The States

PUF reviews Judge Richard Cudahy’s famous 1995 article on the so-called Midnight Connection that led to the disconnection of the Texas grid from the eastern and western grids. Even more relevant today given the ERCOT meltdown.

State lawmakers are exploring ways to integrate energy storage into their grid modernization efforts, with legislatures considering nearly two hundred energy storage bills in 2020.

A conversation with Staff serving less than two years: Senior Customer Service Specialist Dyne Day, Sr. Regulatory Analyst, Rates, Miriam Streat, Receptionist and Administrative Assistant Melissa Mah, Sr. Regulatory Analyst Damon Boyle, Sr. Regulatory Analyst, Rates, Sumeer Sharma, Regulatory Engineer, Facilities and Planning Ivan Lapczak, and Regulatory Analyst King-yi Chan.

A conversation with Sr. Economist Leon Cheung, Sr. Regulatory Specialist Laurel Ross, Acting Commission Secretary Marija Tresoglavic, Sr. Compliance Analyst Katharine Friesen, Sr. Regulatory Analyst Phil Stallard, and Manager of Energy Supply, Compliance and MRS Ian Homer.

“Our team members are participating in events and conferences to help bring awareness to our work, and as a result, we are building greater brand recognition.”

A conversation with Executive Director of Corporate Services Viki Vourlis Fisher, Manager of Human Resources and Procurement Administrator Sheena Zyp, and Sr. Systems Architect, IT Luke Thompson.

“We’re dealing with issues that can impact availability and reliability of energy such as environmental attributes like wildfires, emergency preparedness, resiliency, cybersecurity, and safety.”

A conversation with Deputy Chair Anna Fung and Commissioners Carolann Brewer, Blair Lockhart, Karen Keilty and Bernard Magnan.

“We have eleven Commissioners, five of which are full time.”

The Commission is mostly still working from home, and under Chair and CEO Dave Morton, now under a matrix work environment.