Maine PUC: Harry Lanphear
Director for Administration
"I’m proud to say that we’ve kept our assessment flat the last three years."
Perspective
Maine PUC: Derek Davidson
Director for Consumer Assistance and Safety
"We’re unique in the country, in that if a customer has a complaint about a utility practice and we have jurisdiction, we can issue a decision that is binding on the customer as well as the utility.
Maine PUC: Maria Jacques
Director for Emergency Communications
"Carriers are not prepared today to send video to 911. The standards are still in development."
Maine PUC: Mitch Tannenbaum
General Counsel
"A separate agency does siting and environmental reviews."
Maine PUC: Jeff McNelly
Director for Telecom and Water
"We’re starting to see more rate cases that are requesting 15% or more rate increases."
Maine PUC: Faith Huntington
Director for Electric and Gas
"There is no wholesale power purchase contract between the utility and the supplier."
Cathedral of Energy Efficiency
Building Customer Trust
Energy efficiency can be the glue or the wrap that holds together a utility's relationship with their customers.
FCC’s Decision Accelerating Broadband Deployment
They Struck a Decent Balance
Wireless applicants will be fairly happy with this FCC decision, but local government officials do not see this as an acceptable compromise.
Market Responsive Pricing for Water Utilities
A Solution to the Diamond-Water Paradox
Adjusting water prices based on supply and demand conditions will create more effective and efficient utilities, lower customer rates and protect the environment.
Utility Performance Assurance
Reducing Risk, Incenting Innovation
An overview of alternative forms of potential new technology insurance programs.