A Day at New York's Commission
State Commissions
Conversations with Commissioners and Directors of the New York Public Service Commission.
The States
Full Agenda at National Association of State Energy Officials NASEO
NASEO
“We expect to see an initial, about one fifth of $2.5 billion in grid resilience formula funding for states to be in the states’ hands sometime next spring to summer.”
Christie on Transmission Planning
FERC
A conversation with the FERC Commissioner about why putting state regulators front and center in transmission planning is so important.
Hawaii's Chair Completing His Term
Hawaii PUC
“We still are the most oil-dependent state in the nation and the most oil-dependent electricity systems. Our cost of energy remains extremely high. The sweet spot for these new technologies is it’s easier for them to be cost competitive here.”
New Mexico PRC: Commissioner Jefferson Byrd
State Commissions
“The Energy Transition Act is going to change the landscape for the Commission and utilities. We’re going from a firm power supply to alternative energy. That’s going to be a challenge to make sure you keep the lights on without any of the traditional firm power sources.”
New Mexico PRC: Commissioner Stephen Fischmann
State Commissions
“Energy decarbonization, reliability, and cost are the most urgent issues in front of the Commission. The common challenge behind all these issues is rapid change and an explosion of new technologies.”
New Mexico PRC: Commissioner Theresa Becenti-Aguilar
State Commissions
“When I work with my colleagues, I make them understand how Native American tribes respond to issues we deal with on a daily basis and the living conditions. I also express my voice and vote on all utility matters for the whole State of New Mexico.”
New Mexico PRC: Vice Chair Cynthia Hall
State Commissions
“We recently established a new rule on Community Solar implementation, and other rulemaking dockets we hope to successfully complete include interconnection, grid modernization, and transportation electrification.”
New Mexico PRC: Chair Joseph Maestas
State Commissions
“We’re showing progress by making headway on the backlog of rulemakings, filling key positions, being proactive instead of reactive. We want to make sure at the end of this calendar year, when we’re all termed out of office, we hand over the keys to an agency that is in a much better place than when we found it.”
A Day with the New Mexico Commissioners
State Commissions
Conversations with Chair Joseph Maestas, Vice Chair Cynthia Hall, and Commissioners Theresa Becenti-Aguilar, Stephen Fischmann, and Jefferson Byrd.