Strategy & Planning

“Recent orders aim to permanently reduce energy consumption for homes and businesses, while lowering overall system costs.”

“I have a deep appreciation and respect for the role that EEI plays in driving consensus and in shaping critical policy and regulatory discussions. Of course, our work extends beyond the policy and regulatory arenas.”

“I approach this role with a sense of humility, understanding that despite seven and a half years as a Commissioner, I still don’t have all the answers. However, my experience on a five-member utility Commission, as a leader of MARC, and as a member of the state legislature has taught me that you don’t accomplish anything single-handedly.”

Some say it’s high time. Others say it’s hardly fine. If you look hard, you’ll find. We’re clearly behind...

“California needs to know whether electric vehicle supply equipment projects are coming online at a fast enough pace in appropriate locations to meet forecasted charging demand. Only then will the CPUC understand whether timeline targets it established will enable California to achieve its electrification goals.”

“Resilience planning means thinking ahead and contemplating as many unknowns as you can. As a utility regulator, you must consider thwarting opportunities and vulnerabilities that storms might give bad actors to infiltrate operating systems.”

“The choice of cost allocation method is both a key factor in shaping outcomes and an exercise in judgment. No single standard defines what makes one approach reasonable and another flawed.”

“While some tweaks are necessary due to the present speed and concentration of load additions, wholesale jettisoning of tested practices likely brings many unintended consequences even – or perhaps, especially – for those customers regulators are seeking to protect.”

“This article presents a high-level overview of emerging regulatory innovations, focusing on the intersection between tariff design and integrated planning. Other articles in this series will present views on additional innovations underway as load growth reshapes the electricity landscape.”

“We, working with Southern Nuclear and other partners, effectively built a new construction platform that the new Team Vogtle used to then build the plant. The tools we helped them select and implement for this platform were the same tools they use in operations. There were two big advantages.”