Fortnightly Magazine - December 2024

Learning from Electric and Water Best Practices

NARUC Annual Meeting

At the business meeting of the Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment, members of the Committee on Water joined to discuss how to use each other’s policies, planning, and lessons learned from regulating their commodity to better operate the other during the 2024 NARUC Annual Meeting and Education Conference. They focused on how electric and water utilities can learn from each other’s experiences, leverage best practices and work together to serve communities more effectively.

Lessons from Germany's Clean Energy Transition

SEPA’s 15th Executive Fact-Finding Mission

“In these bilateral meetings, we shared insights into the U.S. clean energy journey while learning about Germany’s ambitious, government-mandated climate goals, the progress and plans for their clean energy transition, and their commitment to customer engagement.”

2024 D.C. Clean Energy Summit

Memorable Moments

Focusing on how innovative clean energy solutions can drive sustainability and equity, the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia hosted the 2024 District of Columbia Clean Energy Summit in October.

Electrifying Medium to Heavy Vehicles

Environmental Defense Fund

“The aggregate load growth that electric vehicles are going to add to the grid is significantly less on a year-over-year basis than with the air conditioning revolution or compared to data centers. It’s meaningful, but you’ve got to put it in perspective.”

Cybersecurity Regulatory Uncertainty

Restraining Investments in Reliability

“While nearly all organizations now use the cloud, today’s regulated utilities are not able to maximize the use of these technologies due to the lack of clarity within the NERC CIP standards and NERC’s Rules of Procedure.”
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