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How Many Households Experience Utility Bills

The Role Advocates Play

I am grateful for the advocates who work on behalf of consumers like me, often without us ever knowing their names. And I am grateful for the people across this industry who make that possible. Utilities working to deliver reliable service that is designed to be as affordable as possible. Advocates working to make sure the decisions behind those bills hold up.
Byline: 

Rachel Bryant

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A Seat at the Table

Leadership, Legacy

When I realized this issue would land during Women’s History Month, it felt like the right moment to elevate voices that have not always been front and center in this industry.
Byline: 

Rachel Bryant

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The Work We Share

Connection, collaboration, regulation

I keep thinking about how often people say our industry struggles to tell its own story. Utility regulation is more complex and more consequential than ever, and when we get deep into the details, it’s easy to forget that there are real people behind every decision. And more often than not, we’re all working toward the same broader outcomes.
Byline: 

Rachel Bryant

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Hello, Goodbye

My Last PUF. February to be Rachel’s First

Rachel Bryant will take the helm at Public Utilities Fortnightly starting with February’s issue. For PUF’s next voyage, this proud boat could not be in better hands.
Byline: 

Steve Mitnick

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Affordability Crises in Industry's History

Each Produced Enormous Change. What About Now?

The first affordability crisis took place during the Panic of 1907, a devastating downturn in the nation’s economy. The broken banking system couldn’t continue to provide capital to the electric companies, bringing to a screeching halt the expansion of electric service beyond the wealthiest communities. Lowering the risk of the companies, albeit also lowering their profit potential, broke the logjam.
Byline: 

Steve Mitnick

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Insull's Utility Regulation Model Still Delivering

From the Editor

Given today’s imperative to build to meet rapidly growing demand for electric service, much like the growth in the first half of the twentieth century, it’s fortunate we can count on that time-tested Samuel Insull model to pull us through.
Byline: 

Steve Mitnick

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Now That It's Summertime

We’re Facing a New Paradigm

Some say it’s high time. Others say it’s hardly fine. If you look hard, you’ll find. We’re clearly behind...
Byline: 

Steve Mitnick

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The First State and Future of Power

2018, When We Started

In that first Special Issue, my editorial was entitled “State of Power by State.” The message there was summed up in this sentence: “When we assess the present state of power, and when we project the future, we know the states are really different.”
Byline: 

Steve Mitnick

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