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Jehmal Hudson is a Commissioner for the Virginia State Corporation Commission and President of the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners. Paul Kjellander is PUF Senior Advisor and former President of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
Three popular meetings are held by NARUC each year, which are well attended and the place to be. NARUC also has five regional associations, which hold annual meetings, usually in May and June.
Those five are: Mid-America Regulatory Conference (MARC), Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners (MACRUC), New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners (NECPUC), Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (SEARUC), and Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners (WCPSC).
Each regional association elects its own officers, maintains independent bylaws, hosts annual meetings/education conferences, and convenes during NARUC meetings. Public Utilities Fortnightly's Paul Kjellander, former Idaho Commission President, talked with leaders at each of the five regional associations.
PUF's Paul Kjellander: You are wrapping up your term as President of the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners or MACRUC. As the leader of this regional organization, what do you see as the highest priorities in your region?