MACRUC 25 and Live!
Willie Phillips is incoming MACRUC President and serves as Chair of the District of Columbia Public Service Commission. Tony Clark is Senior Advisor for Wilkinson, Barker & Knauer. Mignon Clyburn is FCC and South Carolina PSC Commissioner Emeritus. Philip Moeller is Executive Vice President, Business Operations Group and Regulatory Affairs, EEI. Robert Powelson is CEO, National Association of Water Companies. Jackie Roberts is President of NASUCA and a West Virginia Consumer Advocate.
Moderated by incoming MACRUC President and Chair of the District of Columbia Public Service Commission Willie Phillips, the panel on coronavirus cost recovery garnered great interest. They wrestled with the weighty topic of how do Commissioners, companies, and Consumer Advocates ensure a balance of customer assistance and company stability in order to avoid disaster?
Panelists were Tony Clark, Senior Advisor, Wilkinson, Barker & Knauer, Mignon Clyburn, FCC and South Carolina PSC Commissioner Emeritus, Philip Moeller, Executive Vice President, Business Operations Group and Regulatory Affairs, EEI, Robert Powelson, CEO, National Association of Water Companies, and Jackie Roberts, West Virginia Consumer Advocate and NASUCA President.
Incoming MACRUC President and Chair of the District of Columbia Public Service Commission Willie Phillips: In the District of Columbia and many jurisdictions, we have progressive decarbonization and global climate groups. How do we move forward in this pandemic? How do we move forward on these goals and balance the interest of this important policy goal — if you have it as important — and the needs of consumers?
FCC and South Carolina PSC Commissioner Emeritus Mignon Clyburn: That's an interesting question, because this is the only environment we have. That's a reality.