Panelists discussed customer impacts of COVID-19, results of the industry’s cutoff moratoria, and efforts to sustain service in a challenging operating environment, as well as regulatory cost recovery mechanisms.

In addition to the changing business environment, many utilities have set ambitious greenhouse gas goals and several states set aggressive clean energy standards and targets. The increasing severity and frequency of weather events coupled with the threat of cyberattacks have increased focus on the importance of resilience CAPEX.

Excerpts from EEI's annual Financial Conference.

Californians and nearby Western States will never forget summer 2020. Experts look to understand what happened and why.

FERC, in my view, will become the epicenter of energy and environmental policy as we head into 2021.

This annual award for promoting international cooperation among utility regulators and development of professional regulation acknowledges important contributions made by an outstanding NARUC Commissioner or Staff member who has dedicated his or her time, energy and expertise to furthering regulatory best practices in a global environment.

Incoming NARUC President Paul Kjellander of Idaho gave his vision for NARUC in 2021, a first of its kind, multi-year plan on innovation, agreed to by the triumvirate taking the reins.

Will the show go on with adoption or expansion of carbon pricing or some other mechanism to try to resolve tensions between state policies and organized energy markets? How will RTOs/ISOs that include states with differing policies keep their balance? 

This session explored fleet electrification infrastructure considerations from a grid perspective and offered insights into how commercial fleet operators and utilities are working to make fleet electrification a reality.

This session examined how to unlock the full value of demand flexibility innovation in a variety of market and regulatory models. Panelists looked at the value of flexible grid-connected assets and the evolution on the horizon.