Infamous New York power outage
On July 13, 1977, the infamous New York power outage took place.
Google Celebrated Tesla's Birthday by Drawing its 'G' as a Tesla Coil
Tesla held some 300 patents, although a few are lost to time.
Happy Birthday, Thomas Davenport
Davenport, inventor of the direct current motor, was born in Vermont on July 9, 1802.
Saluting the IBEW and Utility Workforce
An excerpt from July's PUF column “Resilience is Their Middle Name.”
July PUF Excerpt: Saluting IBEW & Utility Workforce
The PUF team reads a few favorite excerpts from the cover article of July's Public Utilities Fortnightly, "Saluting the IBEW and Utility Workforce."
Happy Birthday, David Lilienthal (July 8)
Commissioner David Lilienthal, whose birthday is July 8, wrote a PUF article while at the Wisconsin Public Service Commission.
He later became one of the nation's most influential utility regulators, then a key leader of President Franklin Roosevelt's Administration on energy matters, then the chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority - he was really the driving force in TVA's creation — and then the first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.
July PUF Excerpt - Day at Idaho PUC, Virtually
The PUF team reads a few favorite excerpts from a special article in July's Public Utilities Fortnightly, "A Day at the Idaho PUC, Virtually."
Read our July issue
Our July issue is now available digitally.
What Comes Down, Must Go Up
Over the last two weeks, electric sales in the PJM and MISO regions were up.
MACRUC's Annual Education Conference Kicked Off, June 15
Kick off Q&A
Excerpts from the Kick off Q&A, moderated by Iowa Utilities Board Member and former NARUC President Nick Wagner.