Commission Watch

“We have always been leaders in the utilities space when it comes to a focus on resilience. That comes from our experiences with severe weather events.”

“We are very independent, maybe more independent than we get credit for. I don’t think we’re political at all. We all bring different expertise and have a similar mindset of serving the State.”

“The new expectation is we’re not going to have an outage that lasts longer than 24 hours. That is the challenge and we’re blending that with new customer expectations when it comes to renewable energy.”

“My number one issue has always been customer service, and it doesn’t matter if it’s gas, electric, water, or wastewater. You give a utility monopoly, so customers have no choice, and they need to be protected.”

“I am a big advocate for electric vehicles. Florida is second in the country in electric vehicle adoption, which is something I am proud of.”

Kansas CC's Kansas Energy Division's biggest educational success story to date has been the Kansas KidWind Challenge.

“We are one of the few states that offers existing and prospective motor carriers the opportunity to attend a free safety seminar to learn about the rules and regulations.”

“To accomplish efficient recovery, states developed legal concepts like spacing, or how far apart you can drill wells, and production allowables, which is how much oil or gas an operator can produce from a single well. These concepts all tie into the term, conservation.”

“We would love to see the inter-regional transmission issues resolved between SPP and the other regions, so we could export some of this captive, renewable energy we have.”

“Through our Conservation Division, the Commission regulates the oil and gas industry. Kansas and Oklahoma are the only two states that regulate utilities and the oil and gas industry through the same agency.”