2017 Tax Reform and Jobs Act
Unique Challenges
New tax law decreases the revenue requirement and the deferred taxes for electric utility companies.
Law & Lawyers
Report from NARUC Winter Quarters
Tantalus, Unicorns, Zombies
Michael Webber is the professor and poet of the water-energy nexus. Here are a few streams of his fascinating consciousness.
TVA-PMA Privatization
A Bad Policy Idea That Refuses to Die
We hope Congress will reject the proposed sale of TVA and PMA transmission assets and the proposed conversion to market-based rates.
California PUC: Three Directors
A Day (Two Actually) at the California PUC
Interviews with Deputy Exec. Director Maryam Ebke, Director – Safety and Enforcement Liza Malashenko, and Deputy Director, Safety and Enforcement Lee Palmer
A Different Grid Perspective
Like a River
We must stop viewing the grid as a means of transporting electricity from point “A” to point “B.”
California PUC: Energy Division Director Edward Randolph
A Day (Two Actually) at the California PUC
“Close to two-thirds of the GHG savings so far has come from the electricity sector.”
Offshore Wind Transmission - Options and Opportunities
Challenging Tradeoffs
Backbone transmission and expandable transmission designs have the potential to lower costs, but they present significant coordination challenges with generation development.
California PUC: Executive Director (Retired) Timothy Sullivan
A Day (Two Actually) at the California PUC
“We attract people who want to be part of the solution to the challenges we face.”
Next Generation in Billing and Customer Care
CIS systems
An interview with John Baksa, President, Hansen Technologies North America
California PUC: Public Advisor Allison Brown
A Day (Two Actually) at the California PUC
“My role is to make it understandable and easy for people and entities to participate in our proceedings.”