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Innovators Innovate

Nominations Rolled In

The November issue of PUF is a double, so you'll want to make sure you also see the Fortnightly Innovators Special Issue announcing our innovation award winners. We were thrilled to have over seventy nominations for the 2018 innovation awards, and all of them were intriguing.

Byline:

Lori Burkhart

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Eric McCarthy, Commission on U.S. Transportation Sector Efficiency

Proterra’s Eric McCarthy discussed why electrifying public transportation is so important. (1:53)

Brad Stertz, Commission on U.S. Transportation Sector Efficiency

Audi America’s Brad Stertz spoke on the panel Pathways for Reducing Transportation Sector Energy Use 50% by 2050. (1:16)

Roland Hwang, Commission on U.S. Transportation Sector Efficiency

Natural Resources Defense Council’s Roland Hwang on why electrifying transportation is so important. (1:02)

Terry Sobolewski, Commission on U.S. Transportation Sector Efficiency

National Grid’s Chief Customer Officer Terry Sobolewski introduced the panel Pathways for Reducing Transportation Sector Energy Use 50% by 2050. (1:33)

Customer Count and Solar Up, Coal Down

From Q1 2015 to Q2 2018, utilities’ residential customer count increased by 4.6 million nationally. This much faster growth was at the annual rate of 1.1 percent.

1.33% Again?

When electric bills are a low percent of consumption expenditures, as presently, when it is typically at 1.33%, electricity is difficult to afford for far fewer households.

This is Getting Very Interesting. What is Happening to Electric Sales?

We have now set the all-time record high for residential electric sales in the first seven months of the year.

Gap Between CPI and Electric Bill Trends, Regionally

In the midwest and south, the gap between their CPI increase and electric bill decrease was huge, 5 percent and 4.3 percent respectively.

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