First Woman to Chair EEI
“We can market electric utilites better.”
Our regulatory model is set up to sell a commodity. But we don’t sell a commodity anymore.
Strategy & Planning
American Water: Tour of a Water Plant
How water is collected, treated and transported
PUF’s Steve Mitnick toured the Delaware River Regional Water Treatment Plant with Eric Hahn, NJ American Water.
American Water: Dr. Ben Stanford
Senior Dir., Water Research & Dev.
“We developed a process that lets you lower the aeration cost, lower the amount of air you’re putting into the water.”
American Water: Susan Story
President and CEO
“Our customers see water fall from the sky: they think it must be free. They don’t think about what it costs to treat it, then get it to their homes.”
Water Utilities Too
PUF’s Steve Mitnick Visits American Water
As American Water CEO Susan Story points out, water is more essential to life than anything else.
What Cheap Electricity Means
Lower Bills Enrich Us and the U.S.
Consider the implications: the cost of electric service is at or near its historic low.
Electrification of Transportation Again?
Back to the Future
Many early electric utilities based their business models partly on electric transportation growth.
NARUC Innovation Awards
ICC Chair Sheahan on Innovation Taskforce
Illinois Commerce Commission Chairman Brien Sheahan on the value of recognizing and embracing innovation.
Electrifying the Energy Sector
Public Policy Perspective
We will almost certainly see a more electrified economy with less dependency on fossil fuels to meet future direct-energy demands.
Energy Efficiency Conference
New Tech, Changing Business Models
Energy efficiency has grown tremendously in eastern Canada. There’s a tremendous amount of drive at the federal level.