Focusing on how innovative clean energy solutions can drive sustainability and equity, the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia hosted the 2024 District of Columbia Clean Energy Summit in October.

Clean Currents 2024 is the premier national water-power tradeshow and conference, bringing together industry professionals from various sectors, including conventional hydropower, pumped storage, small hydro, and marine energy.

Many utility and regulatory leaders spoke at the United States Energy Association’s Energy Tech Connect conference at the historic National Press Club.

“To make sense of what’s happening, you must be able to process and integrate data from a wide variety of sources and in huge volume. You want that data to be right, so the meaning, type, and quality of the data must be clear.”

“In these bilateral meetings, we shared insights into the U.S. clean energy journey while learning about Germany’s ambitious, government-mandated climate goals, the progress and plans for their clean energy transition, and their commitment to customer engagement.”

Public Utilities Fortnightly held its Luncheon "How Can We Afford All This?" during the 2024 NARUC Annual Meeting and Education Conference in Anaheim.

New officers were welcomed at the NARUC Annual Meeting and Education Conference in Anaheim, with the theme "Focused on the Future: State Regulators Leading the Way."

At the business meeting of the Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment, members of the Committee on Water joined to discuss how to use each other’s policies, planning, and lessons learned from regulating their commodity to better operate the other during the 2024 NARUC Annual Meeting and Education Conference. They focused on how electric and water utilities can learn from each other’s experiences, leverage best practices and work together to serve communities more effectively.

At the 2024 NARUC Annual Meeting and Education Conference, the General Session "Natural Gas: Energy Demand and Emission Challenges Leading Up to 2030 and Beyond" featured CEOs from the natural gas production, transmission, and distribution sectors. They examined challenges and their plans for overcoming them through working with the regulatory body to continue lowering emissions, while maintaining production levels, safety, reliability, and affordability.

One General Session at the 2024 NARUC Annual Meeting and Education Conference was called "Hot Stuff: Navigating Financial Risks of Wildfires Without Getting Burned." The session looked at how wildfires pose a growing nationwide risk to communities, utilities, and consumers, with escalating financial impacts and affordability concerns. Panelists discussed innovative strategies for balancing the financial responsibilities of utilities with the need to maintain consumer affordability.