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Fortnightly Magazine - May 2026

Virtual Power Plants Take Center Stage

Overview of State Actions

Responding to robust industry interest in VPPs and their potential benefits, the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) and N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) are collaborating to help states, utilities, and other stakeholders understand the ever-evolving policy and industry landscape.
Byline: 

Rusty Haynes and Autumn Proudlove

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Energy Affordability Through Grid Flexibility

Flexible Load Management

“In Vermont, a state-commission-established working group was tasked with estimating resources that could be flexibly managed. That work found that nearly 20% of residential demand and 20% of commercial and industrial demand could be flexibly managed.”
Byline: 

Kerrick Johnson

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NARUC's 2026 Regional Conferences Begin

NARUC Events

Paul Kjellander speaks with Maine Chair Phil Bartlett on the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners, Mississippi Chair Chris Brown on the Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, and New Mexico Commissioner Patrick O’Connell on the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners.
Byline: 

PUF

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WCPSC: Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners

NARUC Events

“NARUC President Ann Rendahl and others have spent a lot of time trying to get Commissioners across the country to realize that wildfire isn’t just a Western issue. We focus on wildfire in the West and trying to elevate that conversation across the country has been frustrating.”
Byline: 

Patrick O’Connell with Paul Kjellander

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State Utility Regulation: Gabriella Passidomo Smith

Florida PSC

“When the PSC looks at large load customers, we want to ensure they pay their fair share, existing customers are protected from subsidizing speculative demand, and system reliability and transmission readiness are maintained.”
Byline: 

Gabriella Passidomo Smith with Paul Kjellander

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State Utility Regulation: Kumar Barve

Maryland PSC

“The big concern in PJM is that Maryland is a relatively small state. We can have strict regulations that are pro-consumer. But if an adjoining state decides to negotiate badly, those embedded costs could end up in the grid, and we end up paying for it.”
Byline: 

Kumar Barve with Paul Kjellander

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