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Allan Drury joined Con Edison in May 2009 as a Media Relations spokesman. Working in New York City, the media capital of the world, he speaks daily with reporters from local and national...

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Six Energy Trends for 2020

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Jan 29, 2020 12:15 am GMTJan 29, 2020 12:33 am GMT
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This item is part of the Predictions & Trends - Special Issue - 01/2020, click here for more

In 2020 and beyond, Con Edison will continue to harden the electric grid against vulnerabilities identified in its newly released Climate Change Study. It will integrate more renewable energy sources, improve reliability with battery storage technology, and optimize energy efficiency with artificial intelligence.

In the latest episode of Plugged In, Con Edison kicks off the year with an overview of the six top energy trends to watch and how they affect customers.

Con Edison’s Matthew Ketschke, senior vice president of Customer Energy Solutions, discusses key energy trends and what they mean for customers. Listen to Plugged In to hear what Ketschke has to say on:

Climate change
Renewable energy
Artificial intelligence
Electric vehicles
Cyber security
Geothermal heat pumps

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Matt Chester on Jan 29, 2020 1:48 pm GMT

Con Edison kicks off the year with an overview of the six top energy trends to watch and how they affect customers

Really interesting the hear the discussion on how it affects customers specifically. Oftentimes these are more 'behind the curtain' changes at utilities-- customers flip on and off the light switch and it works; customers pay their monthly bills; customers get frustrated at outages. These are the typical touchpoints, regardless of if the utility is shifting its energy mix, investing in grid upgrades, etc. But communicating and sharing those with the customers is a great tool for utilities

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