Sitting across the table from the people who made the decisions gives the opportunity to ask about the tradeoffs, unintended consequences, and course corrections that rarely make it into a report.

Renewables Boost GDP Without Harming Farm Output, Employment, Wages: “According to the first research study released by the Center for Rural Energy Security at the University of Missouri, renewable energy and agriculture can co-exist without harming rural economies.”

“We’re used to the lessons that history teaches of Yellow Fever outbreaks or Malaria due to the wet breeding grounds of swamps and standing water for mosquitoes, not dry weather conditions causing disease.”

“The pace of MHD fleet electrification depends in part on how quickly chargers can be energized. As demand for high-powered charging grows, regulators have a number of options to address barriers.”

Clarum Advisors talked with an array of industry leaders – utilities, data centers, developers, and vendors – to tease apart fact from fiction. In this article, we separate whether data center costs reach other consumers from the question of how, addressing both to inform solutions.

“We should avoid framing this as a choice between infrastructure and affordability. The real challenge is determining which investments produce the greatest customer value over time.”

“Australia and Great Britain offer two complementary, if not directly comparable, lessons for U.S. utilities and regulators.”

Puerto Rico offers a timely setting for the NARUC 2026 Annual Meeting and Education Conference in November, serving as a real-world case study for utility infrastructure reliability and resilience nearly a decade after major hurricanes devastated the island. The conference will address challenges of affordability, rapid infrastructure deployment, meeting customer needs, and much more.

“American businesses need stable regulatory environments to ensure they have an opportunity to engage in international commerce. That has been an important part of the basis of the NARUC International Program for decades.”

“Different countries have different solutions. I love that the International Committee provides the opportunity to talk directly to folks and create a space where we can understand what new technologies are available.”