“The biggest challenge facing the industry today is not access to AI. Rather, it is a combination of data readiness, trust, experience, and capability. However, without trust, none of the other factors matter.”

As commissioners and industry leaders gather at NARUC, I hope the conversations extend beyond individual jurisdictions and focus on what we can learn from one another.

GridFWD 2026 convened hundreds of energy industry leaders and stakeholders centered on the theme “Reprioritizing Affordability for Modernizing the Grid.”

The Dentons U.S. Energy Summit 2026 gathered industry leaders, policymakers, innovators, and investors shaping the future of energy.

“Data centers and advanced manufacturing facilities can bring jobs, tax revenue, and economic development to communities, offsetting an ongoing emphasis on concerns about their impact.”

“Their nexus is that both metals enter drinking water primarily through plumbing. Copper can enter water through corroding pipes and fixtures but carries less risk in plumbing in most homes and therefore the biggest change to the 2024 LCRI is focused upon lead pipe removal.”