Strategy & Planning

“My biggest concern is how we can ensure customers have reliable service and can afford to keep the lights, heating, and cooling on for health and safety. It’s not just in my Committee but every Committee is trying to address these issues.”

“Educating a Commissioner to gain an understanding of how these different systems intersect is one of the more valuable missions of NARUC. We try to make sure members who may not have a full understanding of all facets of the natural gas sector have information to give them insight.”

“The NARUC Water Committee is here to show support and educate on the issues that affect water. NARUC can hopefully shine the light and continue to advocate for funding that is truly needed and Commissioners can work on helping ratepayers by keeping rates down the best we can.”

“Committee meetings are the heart of the NARUC membership activities. That’s where the Commissioners from all regions and states can discuss relevant topics and resolutions by participating in the committee sessions.”

PUF’s Paul Kjellander discussed what regulators will find at NARUC in February with President Ann Rendahl and the Chairs of four Committees: Committee on Water with New Jersey Commissioner Michael Bange, Committee on Gas with Pennsylvania Chair Steve DeFrank, Committee on Electricity with Idaho Chair John Hammond, and Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment with Florida Commissioner Mike La Rosa.

“I ensure that consumers understand the importance of their voice in decisions that affect their utilities. It still surprises me every day how much we’re able to help and how grateful people are once they have the information they need.”

“When I started, we were talking about advanced metering infrastructure and piloting smart meters. Now, we’re talking about virtual power plants and microgrids. Watching that transformation and helping communicate it in a way people can grasp has been exciting.”

“A lot of Commissions have a system for docketing and the name we came up with is eDocket. This is an internal system that streamlines and automates all of our case-related tasks. It’s a workflow, with built-in notifications, collaboration tools, and much more.”

“As we pursue the mission of the PSC to ensure safe and reliable utility services at reasonable rates, we take into account the political and legislative considerations, as well as precedent. Our goal is to ensure an order is appellate proof as best we can.”