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Fortnightly Magazine - March 2026

State Utility Regulation: Angie Hatton

Kentucky PSC

“We have areas that are not expecting load growth – and potentially even a decrease in load – like in eastern Kentucky in the Appalachian region, where we haven’t gotten a lot of economic development.”
Byline: 

Angie Hatton with Paul Kjellander

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NARUC Task Force Releases Natural Gas Utility Planning Roadmaps

Strategies and Tools for Regulators

“In December 2025, the NARUC Task Force on Natural Gas Resource Planning announced the release of four planning roadmaps offering strategies and tools to help commissions align natural gas distribution utility planning processes with state policy goals.”
Byline: 

Kiera Zitelman and Taylor Fitzgerald

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Bringing Long Duration Energy Storage into Focus, Part 1

No One-Size-Fits-All Solution

”Market need has led to an explosion of creativity in the long duration energy storage space, with novel technologies, from R&D to early-stage commercially viable solutions rushing to fill the gap. To untangle this dimensionality, we present a structured framework for analyzing the LDES market.”
Byline: 

Molly Podolefsky and Noah Podolefsky

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Better Grid Data Can Speed Up EV Charger Deployment

A Practical Tool

“Hosting capacity analysis (HCA) maps serve as a practical tool and offer transparent, detailed insights into where the electric grid can support new load – such as EV charging infrastructure – and where costly utility upgrades may be unavoidable. HCAs are emerging as a critical tool for EV charger deployment.”
Byline: 

Catelyn Sweeney

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FERC Order 2222: Can a Good Order Solve It?

DERs and Data Centers

“FERC Order 2222 required RTOs and ISOs to open wholesale markets to aggregated distributed energy resources. The objective was straightforward: allow flexible, distributed resources to compete alongside traditional capacity and reduce pressure on the system. The results, however, were limited.”
Byline: 

Margarita Patria and Dmitry Balashov

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Federal Power Act Section 202(c): Shaping Grid Response

Active Reliability Instrument

“Historically, Section 202(c) was used sparingly. More recently it has emerged as an active tool to address reliability as large load growth, infrastructure constraints, and weather volatility have placed sustained pressure on regional systems.”
Byline: 

Lyle Larson and Christopher Kirby

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Ready for the Silver Tsunami?

Attracting Younger Generations

“Clearly, attracting younger generations to the water and wastewater industries is going to require a rebranding that underscores reinforcing public educational awareness as to the crucial role of water in public health and community development.”
Byline: 

Mary-Anna Holden and Butch Howard

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2026 State of State Regulation Luncheon

Energy Scenes

The 2026 State of State Regulation Luncheon at NARUC’s Winter Policy Summit was a resounding success, as PUF Executive Editor Rachel Bryant moderated a discussion with members of the NARUC Executive Committee, including NARUC President Ann Rendahl, First VP Jehmal Hudson, Second VP Katie Sieben, and Treasurer Josh Byrnes.
Byline: 

PUF

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Bipartisan Energy Champions Celebrated

Energy Scenes

Americans for a Clean Energy Grid convened federal and state leaders at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., to recognize bipartisan champions who have helped advance transmission planning, permitting, and development over the past year.
Byline: 

PUF

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