NARUC Summer Policy Summit
Ann Rendahl is the current President of NARUC, leading the organization of state utility regulators and serving on its Executive Committee and Board. She is also a commissioner on the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC), first appointed in 2014 and reappointed through January 2027. Rendahl participates in key industry groups, including the Southwest Power Pool’s Markets+ States Committee and advisory councils for EPRI and several university utility programs. Before joining the UTC, she held senior legal and policy roles there. She holds degrees from Wellesley College, UC Berkeley, and UC Law San Francisco.
The NARUC Summer Policy Summit was held July 19-22 in Minneapolis and featured unique perspectives from those on the front lines of utility regulation, policy, and infrastructure challenges. The many sessions and panels were curated to explore strategic insights necessary to navigate a rapidly evolving energy landscape.
The Minnesota Public Utility Commission Staff were onsite to help NARUC Staff with registration and the many logistics of holding a comprehensive conference with a loaded agenda. The conference was presided over by NARUC President and Washington Commissioner Ann Rendahl, along with First VP and Virginia Commissioner Jehmal Hudson, and Second VP and Minnesota Chair Katie Sieben.
Public Utilities Fortnightly, powered by SEPA, was there too and brings in these pages a slice of what went on in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Excerpted here are panels on wildfire and weather, data centers, and clean generation.