PUF’s Paul Kjellander was hard at work at the recent NARUC Winter Summit, not only as a former NARUC President, but as painter extraordinaire for the utilities industry.

PUF’s Paul Kjellander completed new paintings to show PUF’s sincere appreciation for the industry’s heroes.

“We have a pragmatic and prudent approach to both IT and OT data integration. The utilization of OT data is a critical path for utilities to address the energy transition and build resilient and flexible grids.”

PUF’s Luncheon brought together leaders from across the regulatory spectrum to learn and laugh together.

The jam-packed NARUC Winter Summit was filled with attendees and much discussion on utility regulation in the public interest, as well as the future of the energy and utilities industry.

“The idea of building a safe, resilient utility in California where climate ambitions are high, and the call for PG&E to be able to serve so we can lead the clean energy transition was compelling. I felt that could be a very important body of work professionally, but also personally to know I did something that made a difference.”

“I’m pulling every lever we have to make sure we meet the reliability needs and coordinate the gas and electric side. What’s clear to me is we need somebody, it doesn’t have to be me, FERC, or NERC. We need somebody to step into that gap and make sure they’re focused on the job of protecting our gas reliability.”

"Small modular nuclear has the opportunity to provide a clean energy source, replacing fossil fuel resources, and using existing transmission, such as the proposal for the TerraPower plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming. How can we make sure it’s built in time?"

“If you’re looking at 30-year investments and have to decide now whether to invest in them, even 10 years from now, we can’t predict what reliability needs are going to be to trigger a reliability relief valve. If I heard you correctly, you’re fundamentally rethinking that approach.”

General sessions were packed with utility industry leaders, on a wide range of energy topics, as were the committee meetings.