Strategy & Planning

NARUC’s Committee on International Relations has provided help and best practices for almost thirty years as energy market development needs grew overseas. The Committee manages NARUC’s outreach activities across the globe, including partnerships with numerous countries. PUF’s Paul Kjellander spoke with NARUC Senior Director of Professional Development Erin Hammel, Committee on International Relations Chair and Nevada Commissioner Tammy Cordova, and NARUC Executive Director Tony Clark.

When we set aside regional silos and look across the map with genuine curiosity, we discover that grid operators, regulators, and technology partners half a world away are testing practical solutions to the very challenges sitting on our own desks.

“In many respects, the next breakthrough for advanced nuclear may not be the reactor itself, but how the sector delivers it.”

“The drought is so dire that any and every measure must be considered to resuscitate the health of the Colorado River and its water supply. What is clear is that these companies can’t afford the luxury of waiting for the federal government to solve this.”

“One of the overriding themes was the critical need for education in addressing distressed water systems. Utilities, regulators, and local leaders must act as educators to bridge the gap between technical infrastructure needs and customer perception.”

“The planning challenge is to determine how much of that flexibility can be made dependable, locationally useful, and economically comparable with conventional infrastructure.”

“Slaughter means that the age of independent federal regulatory agencies is essentially dead, and Donald Trump now wields more power than any President in history.”

“When we prevent a disruption, it means a patient on life support remains safe at home, a family can finish a meal together without interruption, and a household avoids spoiled food and damaged appliances.”

“Together, these improvements have increased our ability to manage a growing volume of concurrent developer submissions while maintaining the technical rigor required for reliable system planning.”

PUF Executive Editor Rachel Bryant speaks with APS Director of Customer Grid Solutions Kerri Carnes, Eversource Manager of Transmission System Planning Clean Energy Integration Meiyan Li, LUMA ENERGY Program Manager for EVs and Demand Response David Cruz.