Addressing Solar and Wind Tax Problems
Eversheds Sutherland
How do you treat excess deferred taxes? Congress explained it, but there are disputes at the state level, and FERC has its own issue, which is related.
Utility Transformation in the Age of Resiliency, Business Continuity, Gray Rhinos
Decentralization, Digitization, and Decarbonization
The future belongs to full-service providers that orchestrate an ever more complex, clean, distributed, mobile, and intelligent energy system.
Working to Secure Our Electricity Grid
Standards, Information Sharing, and Partnerships
NERC is interested in sharing how adversaries seek to do harm. At the centerpiece of this effort is NERC’s Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
FERC Formula Rate Resurgence
Transmission Cost Recovery Revisited
Utilities relying on stated rates during a transmission buildout phase are leaving money on the table.
Idaho PUC: Don Howell
Former Chief Deputy Attorney General
The General Counsel has to feel comfortable in that they have to tell the Commissioner sometimes bad news or what the law is in certain areas.
Idaho PUC: Marsha Smith
Former Commissioner and NARUC President
Staff is critically important, because Commissioners have to decide on a number of issues spanning all of the utilities, and Staff can be specialized and concentrate.
Idaho PUC: Diane Hanian and Adam Rush
Commission Secretary, Public Information Officer
The teleconference system’s a priority that’s got a lot of potential, especially with our audio video system that they built into our main hearing room.
Idaho PUC: Maria Barratt-Riley
Executive Director
With the Teams and the cloud functioning, people if they wanted to would be able to use other devices. They didn’t have to take home their desktops, but most did.
Idaho PUC: Terri Carlock
Administrator – Electricity and Economics
Being the Administrator of the Utilities Division, they allow me to switch hats and separate these duties. Once I start answering questions for the Commissioners, I no longer am advocating for Staff.
Idaho PUC: Kristine Raper
Commissioner
By statute, the attorneys for the PUC are assigned to us through the Attorney General’s Office. The intent was for them to have autonomy to tell us you’re going down the wrong road.