Some Great Teams of Utility Innovators
Fortnightly Top Innovators
Out of 88 nominations, 23 teams earned Fortnightly Top Innovators awards.
Frontlines & Op-Ed
Two Minutes on the Soapbox: Chorus of Cowbells Greeted My Last Words
From the Editor
PUF has hosted the Summer Summit Soapbox Luncheon at NARUC’s midsummer conference. It’s become an institution practically. And a beloved one at that. This summer’s edition featured two-minute speeches by the Chairs of the New York, Wyoming, and Washington Commissions, the former Chair of the Maryland Commission, and a former FERC Commissioner.
Ms. Fedorchak Goes to Washington
NARUC President Wins Primary
NARUC President Julie Fedorchak prevailed in the Republican Primary and her name will appear on the ballot this November in an election to determine who shall sit in North Dakota’s sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Power infrastructure: Virginia SCC
State Commissioners
“The most important concern is how we can address present risks, as well as tackle electrification requirements of the future.”
The Energy Infrastructure Imperative
Giant Leaps Call for Giant Courage and Confidence
Like the space program, the drive to decarbonize is encountering many unsolved problems. Each has the potential to prevent a smooth landing.
Commissioner for Three and a Half Years
From the Editor
That’s the Median for Commissioners and Chairs.
Investing in Utility Infrastructure Under Uncertainty
Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, Unknown Unknowns
How much is enough? That’s so often the central question for those considering investments in our national defense. Along with secondary questions of nearly equal importance, such as, should we invest in this particular defense program? Or that one instead?
Unaffordable? Or Unfair and Burdensome?
Defining Terms
What do we mean when we say that something is unaffordable? I ask for a very good reason.
What I Want to Write About
So Many Issues, So Little Time
What do you want to write about, to impact the sustainable resilient affordable debate?
Electric Affordability Today and Tomorrow
Meanings, Myths, Measures
I have been thinking about persistent myths of affordability. Such as that electric bills in isolation can be unaffordable. Another myth is that low-income households have high electric bills. Many households are unquestionably under great and growing stress. If we aspire to make a difference for them, we ought to better target who they are and reach for the tools in our collective toolboxes at utilities and in utility regulation that can really help.