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Fortnightly Magazine - June 2026

CAMPUT 2026 Convened in Montreal

Canadian regulators

With sessions on information gaps, AI dreams, provincial energy synergies, energy security, and competitive pathways to a resilient energy future, participants exchanged insights, challenged conventions, and bridged the divide for a resilient energy future.
Byline: 

PUF

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CAMPUT 2026: A Warm Welcome

Canadian regulators

“Our goal as regulators is not to pick winners or to chase every new idea. It’s to create the conditions where good ideas can succeed, risks are managed responsibly, and public interest remains at the center of change. In many ways, I see this conference as a kind of catalyst.”
Byline: 

Kristi Sebalj

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Mind the Information Gap in Consultation

CAMPUT 2026

“We understand that utilities will share the information they feel is necessary to obtain the results they’re looking for. But it’s not all the information. That creates an asymmetry in that binary relationship. Modeling can be useful in leveling the playing field.”
Byline: 

Louis Legault et al.

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NARUC's 2026 Regional Conferences Continue

NARUC

Conversations with Ohio Commissioner Dennis Deters on the Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissions (MACRUC) and Wisconsin Chair Summer Strand on the Mid-America Regulatory Conference (MARC). With PUF Senior Advisor Paul Kjellander, former NARUC President.
Byline: 

PUF

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Summer Strand: Mid-America Regulatory Conference

NARUC

“Our goal is to facilitate productive and creative discussions about the regulatory and policy issues affecting our states and the region, and most importantly, to welcome solutions. We are striving to emphasize a solution-oriented focus within the conference content.”
Byline: 

Summer Strand with Paul Kjellander

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What's Ahead With Commission Chairs

State Utility Regulation

The PUF series with Commission Chairs continues with conversations with Idaho Chair Edward Lodge and Illinois Chair Doug Scott, with PUF Senior Advisor Paul Kjellander, featuring his original paintings.
Byline: 

PUF

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State Utility Regulation: Edward Lodge

Idaho

“Today, hydropower isn’t just about producing energy — it’s keeping the system reliable and responsive, and allowing us to use water more strategically as the grid becomes more dynamic. As demand continues to grow, that flexibility becomes even more valuable.”
Byline: 

Edward Lodge with Paul Kjellander

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State Utility Regulation: Doug Scott

Illinois

“They want to pay their fair share but run into issues when the Independent Market Monitor and PJM attribute a large amount of the increase in capacity market auction costs to data centers, but those costs are not necessarily being allocated to data centers.”
Byline: 

Doug Scott with Paul Kjellander

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