Indiana URC
Sarah Freeman is a Commissioner for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission and President of the Mid-America Regulatory Conference. 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're wrapping up your role as President of the Mid-America Regulatory Conference or MARC. As the leader of that regional organization, what are the highest priorities as this role comes to an end?
Commissioner Sarah Freeman: Over the past year and going back through Katie Sieben's term as President of MARC, we've leaned into our educational mission. That has been our primary focus.