Perspective

One new variation on the traditional utilities business model involves leveraging public-private partnerships to overcome the funding and jurisdictional challenges of smart communities.

As FERC begins its process of adopting the new digital reporting standard, eXtensible Business Reporting Language or XBRL, it opened the opportunity for the states to become active in the process. The data structure design has the potential to dramatically change how state public utility commissions are able to oversee the utilities they regulate.

At a minimum, to fully leverage managed charging benefits, all chargers financed via the rate base should be managed charging capable.

The power industry maintains millions of acres of land. This initiative supports pollinators and encourages plants that aren't going to grow into power lines.

We describe the strategies being adopted by the Global Top 40 utilities and the positioning moves they are pursuing.

A conversation with Mark Schuling, Iowa Consumer Advocate and the new NASUCA President.

We were trying to think ahead on the best way to forecast load, while considering impacts of EVs.

“By having a daily demand charge, every day you have an opportunity to drive savings.”

“Hawaii has a one hundred percent renewable portfolio standard and a carbon neutrality goal. A lot of the time we think about those as complementary, but they can work against each other.”

“We’ve got to build customer loyalty. Satisfaction isn’t enough anymore. I’m always looking for partners to help us grow customer loyalty.”