Commissioner for Three and a Half Years
From the Editor
That’s the Median for Commissioners and Chairs.
The Hydrogen Hubbub in Six Minutes
At Edison Congress 2024, PUF sat down with hydrogen in energy experts Danielle Vitoff and Ted Walker.
Best Eight Minutes on AI in Electric Power
Artificial intelligence expert Rick Kephart explains the role of AI in the electric utilities industry.
April's Electric and Gas Rates
April’s Consumer Price Index was reported on May 15. The overall CPI, for all goods and services, was up 3.4 percent as compared with a year earlier – April 2023.
This follows the recent trend of inflation that is moderate. Though not as low as desired.
Better news about average weekly earnings. They’re now 3.9 percent greater than a year earlier.
The average price or rate per therm for utility natural gas service was down 1.9 percent as compared with a year earlier.
Tell Us Your Top Innovators
Nominate top innovators by June 28, 2024.
EPRI Launches Distribution Forum: Driving Collaboration and Excellence in Electric Operations
EPRI
“EPRI recently launched the Distribution Forum (DxF), a collective of leading distribution companies, which aim to drive excellence in the safe, reliable, resilient, and cost-effective operation of electric distribution companies.”
Achieving the Long-Standing Promise of Battery Storage
Association of Edison Illuminating Companies
“To achieve integration and widespread adoption of BESS requires a collaborative and multi-pronged approach. In addition to technological innovation, there needs
to be regulatory support, financial investment, and cultivation of a skilled workforce adept in managing these new systems.”
The Electrification of Economies: Infinite Innovations, Transformative Impact
Edison Electric Institute
Forum conversations about the expansion of economic electrification show how important it is to collaborate across industries and regions. As Brouillette remarked, “Energy has never been more important in the diplomatic world.”
Equity in Energy: EVS Engineering
Unique conversations
“We want to be known as the go-to engineering company. The Minnesota Vikings are the only ones we work for outside of the solar market. We see unique niche engineering specialties within what we do, like SCADA.”