Indiana Court Upholds Increase Granted IPL in 2016
Electric rate appeal: At issue was a 2016 rate order that granted Indianapolis Power & Light Co. (IPL) $29.6 million in rate relief.
New York OKs Grid Tariff
Battery storage: NY endorses ConEd’s proposed tariff that permits large commercial batteries in New York City to feed the electric grid
California Aims to Enhance Existing DER Storage Goals
Calif. Energy Storage: The commission’s decision builds on a prior order, issued in 2013, that requires the three utilities to purchase more than 1,000 MW of energy storage capacity by 2020, with connection to the grid no later than 2024.
Court: No Error by FERC in Issuing Certificate Before State Did
Pipeline Project Approval: Neither the EA nor the CPCN allowed the pipeline to proceed with actual construction activity until it had received CWA 401 authorization from Pennsylvania.
How to Impact the Debate
Four ways to impact the debate and the course of utility regulation and policy.
PUF Short Vid: We Begin Bombing in Five Minutes
Why is 1984 so special for our industry? (38 seconds)
Boston, Orlando, San Diego. Find Me During a Break
See you at EEI Annual Convention, APPA National Conference, NARUC Summer Policy Summit.
U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team at Your Beck and Call
You need to see Branko Terzic’s amusing 1½ minute video: how much energy does electricity provide the American home?https://www.fortnightly.com/today-from-puf/puf-short-vid-us-olympic-track-field-team-your-beck-and-call
PUF Short Vid: Your Expert Guess
What percent of electricity’s cost is fuel expense? (50 seconds)
PUF Short Vid: U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team at Your Beck and Call
Electricity provides so much energy to the modern American home it’s comparable to a hundred and thirty strong servants at your beck and call.