The States

“I am a big advocate for electric vehicles. Florida is second in the country in electric vehicle adoption, which is something I am proud of.”

Conversations with Chair Andrew Fay, Commissioners Art Graham, Gary Clark, Mike LaRosa, and Gabriella Passidomo.

“Chair Marissa Gillett reported that the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has been working closely with utilities and stakeholders to create options regarding how utilities construct a reliability and resilience portfolio.”

Kansas CC's Kansas Energy Division's biggest educational success story to date has been the Kansas KidWind Challenge.

“We are one of the few states that offers existing and prospective motor carriers the opportunity to attend a free safety seminar to learn about the rules and regulations.”

“To accomplish efficient recovery, states developed legal concepts like spacing, or how far apart you can drill wells, and production allowables, which is how much oil or gas an operator can produce from a single well. These concepts all tie into the term, conservation.”

“We would love to see the inter-regional transmission issues resolved between SPP and the other regions, so we could export some of this captive, renewable energy we have.”

“Through our Conservation Division, the Commission regulates the oil and gas industry. Kansas and Oklahoma are the only two states that regulate utilities and the oil and gas industry through the same agency.”

“The more routine business items come before the Commission twice weekly. The dockets include oil and gas production regulation, all facets of utility regulation, and commercial trucking regulation.”

"The Kansas Commission doesn’t use hearing officers or ALJs. We hold our own hearings. By custom, the Chair of the Commission also presides over hearings and at our business meetings."