes sense when discussing whether or not LNG exports should be allowed – particularly in today’s era of shale gas abundance.

Click here to read.

Navigant Releases New Data on North American Natural Gas Market Prices (Press Release)

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Updated outlook for the North American natural gas market, including supply, demand, and prices at key market points.

Sacramento, CA – June 10, 2013 – Navigant (NYSE: NCI) has issued its North American Natural Gas Market Outlook (Outlook), Spring 2013, including updated forecast data on natural gas prices, dry conventional gas and shale gas production, natural gas demand, and gas storage activity.

According to the updated forecast, the real Henry Hub average price will increase at an average rate of 2.9 percent, from $3.66/MMBtu in 2013, to $4.07/MMbtu by 2015, and reach $6.82/MMBtu by 2035.

Navigant’s analysis found:

U.S. natural gas demand will grow from 71.2 Bcfd in 2013 to 89.0 Bcfd by 2035, driven primarily by industrial growth in the near term, and electric generation growth over the longer term.
The U.S. shale production outlook continues to be strong, growing from 28 Bcfd in 2013 to 56 Bcfd by 2035. In 2035, shale production is expected to represent 61 percent of total U.S. natural gas production.
LNG exports are expected to grow in the U.S. and Canada, reaching 6.8 Bcfd by 2020.

”High rates of supply growth are still evident in the market, which is somewhat surprising considering the relative flat growth in recent baseload demand,” says Gordon Pickering, a director with Navigant’s Energy Practice and author of the Outlook. “Given this market, and relatively low prices, we expect a near-term resurgence in demand led by the industrial sector, with additional growth extending for the full term of the forecast.”

According to the Outlook, the market will see an increase in industrial consumption of approximately 4.0 Bcfd over the next four to five years, as well as more moderate demand growth in other sectors over the full term of the forecast. In the near term, low natural gas prices will continue to increase coal-to-gas switching in the electric generation sector. In the mid-term, LNG exports will begin to come online as supported by the Department of Energy’s recent second approval of a non-Free Trade export application: Order #3282 Granting Long Term Authorization to Export from the Freeport LNG facility on Quintana Island, Texas. Over the long-term, gas demand will primarily be driven by increases in electric generation influenced by stable prices and energy policies that favors natural gas. Overall, the Outlook projects demand increases and steady supply growth that will help to keep prices stable for the duration of the forecast, providing for a healthier and less volatile natural gas market than in years past.

For questions about North American Natural Gas Market Outlook and analysis, please contact: Gordon Pickering at 916.631.3200 or gpickering@navigant.com.

About Navigant

Navigant (NYSE: NCI) is a specialized, global expert services firm dedicated to assisting clients in creating and protecting value in the face of critical business risks and opportunities. Through senior level engagement with clients, Navigant professionals combine technical expertise in Disputes and Investigations, Economics, Financial Advisory and Management Consulting, with business pragmatism in the highly regulated Construction, Energy, Financial Services and Healthcare industries to support clients in addressing their most critical business needs. More information about Navigant can be found at www.navigant.com.

More information about Navigant can be found at www.navigant.com. - See more at: http://sccontent.navigant.com/insights/library/industry_news/key-senior-hires-strengthen-navigant-healthcares-service-offerings/#sthash.6nyA6tgE.dpuf

* The information contained in this press release reflects Navigant’s current expectations based on market data and trend analysis. Navigant’s market predictions and expectations are inherently uncertain and actual results may differ materially from those contained in this press release or the Outlook. Navigant undertakes no obligation to update any of the information contained in this press release or the Outlook.

“I recently ran into two curious opinions regarding asset management that created a great deal of frustration. In one case, a top utility executive bluntly stated, “We will never implement an asset management strategy; it doesn’t work.” In another case, I saw the assertion, published online by a reputable industry magazine, that asset management can be proven to deteriorate distribution reliability. So, my response is to ask if those individuals would really choose not to manage assets. Isn’t that what they are saying? What would the alternative be?”

Click here to continue to read this article.

Renewable Energy "Quarterly Dialogue"

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant’s quarterly report focuses on renewable energy and offers a general overview of market activity and comments around the global renewable energy sector which increased to a record $250 billion in 2012.

This issue provides coverage and analysis of key news, valuation, M&A, and capital markets activity in the renewable energy industry. In addition, this quarterly report features Navigant Research’s insights on five metatrends to watch in renewable energy in 2013 and beyond.

Click here to view the newsletter.

Energy "Quarterly Dialogue"

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant’s Energy Quarterly Dialogue for the first quarter 2013 provides coverage and analysis of key news, valuation, M&A, and capital markets activity including: energy assets and services, oil and gas refining and marketing, oil and gas transportation and storage, and independent power producers (IPPs)/merchant generators.

The energy sector continues to be impacted by the expansion of new drilling technologies, resulting in discovery of new energy sources, declining commodity prices, and regulatory uncertainties. The shift of the U.S. becoming energy self-sufficient is underway as U.S. gas production continues to increase due to the discovery of new shale gas reserves and improved drilling technologies. This report offers insight into the current trends in shale gas in the “Industry Perspectives” section, with an excerpt from the April 2013 issue of Financier Worldwide featuring Raoul Nowitz. Expanding upon an emerging theme presenting in the last Quarterly Dialogue, the shift from coal to natural gas fired power generation has slowed, primarily due to the recent increase in natural gas prices. In spite of the recent increase, natural gas prices still remain at historical lows.

Overall, the industry experienced a slowdown in the first quarter as M&A activity markedly decreased both in terms of transaction size and volume, and leveraged loan volumes remained stagnant, while load default rates remain at their lowest levels since the first quarter 2009.

Click here to view the newsletter.

Michael D. Hervey

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:53:03 -0500

Mr. Hervey is a Director in the Energy practice within the Emerging Technologies & Business Strategy segment. He focuses on service offerings related to T&D business strategy, performance improvement, and emerging technologies.

Ian Smyth

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:53:00 -0500

Mr. Smyth is a Managing Director in the London office of the Energy practice. He specialises in power and gas market development transformation, as well as business analytics and technology enabled transformation.

Navigant to Sponsor and Present at 2nd Annual Unconventional Gas & Oil Summit

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The Unconventional Oil and Gas Summit is aimed at developing a deeper understanding of the challenges of shale and other unconventionals, taking stock of the lessons learned from the North American shale oil and gas revolution, and assessing the opportunities shale provides as a viable fuel source for the UK.

As the Gold Sponsor, Navigant is pleased to be able to offer a 25% discount off the conference fee - simply quote the VIP code FKE2243NAV1 to claim or click here!

See below for a list of Navigant presentations:

Tuesday, June 4

Unconventional Oil and Gas Abundance in Europe: TO what extent can Europe Duplicate This Experience

Rick Smead, speaker

The US experience, long-term natural gas abundance that’s just five years old
What will it take for Europe to find similar abundance
What would it mean for pipeline and LNG imports?
Will this extend to unconventional oil?

North American LNG Exports – An American Outline For The Future

Gordon Pickering, speaker

A review of US Gas Production, past, present and future
North American natural gas prices
US gas demand – where is it all going to go?
A new paradigm – US LNG Exports from a project perspective

Wednesday, June 5

Navigant Managing Director, Ian Smyth, welcome address as the Chair of the conference.

Financing Unconventionals Panel Discussion
Richard Bass, Moderator

Overcoming investor uncertainty: what are the key risks for investing in the exploration and production of unconventionals?

Technological, political, legislative and regulatory risks
Pipeline infrastructure development to support shale reserves

Unconventional Oil and Gas Litigation Trends Report (May 2013)

Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The May 2013 issue of Navigant's Unconventional Oil & Gas Litigation Trends Report showed a greater than sixty percent increase in the volume of U.S. cases filed in the second-half of 2012, compared to the first half of 2012, with royalty and land/lease rights disputes contributing the largest share of litigation facing the unconventional oil and gas industry. The report serves as a reminder of the risks associated with shale oil and gas exploration, and highlights the opportunities to mitigate risk and address the challenges of the rapidly expanding market.

Highlights include:

A dramatic increase in the number of unconventional oil and gas litigation cases filed in the U.S in the second half of 2012.
The Q3 2012 spike in the volume of cases was driven by an elevated number of cases filed in Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska.
Royalty and land and lease rights disputes were the most common types of unconventional oil and gas litigation during 2012, with both experiencing a notable increase during the second half of 2012.

Click here to download the report.

Navigant's unconventional oil and gas offerings include advisory services for strategic business decision analysis, construction risk management, economic and antitrust analyses, investment banking and restructuring advisory services, and expert services for disputes and investigations.

Navigant was recently named the Oil and Gas Awards’ “2012 Consultancy of the Year – Gulf Coast Region” for its work for Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company, LLC, which submitted its application for LNG export on August 31, 2012.

Impact and Process Evaluation of the U.S. DOE’s Wind Powering America Initiative

Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant prepared a report evaluating the impacts and processes of the former Department of Energy’s Wind Powering America (WPA) initiative. The WPA was established in 1999 to educate, engage, and enable critical stakeholders to make informed decisions about how wind energy contributes to the U.S. electricity supply.

The evaluation combined an impact and process evaluation to achieve key objectives. The impact evaluation assessed the following three key outcomes achieved by WPA’s state-based activities:

How many MW of the wind capacity added from 1999-2011 were influenced by those efforts.
The degree to which wind working groups were able to leverage other organizations’ funds to support their DOE-provided budgets.
The degree to which partner and third-party organizations have replicated WPA activities and outputs.

The process evaluation sought to provide greater understanding of the particular processes that proved most effective in achieving those outcomes. These findings were analyzed in the context of overall progress toward the DOE’s three measurable wind deployment objectives listed above.

Click here to read the report.

NG Market Notes - The Natural Gas Industry Grows Up – a History Lesson and Some Observations (May 2013)

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

In the May 2013 issue of NG Market Notes, Navigant Director Rick Smead looks back over the past 75 years in the natural gas industry and identifies two major milestones in natural gas regulation that have shaped the industry into what it is today -- the Natural Gas Act and Order 636. He examines the workings of the natural gas industry, from how the unintended consequences of price regulation were finally alleviated by decontrol of wellhead prices and the unbundling of the gas transportation and commodity businesses, to how today's gas abundance affects the pipeline and storage industry's basic economic models. Some would even say that despite the continuous change in the natural gas industry, it's an increasingly healthy, vibrant and growing energy market sector.

Click here to read the article.

Navigant is Proud to Sponsor and Present at the ESA 23rd Annual Conference

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:24:00 -0500

Navigant is proud to sponsor and present at the Electricity Storage Association's (ESA) 23rd Annual Conference, to be held May 20-22, 2013 in Santa Clara, CA. ESA is the energy storage industry's leading event, developed by the industry to support the advancement of the industry.

Registration Discount:
As an active member of the ESA, Navigant is pleased to offer our clients a 20% discount to ESA’s upcoming Annual Conference.
To register using Navigant’s special discount offer, please visit the ESA event page and simply enter the discount code ESAInvite2013 in step four of the registration process.

Pre-Conference Workshop: PV Energy Storage Integration
Workshop: 3:30pm – 5:30pm
May 20, 2013
This workshop will focus primarily on the lessons learned and best practices adopted at Public Service Company of New Mexico’s (PNM) Prosperity Energy, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Anatolia Project and various other projects in Hawaii. These projects are producing leading edge results stemming from the implementation of Energy Storage with PV. Both projects will use their experience to highlight each objective of this session. The lessons learned from project’s success will be distilled into 3 main sections: project design, construction and operation. Most of the session will be focused on design as the lessons learned from the project can bring the most value to the participants by identifying best design practices and potential pitfalls to be avoided when energy storage is integrated with PV.

Jay Paidipati, Navigant
Steve Willard, P.E., Public Service Company of New Mexico
Abbas Akhil, Renewable Energy Ventures, LLC

Calculating the Value of Energy Storage In Utility Applications
Presentation: 1:15PM – 2:45pm
May 21, 2013
This presentation will describe the Energy Storage Computational Tool (ESCT) which is a free and publically available tool that Navigant developed through the Department of Energy for the Smart Grid Demonstration program. This Excel based tool helps the user identify, quantify, and monetize the benefits of their operational energy storage project. The ESCT can also be used as a planning tool to estimate the value of a hypothetical project. The net present value is presented over the lifetime of the project with the option to conduct sensitivity analyses.

Colette Lamontagne, Navigant

Combining Energy Storage and Department of Defense Applications
Moderator: Colette Lamontange, Navigant
10:45PM – 12:15pm
May 22, 2013
The Department of Defense maintains domestic and forward operating bases that can utilize energy storage in various applications to maintain reliable power, improve power quality, operate a microgrid, and integrate renewable energy.

RMEL Spring Management Engineering & Operations Conference

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant experts will share their insight during RMEL’s Spring Management Engineering and Operations Conference.

PV – Demand Side Management and Energy Efficiency Panel
Panelist: Ken Seiden
Three utility and service company panelists will discuss different aspects of demand side management and energy efficiency during this panel. Panelists will cover topics like consumer and the appliance upgrades, pay rebates for solar and LED and utility control of consumer items.

Measuring the Value of Reliability Improvements
Erik Gilbert
Brad Rogers
Electric service reliability is increasingly important for operation of modern society. System reliability is regulated by State and Federal Regulatory authorities, and is carefully measured using traditional reliability indices such as SAIFI, SAIDI, CAIFI. However, the actual monetary benefit of improving reliability is more difficult to estimate and is often not required by regulatory authorities. Yet, It is increasingly important to understand the value of investment in improving reliability, especially in the face of major events, which have made recent headlines in scale and scope. What is the right level of investment in reliability?

Navigant to present at the 15th Annual Electric Power Conference & Expo

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant Director, Gordon Pickering will present insights on LNG exports and North American natural gas at the 15th Annual Electric Power Conference and Exhibition.

Tuesday, May 14

Track 9: Power Industry Trends and Strategies to Respond
This track will address emerging issues, novel technology solutions and means to value existing assets. It will explore the basis for planning in the face of multiple uncertainties that confront the power sector.

Session 9A: Natural Gas Price and Availability
As a part of the Power Industry Trends and Strategies track, a number of speakers have been brought together to discuss the global factors impacting the future price and availability of natural gas – infrastructure, regulation, technology and demand.

Navigant’s Gordon Pickering will present, LNG Exports – a New Vision for the Natural Gas Industry and for America

Other Navigant Attendees:
Michael Rutkowski

Benjamin Grunfeld

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:24:19 -0500

Mr. Grunfeld is an Associate Director in the Energy practice. He provides strategic advice and analytical expertise to utilities, independent power companies, energy-related business ventures, and governments.

Steven Visser

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:24:19 -0500

Mr. Visser is a Managing Director and leads the Complex Data Management and Analysis (CDMA) service line in the Disputes and Investigations practice. He is an expert in database systems technology, data analysis and data mining with 15 years of experience.

Lisa Frantzis

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:24:19 -0500

Ms. Frantzis is a Managing Director for Renewable and Distributed Energy at Navigant. She has 30 years of experience in managing extensive technical, market, and economic analyses of renewable energy systems.

Kevin C. Cooney

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:24:19 -0500

Mr. Cooney is a Managing Director in the Energy practice and is a registered professional engineer with over 20 yrs experience in energy efficiency program design and evaluation, market assessment, and technology evaluation.

Bruce W. Perlstein

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:24:18 -0500

Dr. Perlstein is a Director in the Energy practice. With over 25 years' experience, he consults on energy and financial risk-related strategy, management, policy, and valuation related issues.

Laurie Oppel

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:24:18 -0500

Ms. Oppel is a Managing Director and leads the Power Systems, Markets, and Pricing segment of the Energy practice. Her expertise includes transmission pricing and tariff development, interconnection contract development and negotiation, transmission planning and design, and T&D system operations.

Coming Next: Dynamic Asset Risk Management

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant Director, Michael Hervey, co-authored the article, Coming Next: Dynamic Asset Risk Management published in the May issue of Transmission & Distribution World.

The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has observed that each step of classic asset management methodologies seem to lead to a need for increased and improved data management, data mining, performance analysis, work prioritization or data process automation tools. This need, combined with the evolution of more data streams scattered in various systems , the growing demand for real-time analysis and more thorough forecasting makes a next step inevitable.

Read the full article here.

Navigant Experts to Present at WINDPOWER 2013

Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Navigant experts will be presenting on the developments and trends in the global offshore wind market during the WINDPOWER 2013 Conference and Exposition in Chicago, IL.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
4:30-6:30pm

Poster: Incentive Schemes for Offshore Wind Development in Europe
Bruce Hamilton, presenter

This presentation will provide a synthesis of the policy schemes that are being employed in Europe to support offshore wind (OSW) development, the advantages and disadvantages of each, lessons learned, and a ranking of the schemes based on an assessment of their success and relative effort and cost.
The analysis will include 'investment support schemes' (MW focused) and 'operating support schemes' (MWh focused). Investment support schemes can take the form of cash grants, loan guarantees, accelerated depreciation of assets, tax breaks, low interest loans, credits or deductions. Operating support schemes include the Feed-in Tariff, Feed-in Premiums, green certificates, and tendering.

To read the paper presented at EWEA 2013 on this topic, click here.

Poster: Update of Chinese Wind Power Market and Players
Feng Zhao, presenter

China became the largest wind power market in 2009 as measured by new installations and it represented 42% of the global total in 2011. It is significant that seven Chinese companies are among the Top 15 largest turbine suppliers in the world. During 2011, five Chinese companies exported 140 wind turbines to five different foreign markets.

However, the market conditions for wind power in China have changed dramatically since 2011. Local transmission build-out can't keep up with wind farm installations, and fierce price competition due to overcapacity has translated into lower volumes and lower margins. In addition, the central government's stricter project approval process signaled tougher market conditions for local players. 2012 will prove to be a difficult year for Chinese turbine OEMs, as evidenced by the poor performance of stocks in the 1st half of the year. It is expected that 2012 will see Chinese wind installations dropping further. This presentation will provide an update of the market dynamics and will inform attendees what is exactly going on in China. In addition, it will provide a closer look at Chinese OEM's business strategies in the North America, and their impact on both local and global markets.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
3:00-6:00pm

Workshop: U.S. Offshore Wind Market and Supply Chain
To RSVP: click here

Bruce Hamilton, presenter
Andy Wickless, presenter

Description: In this workshop the Navigant Consortium will present preliminary results of two major offshore wind studies being performed for the U.S. Department of Energy: the Offshore Wind Annual Market Assessment and a report on U.S. Offshore Wind Supply Chain and Manufacturing. The objectives of the workshop are to disseminate information and solicit input on 5 key topics: global market and technology trends, supply chain opportunities, installation and O&M strategies, jobs and investment forecasts, and U.S. offshore wind policy.

Ryan Bilbrey

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:19:42 -0500

Mr. Bilbrey is a Managing Director in the Legal Technology Solutions practice. He has 18 years experience in litigation and investigation projects, directing the identification, collection, analysis, processing, and hosted review of electronically stored information (ESI).

John Gartner

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:10:41 -0500

Peter H. Asmus

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:10:38 -0500

With over 25 years experience, and as Principal Research Analyst with Navigant Research, Peter Asmus is a leading global expert on microgrids and virtual power plants.

Scott Shepard

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:10:36 -0500

Mr. Shepard is a research associate with Navigant Research. He provides research and analytical support for the Smart Transportation program.

Kevin Blake

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:10:35 -0500

Kevin Blake is a Director in the Legal Technology Solutions practice. For over ten years, he has provided complex consulting services in the areas of insurance asset recovery, data analytics and the development of financial systems.

Lee Hamilton

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:10:34 -0500

As an analyst in Navigant Research's Smart Buildings Program, Mr. Hamilton focuses on commercial building control systems and emerging commercial building technologies.

Bob Lockhart

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:10:34 -0500

Mr. Lockhart is a senior research analyst contributing to the smart utilities program at Navigant Research. His research focuses on cyber security, meter data management, and smart grid managed services.

Jesse Foote

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:10:30 -0500

Kristoffer (Chris) Torvik

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:45:13 -0500

Steve Cornmell

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:22:45 -0500

Mr. Cornmell is a Managing Director in the D&I practice in London. He is a specialist in fraud investigation and has a wide range of experience of commercial litigation and disputes.

Navigant to present at National Conference on Demand Response & Ancillary Services

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Demand Response (DR) is considered to be one of the smart grid’s emerging killer applications for utilities, grid operators, and power generators. But, DR can do more than help meet peak load, it can help provide ancillary services such as contingency reserves and regulation and load following.

Potential Role of Demand Response Resources in Maintaining Grid Stability and Integrating Variable Renewable Energy

Presenter: Stuart Schare

Presenter: Bruce Perlstein, PhD

DR resources have typically been used to reduce peak demand and reduce load when wholesale electricity prices are unusually high. However, more and more attention is now being paid to the possibility that certain types of DR resources could also play a role in integrating growing amounts of variable renewable energy into the electricity grids of jurisdictions that are trying to obtain more power from “green” resources. Although those types of DR resources might be able to play that role by providing ancillary service, there is a significant uncertainty about the extent to which DR resources can be used to meet growing renewable energy integration needs and whether the DR programs should be adapted to meet those needs. This presentation will share case studies and lessons learned from findings on the California utilities/regulators study and DR and Renewables Integration as well as a case study on findings-to-date from Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO)’s pilot. The primary objectives of this presentation are to:

Identify and evaluate the potential ability of the existing and planned DR resources
Identify changes that would improve the ability of existing DR programs to meet the future renewable integration needs
Evaluate and compare the ways jurisdictions are using or plan to use DR resources in maintaining grid stability and/or integrating variable
Renewable energy

Navigant Insights RSS Feed

Navigant to Chair Platts 2013 Transmission Planning and Development Conference

Navigant to present at Infocast’s System Resiliency and Service Restoration Summit

Navigant is a proud sponsor and presenter at IEPEC 2013

Navigant Energy to Present at HydroVision International

Navigant to present at ACEEE 2013 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry

Navigant to sponsor and present at the Texas Public Power Association’s 2013 Annual Meeting

Energy Outlook Event – Summer 2013

Navigant is a proud sponsor and presenter at the National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid

Navigant Co-chairs the 10th Annual REFF Wall Street Conference

Navigant to present insights at CRRI 26th Annual Western Conference

Dust is Settling in Electric Car Market

Navigant to Sponsor the 2013 Northeast Energy Efficiency Summit

Navigant to sponsor and present at the 2013 APPA National Conference

Navigant to Present at Coaltrans West Coast

George R. Schink

Michael Rutkowski

The Satellite Television Law: Repeal, Reauthorize, or Revise?

NG Market Notes - Why a Market Solution to the LNG Export Question Makes Sense (June 2013)

Navigant Releases New Data on North American Natural Gas Market Prices (Press Release)

You Are Here

Renewable Energy "Quarterly Dialogue"

Energy "Quarterly Dialogue"

Michael D. Hervey

Ian Smyth

Navigant to Sponsor and Present at 2nd Annual Unconventional Gas & Oil Summit

Unconventional Oil and Gas Litigation Trends Report (May 2013)

Impact and Process Evaluation of the U.S. DOE’s Wind Powering America Initiative

NG Market Notes - The Natural Gas Industry Grows Up – a History Lesson and Some Observations (May 2013)

Navigant is Proud to Sponsor and Present at the ESA 23rd Annual Conference

RMEL Spring Management Engineering & Operations Conference

Navigant to present at the 15th Annual Electric Power Conference & Expo

Benjamin Grunfeld

Steven Visser

Lisa Frantzis

Kevin C. Cooney

Bruce W. Perlstein

Laurie Oppel

Coming Next: Dynamic Asset Risk Management

Navigant Experts to Present at WINDPOWER 2013

Ryan Bilbrey

John Gartner

Peter H. Asmus

Scott Shepard

Kevin Blake

Lee Hamilton

Bob Lockhart

Jesse Foote

Kristoffer (Chris) Torvik

Steve Cornmell

Navigant to present at National Conference on Demand Response & Ancillary Services