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How 2018 Looks

Capitalizing on Our Strengths: Public Power’s Priorities

The long-time core value of public power utilities – to serve the communities that own them on a not-for-profit basis – means that utility operations are already built to benefit customers.
Byline: 

Sue Kelly

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Public Will, Public Interest

Regulators’ Responsibilitie

Public utility regulation is not based on the principle of “popular will” as that is nowhere in the statutes or difficult to be found.
Byline: 

Branko Terzic

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Net Neutrality Debate Rages On

Can We Agree on Ground Rules for Debate?

We are much more likely to reach a successful resolution if we can observe three ground rules in the debate: clarity, honesty and civility.
Byline: 

Steve Goodman

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PUF 2017 Index of Articles, Interviews and Columns

Nick Akins, Tom Linquist Interview, November 2017’s PUF

Nick Akins, Warner Baxter, Chris Crane, Tom Fanning and Pedro Pizarro, “PUF CEO Coffee Break Interviews on Innovation,” August 2017’s PUF

Sharla Artz, “Cyber, Where Private Sector Protects Nation,” May 2017’s PUF

Paul Atkins, “Sustainability Disclosures,” December 2017’s PUF

Jeff Ballard, Mike Calviou, Jorge Cardenas, Kimberly Harriman, Paul Haering, Dave McHale, Stuart Nachmias, “Utility’s Role in Electricity’s Future Roundtable, Part I,” February 2017’s PUF

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Coming Together to Plan EV Future

We’re Electrifying the Road

There has been too much litigation in the state commissions, and therefore our mantra has been let’s strive for more collaboration and less litigation.
Byline: 

Steve Mitnick, with Phil Jones

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