Spending on Travel and Restaurants Down, But Electricity Steady
Consumer expenditures fell sharply in virtually every category in March.
PUF's Where's Energy
Fortnightly Electricity Report, through April 28
Electricity use drops 5%, generation by coal plants drops 31%, CO2 emissions drop 16%.
Casey, on the Current Crisis
Co-leader of PwC’s energy, utilities and mining practice discusses the COVID-19 crisis.
Smart Investment in the Smart Grid, by Zolaikha Strong
The director of energy policy & electrical markets at the Copper Development Association, previously at FERC and then EEI, writes what the current crisis informs us about the grid.
Check Out Our May Issue
Browse the contents of our latest issue.
Absolute Best Numbers on Electric Bills
A taste of insights from the semiannual Consumer Expenditure Survey.
New Feature: Video Roundtables Fortnightly
The PUF team is now conducting video roundtables of leaders in utility regulation and policy.
Coronavirus & No Disconnect Policies, by Charles Bayless
Recent orders forbid many utilities from disconnecting customers who do not pay bills during the pandemic. While necessary, the question arises: what do we do once the crisis is over?
Quotable Quotes in April's PUF
Quotes from Chair David Danner, Pat O’Loughlin, Tom Fanning, Kevin Fitzgerald and Tom Flaherty.
ROE and Interest Rates, by Branko Terzic and Brad Cornell
The reason the ROE is so publicized and contested is not that it is the largest expense item for a public utility.