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Fortnightly Magazine - July 2025

Accenture IUEC: Terry Maxey

Accenture

“We, working with Southern Nuclear and other partners, effectively built a new construction platform that the new Team Vogtle used to then build the plant. The tools we helped them select and implement for this platform were the same tools they use in operations. There were two big advantages.”
Byline: 

Terry Maxey

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Takes on Large Load Pricing and Other Regulatory Issues, Part 1

Load Growth Series

These articles are the first two in a series with PUF focusing on load growth as both a challenge and opportunity for the continued evolution of the U.S. power sector. The series will present innovative solutions to meet this new era of load growth in a way that is more resilient, affordable, and clean.
Byline: 

PUF

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A New Era of Regulatory Innovation

Advanced Energy United, SEPA, RMI

“This article presents a high-level overview of emerging regulatory innovations, focusing on the intersection between tariff design and integrated planning. Other articles in this series will present views on additional innovations underway as load growth reshapes the electricity landscape.”
Byline: 

Angela Navarro, Lesley Jantarasami, Lauren Shwisberg

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Large Load Pricing: Another Take on a Critical Topic

Duke Energy

“While some tweaks are necessary due to the present speed and concentration of load additions, wholesale jettisoning of tested practices likely brings many unintended consequences even – or perhaps, especially – for those customers regulators are seeking to protect.”
Byline: 

Lon Huber, Jonathan Byrd

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Cost Allocation and Pursuit of Fairness, Part 1

Behind the Customer Bill

“The choice of cost allocation method is both a key factor in shaping outcomes and an exercise in judgment. No single standard defines what makes one approach reasonable and another flawed.”
Byline: 

Svetlana Atoyan, Josnelly Aponte

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New York's Clean Energy Future

A Strategic Investment

“The energy efficiency and building electrification portfolio stands apart not only in scope but in complexity. It spans technologies, sectors, and customer needs, making it one of the most challenging – but also most rewarding – areas of NYSPSC oversight.”
Byline: 

Rory Christian

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Capturing Value at the AI Inflection Point

A Guide for Utility Executives

“AI is one cause for unanticipated stress but can also be part of the solution. AI can help optimize existing generation, as well as streamline new supply integration. It can reduce operating costs.”
Byline: 

Michelle Fay, Stuart Brown

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Hurricane Season: How Prepared is Your State?

Develop a Water Sector Emergency Handbook

“Resilience planning means thinking ahead and contemplating as many unknowns as you can. As a utility regulator, you must consider thwarting opportunities and vulnerabilities that storms might give bad actors to infiltrate operating systems.”
Byline: 

Mary-Anna Holden, Butch Howard

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Charging Ahead on California's EV Goals

Data Needed for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment

“California needs to know whether electric vehicle supply equipment projects are coming online at a fast enough pace in appropriate locations to meet forecasted charging demand. Only then will the CPUC understand whether timeline targets it established will enable California to achieve its electrification goals.”
Byline: 

Matthew McKerley

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