EPRI's Electrification Summit, From Cyberspace
Head Spinning, Wistful, Hopeful
While EPRI leads the way, lots is going on in the industry in the march toward cleaner air.
Frontlines & Op-Ed
What a Derecho Is
Flattened, Iowa Recovers
This October’s Cover Story, on the Iowa Derecho, is hard to fathom in that the National Weather Service measured wind speeds at 140 miles per hour.
Seeing You in September, Virtually
Summer Policy Summit Success
An overview of PUF's September issue.
Wall Street Speaks
MACRUC 25 and Live!
As uncertainty about the COVID-19 pandemic persists, so does the volatility in the U.S. capital markets. The magnitude of the financial implications was explored for MACRUC utilities and Mid-Atlantic customers. A Wall Street panel of experts gave their perspectives. Moderated by New York Public Service Commission Commissioner Diane Burman, the panel consisted of Lavanya Balakrishnan, executive director, Global Power & Utilities Group, Morgan Stanley, Daniel Cregg, Chief Financial Officer, Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), Steve Fleishman, managing director, Wolfe Research, Michael Haggarty, associate managing director, Power/Utilities - Americas, Moody's Investors Service, and Leslie Rich, managing director, U.S. Equity Research, JP Morgan Asset Management.
This Summer's Conferences Virtual-Style
Summits in This Summer in Shorts
Haven't had to put on long pants, very much, in these months of the pandemic. I know you didn't notice, in that Zoom meet we had the other day. Been cycling through my portfolio of shorts, which, when topped off by a somewhat clean button-down shirt, suits well the situation of day-long digital dialoguing. As for my blazers and, jeez, my ties, soon it may be time to stuff them in a self-storage unit.
Resilience is Their Middle Name
Saluting Our Heroes of Heroes
The utility workforce – their tasks complicated by exposure to the sickness and initially, shortage of protective supplies – is out there once again, for us.
Transformation Amid Virus Crisis
Accelerating Into The Straight, and Then ...
All we can do is plan and prepare for the black, gray, and white swans. The electric power industry by necessity does this as well as any sector of the economy.
Pandemic Priorities for Utility Regulation and Policy–Part II
During the Chaos and Afterwards
How shall that gap between utility revenue requirements and realized revenues be filled?
Pandemic Priorities for Utility Regulation and Policy – Part I
During the Coronavirus Chaos and Afterwards Too
Considering all the factors in the new normal, it might become necessary for regulators to review rates to keep the utility whole.
Social Distancing in the Most Collaborative Industry
Companies, Cooperatives, Commissions
Like me, are you down with the coronavirus blues too? True, that’s far better than testing positive.