Fortnightly Under Forty 2020
Profiles of Rising Stars
A chess board filled with rising stars of our industry: 64 Fortnightly Under Forties.
Wisconsin PSC: Jolene Sheil, Mitch Horrie, and Alex Fortney
Focus on Energy
“A lot of data is collected on what the programs are doing, how much energy is being saved, and what’s happening in the marketplace related to the activities that Focus on Energy engages in.”
Nominate Your Smartest Utility Projects
Nominate your smartest utility projects. These are your most transformative electrification and digitization initiatives that are creating the smartest communities of the future.
We called this the Fortnightly Smartest Communities last year. Austin, Columbus, San Antonio, Spokane and suburban Birmingham distinguished themselves as did their utilities, City of Austin Utilities, American Electric Power, CPS Energy, Avista Utilities and Southern Company.
Wisconsin PSC: Kathy Butzlaff and Alex Hanna
Water Division
“Conventional rate cases, but not simplified rate cases, require public hearings. We hold them at our office and utilities and customers can participate remotely over the telephone.”
Wisconsin PSC: Jaron McCallum, Alyssa Kenney, Colter Sikora
Broadband
“The biggest grant program is the broadband expansion grants, and the Commission just approved $24 million dollars in grants for FY2020.”
Wisconsin PSC: Martin Day, Kristy Nieto, Denise Schmidt, Eric Esser
Division Administrators
“Everybody’s learning new ways to navigate our online meetings and teleconference calls and figure out how to efficiently move dockets along.”
Wisconsin PSC: Tyler Huebner
Commissioner
“We need to make sure we continue to have reliable, affordable, and safe utility service, and that we protect our utilities so they can make it through this crisis.”
Wisconsin PSC: Ellen Nowak and Bob Seitz
Commissioner, Exec. Ass’t.
A conversation with Commissioner Nowak and Nowak’s executive assistant Bob Seitz.
Wisconsin PSC: Rebecca Cameron Valcq and Carrie Templeton
Chair & Chief of Staff
A conversation with Chair Valcq and Chief of Staff Carrie Templeton.
A Day at the Wisconsin PSC, Virtually
Virtual Visit
Conversations with commissioners and personnel from the Wisconsin Public Service Commission.