Announcing 2025 Top Innovator Awards
Recognition, Celebration
PUF is proud to announce that it will give this year’s Fortnightly Top Innovator Awards to 24 innovators or teams of innovators at 20 different utilities.
Frontlines & Op-Ed
Now That It's Summertime
We’re Facing a New Paradigm
Some say it’s high time. Others say it’s hardly fine. If you look hard, you’ll find. We’re clearly behind...
Nominate Your Utility's Top Innovators
Deadline: July 15
PUF’s annual Fortnightly Top Innovators uniquely recognizes individual innovators and teams of innovators at electric, natural gas, and water utilities.
The First State and Future of Power
2018, When We Started
In that first Special Issue, my editorial was entitled “State of Power by State.” The message there was summed up in this sentence: “When we assess the present state of power, and when we project the future, we know the states are really different.”
Edison Congress in Rhyme
I Mean, It was Quite a Scene
Each spring the industry’s leaders convene To talk about maintaining a grid That is reliable, affordable, and clean.
Roiling Uncharted Waters of the Economy
Are We Ready?
The public now expects stagflation, both increased inflation and increased unemployment. Will demand for electricity continue to surge when the economy weakens?
NARUC Winter Summit Week
Summarized in Rhyme
Its largest conference all-time, summarized here in rhyme.
When Seas Turn Rough, Flexibility Becomes Even More Critical
Changes
Societies can sail in calm waters, that suddenly become unforgiving and then come back later but to a different calm. Which is good advice for all those across the utilities industry feeling rather buffeted by the present winds of change. We are all adjusting and tuning strategies to continue to carry out our central mission to serve the public interest.
Energy Affordability Past, Present, Future
Ups and Downs
I’m confident our industry and our regulators are up to the challenge, as has been proven time and time again in our history. Energy will become even more affordable going forward.
PUF Now Powered by SEPA
Kinda Like Mr. Scott’s Warp Drive
SEPA clearly is as passionate about Public Utilities Fortnightly as we are. And is ready to invest aggressively to really ramp up our capacity and expand our service to you and the entire utility regulatory and policy community.