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“Working with our contracted architects and design teams, my design hinged upon the information I brought back from my trips overseas. We knew, if they could do it again, this is what they would have done.”

NARUC’s Summer Summit took place in Austin this year and PUF held its always popular annual Soapbox luncheon during the conference. Thirteen speakers hopped on their soapboxes to say or sing whatever was on their minds.

The NARUC Summer Policy Summit was held in Austin amid much camaraderie and heat in Texas. While the Monday opening General Session looked back at the Northeast Blackout of 2003, ERCOT kept the electric grid humming along in a heat wave that kept temperatures above one hundred all week.

The United States Energy Association hosted its 2023 Annual Membership Meeting and Public Policy Forum at the Press Club, convening members and stakeholders to preview the future of the energy industry.

In the stunning atrium ballroom of the National Portrait Gallery, the Keystone Policy Center gave its Annual Leadership Awards to FERC Chair Willie Phillips; Tri-State G&T CEO Duane Highley; Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon; ClearPath Founder Jay Faison; and CBS Evening News Anchor Norah O’Donnell.

Jam-packed with sessions on the continuing mission and contemporary challenges of the electric industry, get a glimpse of the proceedings at Edison Electric Institute's Annual Convention in Austin.

Edison Congress 2023 was convened by PUF and the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies May 15 - 17 in Washington, D.C. High-profile keynotes included the President’s Senior Infrastructure Advisor Mitch Landrieu.

“The Ontario Energy Board hosted CAMPUT 2023 in Toronto and there was much on the regulatory agenda to hear and see. There were even a few NARUC members in the crowd. Enjoy these memorable moments.”

Excerpts of remarks by British Columbia Utilities Commission Chair David Morton, Resilient CEO Lisa DeMarco, Toronto Hydro CEO Anthony Haines, Canada Energy Regulator Commissioner Trena Grimoldby, Yukon Utilities Board, Board Member Lesley McCullough, Prince Edward Island Regulatory & Appeals Commission Chair Scott MacKenzie, Canada Energy Regulator CEO Gitane De Silva, and Ontario Energy Board CEO Susanna Zagar.

“We need 30 GW of utility-scale storage and 10 GW of distributed storage to ensure system reliability and resiliency. Southern California Edison already has 5.5 GW of storage either installed or on the way because it’s been procured, including a 535-MW utility-owned lithium battery project available later this year.”