What Cheap Electricity Means
Lower Bills Enrich Us and the U.S.
Consider the implications: the cost of electric service is at or near its historic low.
Fortnightly Magazine - October 2017
Water Utilities Too
PUF’s Steve Mitnick Visits American Water
As American Water CEO Susan Story points out, water is more essential to life than anything else.
American Water: Susan Story
President and CEO
“Our customers see water fall from the sky: they think it must be free. They don’t think about what it costs to treat it, then get it to their homes.”
American Water: Dr. Ben Stanford
Senior Dir., Water Research & Dev.
“We developed a process that lets you lower the aeration cost, lower the amount of air you’re putting into the water.”
American Water: Tour of a Water Plant
How water is collected, treated and transported
PUF’s Steve Mitnick toured the Delaware River Regional Water Treatment Plant with Eric Hahn, NJ American Water.
American Water: Kidnapped to Stop Safe Water
Benefits of safe, clean, affordable water
In 2000, terrorists in Colombia kidnapped an organizer working to provide safe drinking water.
First Woman to Chair EEI
“We can market electric utilites better.”
Our regulatory model is set up to sell a commodity. But we don’t sell a commodity anymore.
Vets in Energy Workforce
Interview with Ann Randazzo
Turning over the Keys to Tomorrow’s Energy Workforce, Part II
Solving the Utility Load Forecasting Conundrum
A New Framework
A more comprehensive approach to load forecasting is needed to address the increasing complexities of the Energy Cloud.
Coal Industry and Appalachia, Part 1
A Region in Trouble
We assess the recent past and current state of the U.S. coal industry, with emphasis on Appalachia.