“Here, the focus is on the high-voltage transmission infrastructure of one hundred thirty-two kilovolts and above, from an unfortunately overlooked perspective, that of the customers and ratepayers who will pay the bill.”

This annual meeting of Veterans in Energy brings together military vets from every corner of the country, from dozens of energy utilities and companies, and from every service: Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Space Force.

“We bring in processes and techniques that let us go through an area of concern, evaluate pole by pole, and make a determination of what is the likelihood of that pole being compromised by this storm or not targeting the invest.”

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.”