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.
Frontlines & Op-Ed
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.
New Year Resolutions
Hold Me to Them
Have you made your resolutions yet for the new year? I have. Here they are, for all of you to see, hoping you’ll help me hold to them.
Affordability Rap
Making ends meet they cannot. They’re in a tough spot
Eminem I’m not. But if you were at the “How Can We Afford All This?” Luncheon, hosted by the Public Utilities Fortnightly team at NARUC’s Annual Meeting, you’ll long remember the compelling verses of my Affordability Rap.
Electric Service's Value Prop
Depends on Your Income
Is the value proposition for all utility customers the same? A high-income household may expend one percent or even less of its total expenditures on electricity, whereas a low-income household may expend three or four percent, or even more.
Innovation is a Foundation for a Corporation
Innovation Rhyme
Each October, PUF highlights and celebrates innovators at utilities with our Top Innovator Awards and at our Fortnightly Top Innovators conference.
Some Great Teams of Utility Innovators
Fortnightly Top Innovators
Out of 88 nominations, 23 teams earned Fortnightly Top Innovators awards.
Two Minutes on the Soapbox: Chorus of Cowbells Greeted My Last Words
From the Editor
PUF has hosted the Summer Summit Soapbox Luncheon at NARUC’s midsummer conference. It’s become an institution practically. And a beloved one at that. This summer’s edition featured two-minute speeches by the Chairs of the New York, Wyoming, and Washington Commissions, the former Chair of the Maryland Commission, and a former FERC Commissioner.
Ms. Fedorchak Goes to Washington
NARUC President Wins Primary
NARUC President Julie Fedorchak prevailed in the Republican Primary and her name will appear on the ballot this November in an election to determine who shall sit in North Dakota’s sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Power infrastructure: Virginia SCC
State Commissioners
“The most important concern is how we can address present risks, as well as tackle electrification requirements of the future.”