In exchange for the battery incentives, participating customer-generators will agree to discharge their batteries in a coordinated way with the utility for a period of ten years.

With even the simplest transmission project taking a decade or more, we should take some specific, short- and medium-term actions.

A roundtable discussion with NASUCA State Advocates focused on efforts to help customers manage and pay off arrearages now that disconnection moratoria are expiring across the country.

This panel discussed how these changes could impact the resilience of the natural gas distribution system and implications for policymakers and regulators. Enjoy these memorable moments.

The pandemic year emphasized the need for Consumer Advocates as the economy was battered, utility payments were put on hold, and disconnection moratoriums continued.

“We need to keep innovating and that’s why we’re rolling out our Energy Earthshots, which is this series of ambitious achievable targets to deliver these breakthroughs on the toughest remaining clean energy challenges of this decade.”

“I want to give a brief update on what some of us in Congress are working on and we think needs to be done to create a better, cleaner future.”

“Public power systems, both small and large understand the concept of living and working with urgency.”

This panel of public power leaders explored how they motivate their organizations to shift away from the status quo and foster strategic change, from making progress on carbon reduction goals to deploying new grid technologies and engaging key stakeholders to keep the process transparent, accountable, and equitable.

This panel of industry leaders found new ways to manage simultaneous crises while still inspiring and motivating others. Each CEO reflected on how his or her experience from the past year reshaped their views on crisis response and what it means to be resilient.