State and Future of Power: Arkansas
Ted Thomas, Chair, Arkansas PSC
“The key part of my job is to manage risk on behalf of ratepayers.”
Strategy & Planning
State and Future of Power
Check out the diversity in these eight states.
Eight state commission chairs discuss where the electric utility industry and regulation are headed.
State of Power by State
States are the Game
Let’s look at the sustainability of utility business models, regulatory traditions and customer value propositions.
Where are the Smart States?
Cities Seem to be Getting All the Limelight
Fiber to traffic lights will be as important as fiber to the home. States can do much to accelerate communications infrastructure for the necessary connectivity.
Ohio PUC: John Williams
Service Monitoring and Enforcement
“We act as a window into the PUCO; folks can call here if they’re having problems communicating with their utility company or resolving a dispute.”
Ohio PUC: Tammy Turkenton
Director, Rates and Analysis Department
“In a distribution rate case, it wouldn’t be unusual for 15 to 20 people to work on a particular case.”
Ohio PUC: Kristina Schaefer
Chief, Grid Modernization and Security
“A big part of PowerForward is setting a holistic policy for grid modernization, so that potential benefits aren’t being left on the table.”
Ohio PUC: Howard Petricoff
Chief Analyst
“More challenging than setting cost-of-service based rates is conducting regulatory policy for the utility services now deemed competitive, pursuant to the state’s deregulation statutes.”
Ohio PUC: Alan Martin
Deputy Director, Transportation Department
“We’re busy. We’re a crossroads state, so we’ve got a lot of traffic coming through the state. There’s always work for us.”
Ohio PUC: Angela Hawkins, Jeff Jones, Greg Price
Legal
“We make sure that we move cases forward as quickly as possible.”