Brett JurishiJun 165 minCustomer Retention One of the secrets of running a successful energy brokerage business is building a long-term relationship with your customers.
Brett JurishiJun 75 minThe 5 Biggest Challenges Energy Brokers Have With PricingFor energy brokers in deregulated energy markets, one of the most valuable services they can offer their customers is a direct line to...
Brett JurishiJun 62 minCommon Energy Brokerage PitfallsNot many people realize that the lives of energy brokers and consultants are extremely busy. They can go from having to juggle business
Brett JurishiJan 184 minWill Missouri Move to a Deregulated Power Sector? What to Know Today.As noted previously in the BrokerX blog, the United States operates as a veritable patchwork when it comes to the utility sector....
Brett JurishiJan 115 minImplications if Potential for the Arizona Power Sector To Be Deregulated in 2022Across the United States, the utility sector notoriously must operate in a patchwork fashion. The handful of regional grids all have...
Brett JurishiJan 57 minThe 4 Most Anticipated Stories of 2022Over the past two weeks, we’ve used this space to fulfill the annual tradition of looking back at the stories that have shaken the energy...
Brett JurishiDec 16, 20216 minThe Energy Sector’s 2021 in Review: Part IWhile it may seem cliché to say at the end of any given year that it’s been one for the record books, looking back at what the energy...
Brett JurishiDec 9, 20216 minBroker eXcelerate Series: Balancing Supply and Demand to Keep the Lights OnFor most power customers, the interaction with their utilities is fairly basic: they turn the lights on or plug in their devices and they...
Brett JurishiNov 5, 20216 minWhat Impact Does 100,000 Teslas Bring to the Hertz Rental Car Fleet?Since electric vehicles (EVs) were first introduced to the market, one of the most significant hurdles to their adoption has been the...
Brett JurishiOct 27, 20211 minEMC NY 2021 - HighlightsCheck out the highlight reel from EMC NY 2021, featuring our Customer Success Manager, Lyndsey McDonnell and our CEO, Brett Jurishi...
Brett JurishiOct 21, 20214 minBroker eXcelerate Series: Virtual Bids, Convergence Bids, and How They WorkIn deregulated, open energy markets, utilizing day-ahead electricity sales comes with the goal to ensure those markets operate as...
Brett JurishiOct 14, 20215 minBroker Strategies for the Current Energy Price SurgeFor many market trends in the energy industry, they only reach the mainstream headlines once they start impacting the wallets of...
Brett JurishiSep 30, 20215 minThe Future is Now: AI is Already Revolutionizing Today’s GridArtificial intelligence (AI) gained prominence as a mainstay of science fiction and regular futuristic predictions about all aspects of...
Brett JurishiSep 23, 20217 minElectric Vehicles Bringing Opportunity - Not Burden - to the GridNot long ago, executives at utilities and within the energy industry looked at the potential electric vehicle (EV) future with wide eyes....
Brett JurishiSep 16, 20215 minHalf of U.S. Electricity by 2050: Is Biden for RealAs climate change and clean energy have climbed their way up higher on the priority list of the average American, with over 80% of voters...
Brett JurishiSep 7, 20216 minBroker eXcelerate Series: Cost-of-Service Vs. Retail Open Access MarketsFor many customers, their utilities and the bills they receive from power providers are a bit of a black box. They use energy, turning on...
Brett JurishiAug 22, 20216 minThe Recent IPCC Climate Change ReportThe Recent IPCC Climate Change Report: What’s New, What’s It Mean, and What Are Industry Insiders Saying? Thanks to early advocates,...
Brett JurishiJul 26, 20216 minDemand Response and Energy Efficiency - Assets Akin to GenerationThe backbone of the utility industry has always been the generation sector. No matter where you are in the supply chain of energy, it all...
Brett JurishiJul 18, 20215 minIt's Reshaping Energy: Digital TransformationDigital transformation is occurring across the globe, and it is affecting nearly every aspect of our lives. Even electrical production,...
Brett JurishiJul 8, 20215 minPresident Biden’s 2035 Deadline for 100% Carbon-Free Electricity: Achievable Aspiration or Just Hot When Joe Biden was running for President in his ultimately successful 2020 campaign, he was largely touted as having one of the most...
Brett JurishiJun 24, 20216 minThe Colonial Pipeline Cyber Attack: Exposing Dangerous Vulnerabilities Across the Energy SectorThe energy systems that make modern life possible extend well beyond luxury, but rather they are necessities. The availability of energy...
Brett JurishiJun 13, 20217 minBroker eXcelerate Series: Why is Restructuring Today’s Power Markets Such a Complicated Task? Welcome back for another entry into the Broker eXcelerate Series, meant to cover complex energy market topics for newcomers to the energy...
Brett JurishiJun 2, 20211 minBrokerX's Solution to the 5 Biggest Challenges Energy Brokers Have With PricingLast week we shared with you the 5 biggest challenges that energy brokers commonly run into when getting quotes from energy suppliers....
Brett JurishiJun 1, 20217 minEven Batteries Are Bigger in the Lonestar State: Tesla Taking Utility-Scale Storage to TexasEarlier this Spring, observers in the world of energy started seeing some mysterious headlines discussing a secret utility-scale battery...
Brett JurishiMay 6, 20219 minThe Unlikely Marriage of Gas & Renewables: Diving Into Renewable Natural GasWhen most people think of renewable energy, the mind goes straight to solar PV panels glistening on a sunny day, blistering winds moving...
Brett JurishiApr 30, 20213 minFake News: How to Properly Educate Consumers About Customer ChoiceThe Energy Marketing Conference hosted a panel last week with energy industry experts to discuss fake new and how to properly educate...
Brett JurishiApr 23, 20218 minCelebrating Earth Day 2021 with Clean Energy: BrokerX Review of 8 Major Clean Energy CommitmentsThe first Earth Day was recognized on April 22, 1970, as a way to demonstrate support for environmental protection and eco-conscious...
Brett JurishiApr 7, 20218 minNew Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm’s Priorities: In Her Own WordsThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) was formed in 1977, combining the Federal Energy Administration, the Energy Research and Development...
Brett JurishiMar 31, 20219 minBroker eXcelerate Series: The Western Grid’s Energy Imbalance MarketThe Western Grid’s Energy Imbalance Market and Its Impacts to the Duck Curve, FRAC-MOO, and the Rest of the Utility Farm The energy grid...
Brett JurishiMar 22, 20218 minIt's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Supergrid!For many years, energy industry professionals have extolled the virtues of upgrading the power grid. The grid is aging, transmission and...
Brett JurishiMar 22, 20216 minBroker eXcelerate Series: How Demand Response & Energy Efficiency Can Be Assets Akin to GenerationThe backbone of the utility industry has always been the generation sector. No matter where you are in the supply chain of energy, it all...
Brett JurishiMar 22, 202111 minBroker eXcelerate Series: Coal, Nuclear and Renewables - Pros and Cons of Power GenerationThe United States is among the larger and more geographically diverse countries in the world with a relatively spread-out population....
Brett JurishiMar 22, 20219 minWhy Aren't Smart Meters Available to More Utility Customers?Smart meters have been promising to disrupt and revolutionize the utility industry for many years, unlocking new realms of...
Brett JurishiMar 22, 20219 minUnpacking What Just Happened in Texas: Winter Storms, Blackouts, and OutrageAs the winter storm watch was reported for much of the Southern United States starting the week of February 14, 2021, grid onlookers well...
Brett JurishiMar 22, 20217 minUpcoming Trends to Watch in Power Generation MarketsSeasoned veterans of the utility industry have noted that for many decades it seems like the power sector was more or less stagnant....
Brett JurishiMar 22, 20219 min10 Most Compelling Energy Insights From The Big GameThe Super Bowl is inarguably the biggest event on the American calendar when it comes to sports, television, party food, and more. While...
Brett JurishiMar 22, 20217 minBroker eXcelerate Series: Navigating the Alphabet Soup of Transmission Market PlayersENERGY INDUSTRY 101: NAVIGATING THE ALPHABET SOUP OF TRANSMISSION MARKET PLAYERS The utility industry holds particularly unique standing...
Brett JurishiMar 22, 20215 minCustomer Retention is Key to Long-Term ProfitsOne of the secrets of running a successful energy brokerage business is building a long-term relationship with your customers. Thinking...
Brett JurishiMar 22, 20219 minBiden's First Two WeeksFORGET A PRESIDENT’S FIRST 100 DAYS, WHAT HAS BIDEN DONE FOR ENERGY IN HIS FIRST 2 WEEKS? The traditional flag in the sand for a new...
Brett JurishiMar 22, 20217 minThe 3 Most Anticipated Energy Stories of 2021Ready or not, 2021 is finally here. And while the changeover of the calendar is not itself the cause of new trends, it does serve as a...
Brett JurishiMar 22, 20218 minNavajo Generating Station Shut DownNAVAJO GENERATING STATION SHUT DOWN: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ARIZONA AND THE DETHRONING OF KING COAL? For much of the history of the energy...
Brett JurishiMar 22, 20217 minHow Tesla is Turning the Land Down Under Into the Global Energy Storage CapitalThe push for a clean energy transition is widespread, with the shift from fossil fuels being recognizes as essential for the energy...
Brett JurishiMar 22, 20217 minThe Election's Impact on the Energy IndustryENERGY INDUSTRY WATCH ON THE 2020 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Political analysts, subject matter experts, and voters across the country...
Brett JurishiMar 22, 20216 minBroker eXcelerate Series: Warming Up to Cold CallsThe time-honored go-to catchphrases of just about any sales manager must churn audible eye-rolls from the mass of sales team associates...