Pioneers Forever
Humanity's Drive to Achieve More
Like the Wrights' Flyers, electric energy was novel but not particularly relevant in the early days.
Strategy & Planning
Public Utilities Fortnightly Quant Services
Monthly Summary Report: July 2017
We track quantitatively the monthly trends in the value of electricity, the grid's carbon footprint, and the grid's integration of distributed and intermittent generation.
Considerations for New Utility Business Model
Public Interest Comes First
A business model should maximize the long-term welfare of utility customers.
Regulatory Strategy and Tactics
A Rate Case Means Risk
There is only one book for utility executives looking for the specific topic of “The Grand Strategy of the Rate Case.”
Public Power Forward
Technology & Customer Expectations
APPA's Public Power Forward initiative acts as an information clearinghouse for our members, helping them learn from each other.
Unleashing Utility Innovation
Orchestration in the Energy Cloud
The economies-of-scale, one-way delivery model is fading. Performance, choice command a premium.
Rethinking Customer Research
Insights from Competitive Industries
It is imperative for utilities to better understand customer needs before someone else does.
Building the Utility Platform
Designing for the Future
The utility of the future will be more renewable, distributed and democratic because it can be and it must be, given the arc of technology, economics and human preference.
Energy People: Joe Hamrock
CEO of NiSource
Joe Hamrock has been NiSource President and CEO since July 2015 and is also a member of its Board of Directors. He also served in a variety of senior executive positions with American Electric Power, including President and CEO of AEP Ohio.
Energy People: Jim Matheson
CEO of NRECA
The National Rural Electric Coop. Assoc. represents more than 900 private, not-for-profit, consumer-owned electric cooperatives which provide service to 42 million people in 47 states.