Transformation Amid Virus Crisis
Accelerating Into The Straight, and Then ...
All we can do is plan and prepare for the black, gray, and white swans. The electric power industry by necessity does this as well as any sector of the economy.
Frontlines & Op-Ed
Pandemic Priorities for Utility Regulation and Policy–Part II
During the Chaos and Afterwards
How shall that gap between utility revenue requirements and realized revenues be filled?
Pandemic Priorities for Utility Regulation and Policy – Part I
During the Coronavirus Chaos and Afterwards Too
Considering all the factors in the new normal, it might become necessary for regulators to review rates to keep the utility whole.
Social Distancing in the Most Collaborative Industry
Companies, Cooperatives, Commissions
Like me, are you down with the coronavirus blues too? True, that’s far better than testing positive.
A NARUC Winter
Characterizing the Commissioners Now Serving
State commissioners are a dedicated bunch, as is certainly the case of the thousands of commission staff. Dedicated to the public interest, including [when] in the arctic climes of Washington D.C. in mid-February.
What Hawaii Tells Us
Status Quo to Status Whoa
In the event of a catastrophic typhoon, so much of Hawaii's critical infrastructure is situated at sea level. The status quo is therefore risky to stick with.
Sue Kelly and PUF's Owen Young Award
Sue Stood Out with Her Sharp Mind and Sharp Wit
Like David Owens, Kelly has retired from the leadership of one of our great utility associations and leaves our whole industry with precious memories and the positive changes they wrought.
Big Things Again
When Grid Transformation Becomes a National Imperative
Making the grid cleaner and more resilient will eventually become a high political priority.
Sam Insull, Bill Nye, and the Urge to Innovate
Recapturing Our Industry’s Spirit
Utility people are at their best when they're innovating to fulfill the potential, as Bill Nye says, to change the world.
Securing Our Grid
Prepare, Protect, Respond, Restore
Just like dealing with natural attacks on the grid — hurricanes, storms and floods, and just like dealing with man-made attacks on the grid — vandalism, terrorism and even acts of war — we need to prepare, protect and respond to restore the grid's essential service as rapidly as possible.