Resilience conversations with PSEG CFO Dan Cregg, Duke Energy CFO Brian Savoy, and Exelon CFO Jeanne Jones.

“Utilities, reliability entities, researchers, and regulators are focused on exploring advanced resource adequacy frameworks that leverage multiple metrics to evaluate the ability of power systems to minimize various outage events while balancing costs. Panelists are going to discuss the motivation behind a multi-metric analysis.”

“For projects that use these newer technologies that might have longer-term benefits with shorter-term costs or that build their value from preventing high-cost catastrophes from occurring like wildfires or increasing global temperatures, how can those costs be properly assessed?”

“Talk about the gas-electric harmonization challenges. We’re going to start a task force. We’ll be asking for RTOs to be involved, hopefully NERC will support our efforts with tactical assistance.”

NARUC held its Annual Meeting and Education Conference in California inNovember, closing out three years of the theme, “Connecting the Dots, Innovative/Disruptive Technology and Regulation.” NARUC President Michael Caron passed the torch on to North Dakota Commissioner Julie Fedorchak, who as NARUC’s new President will make history with the first all-female leadership of the Association, with Georgia’s Tricia Pridemore as First Vice President and Washington’s Ann Rendahl as Second Vice President.

As we contemplate how we, in the fashion of Odysseus, shall confront the various Scylla and Charybdis of the new year, it is good to remember the strengths of our ship at sea.

“EPAC’s philosophy is that the industry can and must work together to proactively and voluntarily advance its own standards, rather than waiting for mandates to be imposed.”