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This blog post provides insights and recommendations regarding COVID-19 in the state of Colorado. It is based on a System Dynamics model that is calibrated to historical infection data in Colorado.

At the inaugural Switch Energy event in Boulder, CO, Cory Welch kicked off the presentation series with an exposition on the dynamics of climate change. This unique presentation format entailed slides that auto-advanced every 15 seconds, adding a fun challenge to the event! See for yourself.

The explosive growth of rooftop photovoltaics (PV) caught many utilities (and most others) by surprise, and now electric vehicles and battery storage threaten to do the same... utilities are increasingly attempting to account for DERs in their planning processes, in many cases all the way down to the distribution system level...

Cory Welch gave a paper at the 2017 International System Dynamics Conference on why and how he uses Analytica for System Dynamics (SD) models. Max Henrion, CEO of Lumina Decision Systems, the maker of Analytica, was intrigued and interviewed Cory about the paper. The original interview is posted on Lumina's website and is reproduced here (with minor edits) with permission.