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We are pleased to announce the launch of our new blog, 'Utility Work Ahead: Adventures in Infrastructure Regulation, Finance, and Policy' . This is a monthly publication aimed at sharing our experience--collected over 17 years, 90+ jurisdictions, and 175 projects--of challenges and solutions in infrastructure policy, regulation, finance, and service delivery. We hope you find it useful and engaging. https://lnkd.in/d9xtYTcJ

Conservation Strategy Group is leading some innovative thinking on how to reduce the cost of electricity transmission and its impact on end-user tariffs in California. DHInfrastructure with our partner Mario DePillis, contributed to the forthcoming study teased below. There are persuasive arguments for electricity transmission being a public good. With such massive transmission investment needs, the price tag for supporting a clean energy transition in the United States will easily be in the trillions. Investor owned utilities (IOUs) won’t be able to meet these needs alone. Some lines will have clear and direct benefits for IOU customers in a particular service area. These lines are ripe for private financing, under business-as-usual procurement arrangements. Other lines will be clearly economically viable but will present challenges in terms of cost allocation. These lines should be studied for possible public financing, at a cost of capital well below that of the IOUs. The use of public financing for transmission in the US will require changes to the way in which lines are procured and regulated. This will, in turn, necessitate substantial policy, legal and possibly institutional changes at the state and federal levels. Several public private partnership (PPP) arrangements used globally offer lessons on what these changes might be. #CleanEnergyTransition #TransmissionFinancing #InfrastructureInvestment #RenewableEnergy #PublicPrivatePartnership #SustainableInfrastructure

Recently, our team members Margaret Hylton, Krissy Barshevsky, and Nicole B. Rosenthal attended the 2024 Women Shaping the Agenda panel on Holy Cross’ campus. They heard from several leaders in the energy industry: Emma Cimino from Connecticut DEEP, Zeyneb Magavi from HEET, Krista Ostuno from Heavy Weight Inc., Amanda Downey from National Grid, and Abigail Anthony from the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission. Thank you to New England Women in Energy and the Environment (NEWIEE) for showcasing these speakers and amplifying the voices of women throughout the energy sector. We look forward to participating in more NEWIEE events in the future!  

Congratulations to the Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (Asian Development Bank) for the publication of "Powering the Pacific: The Cost Implication of Renewable Energy." #RenewableEnergy #PacificIslands #EnergyTransition Check out the report here: https://lnkd.in/erQUGW8N

We are proud of our own Brendan Larkin-Connolly and his wife, Cecilia, who recently shared their foster care adoption experience at Bridges Homeward's 150th Anniversary Celebration. Check the post below to read their inspiring speech and learn how you can support Bridges Homeward's mission to ensure everyone finds their permanent, supportive family.

We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth Miller has been promoted to Manager. Congratulations Liz!

Our team members Nicole B. Rosenthal, Elizabeth Miller, and Krissy Barshevsky recently had the opportunity to visit ISO New England Inc. to view the Master Control Center and learn how ISO grid operators navigate the intricate task of ensuring uninterrupted power supply throughout New England. Thanks to New England Women in Energy and the Environment (NEWIEE) for organizing this event! We look forward to participating in more NEWIEE events in the future!

🎉 Exciting News from DHInfrastructure! 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that we've officially moved to a brand-new office space just around the corner from our previous location in downtown Worcester! 📍 Our new address: 100 Front Street, Suite 400, Worcester, MA 01608 Our new space is located across the Worcester Common, and we're now part of the vibrant and growing co-working community at Venture X. A huge shoutout to the amazing team for making this transition seamless. We look forward to continued growth, collaboration, and innovation in our new home. Feel free to drop by and say hello! We'd love to show you around our new workspace. #DHInfrastructure #NewBeginnings #OfficeMove #VentureXWorcester https://lnkd.in/eCDKQGj6

We are pleased to welcome Margaret Hylton to the team at DHInfrastructure. Margaret is working with Brendan Larkin-Connolly to continue to grow our US regulatory work in the energy and water sectors. She previously worked as a legal analyst, assisting with civil litigation, and white-collar and securities enforcement for a law firm in New York. Margaret is a 2023 graduate of Harvard University, where she studied English. She spent much of her undergraduate career volunteering as a teacher for the Phillips Brooks House Association and student representative on the English Department Undergraduate Committee. https://lnkd.in/dVePm5rj