Perspective

The Demand Roundtable is composed of approximately twenty-one rotating participants, with seven State Commissioners, seven utilities/RTOs/ISOs, and seven mega-users. Here, Pridemore discusses the importance of the event with PUF’s Paul Kjellander.

“There was much robust discussion last September at AEIC’s 2024 Annual Meeting regarding preparing for and responding to wildfires. Our members will continue to build on this collaborative knowledge-sharing at this year’s Annual Meeting in Charleston in November.”

“Renewable energy integration and the energy mix will vary significantly among regions, resources, and societal needs. From siting and permitting to energy efficiency standards, policy has the opportunity to catalyze electrification.”

“The union of PUF with SEPA just makes sense. Our audiences, members, education, convenings, and dialogue share so much in common and provide incredible value to our greater energy community.”

“If designed well, flexible interconnection policies can help bring down utility’s capital costs by optimizing use of existing grid infrastructure and deferring grid upgrades.”

“A big focus area for Itron is around data and analytics, the key drivers behind edge intelligence. We wanted to explore what roles AI and machine learning play now, and how utilities envision their impact.”

Mitigation Best Practices, Tracking and Verification, Education: “It is time for the electric industry to form WINPO – Wildfire Institute of Power Operations – with similar goals to INPO, an independent – and independently funded – organization that focuses purposely and solely on mitigation best practices, tracking and verification, and education of wildfire mitigation strategies.”

“Hands-on experiences include visits to energy research and production sites, where participants can learn directly from on-the-ground experts and operators.”

Conversations with Hawaii PUC Chair Leo Asuncion and the State’s Chief Energy Officer Mark Glick.

Electric rate inflation has come in at one tenth of a percent less than the CPI increase in the last two years. Of course, electric rate inflation two years earlier was a setback for American households. It was 14.3 percent, while the CPI increase was 6.5 percent.