Points of Connection: Bill Brackmann
Burns & McDonnell
“There is now a dynamic where vastly different and sometimes competing goals are in the same room. Our role is to align those disparate objectives into an executable strategy.”
Frontlines & Op-Ed
From Steady Growth to Exponential Demand
Optimism and Pragmatism
While meeting today’s load growth is an incredibly big ask, we have the right technology and talent to get it done. By working together with a proactive, unified strategy, we can build the modernized grid this country actually needs.
How Many Households Experience Utility Bills
The Role Advocates Play
I am grateful for the advocates who work on behalf of consumers like me, often without us ever knowing their names. And I am grateful for the people across this industry who make that possible. Utilities working to deliver reliable service that is designed to be as affordable as possible. Advocates working to make sure the decisions behind those bills hold up.
A Seat at the Table
Leadership, Legacy
When I realized this issue would land during Women’s History Month, it felt like the right moment to elevate voices that have not always been front and center in this industry.
The Work We Share
Connection, collaboration, regulation
I keep thinking about how often people say our industry struggles to tell its own story. Utility regulation is more complex and more consequential than ever, and when we get deep into the details, it’s easy to forget that there are real people behind every decision. And more often than not, we’re all working toward the same broader outcomes.
Hello, Goodbye
My Last PUF. February to be Rachel’s First
Rachel Bryant will take the helm at Public Utilities Fortnightly starting with February’s issue. For PUF’s next voyage, this proud boat could not be in better hands.
Affordability Crises in Industry's History
Each Produced Enormous Change. What About Now?
The first affordability crisis took place during the Panic of 1907, a devastating downturn in the nation’s economy. The broken banking system couldn’t continue to provide capital to the electric companies, bringing to a screeching halt the expansion of electric service beyond the wealthiest communities. Lowering the risk of the companies, albeit also lowering their profit potential, broke the logjam.
Insull's Utility Regulation Model Still Delivering
From the Editor
Given today’s imperative to build to meet rapidly growing demand for electric service, much like the growth in the first half of the twentieth century, it’s fortunate we can count on that time-tested Samuel Insull model to pull us through.
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.
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...