Commissioner
Julie Brown is a Commissioner for the Florida Public Service Commission.
PUF: What's your typical day like?
Commissioner Brown: This is a big state. We are the third largest in population size and are geographically expansive. No day is ever the same.
As Commissioners, we all hail from various parts of the state and have diverse backgrounds. We all have different "typical" days. Whether it's educating elementary school students about water conservation, serving as pre-hearing officer over a docket in a quasi-judicial capacity, or representing our state on national committees involving critical energy issues, there are a lot of different roles that we serve.
For example, today we sat down and spent several hours going over how to help improve the resiliency of the electric grid. We also discussed post-hurricane restoration and the assortment of issues that can affect the restoration process.
We made findings and recommendations that were a by-product of an extensive forensic review of our utilities' performance following Hurricane Irma. A lot of time and energy is spent on items like this, which are so important to our entire state.
PUF: What role did you play?