Next Generation in Billing and Customer Care
CIS systems
An interview with John Baksa, President, Hansen Technologies North America
Law & Lawyers
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.”
Challenges Surrounding Electric Power Resiliency
Costs v. Benefits
Conducting a cost-benefit analysis of resiliency is particularly challenging because of high uncertainty on the benefit side.
Cooperative Power Leaders Meet in Nashville
Exclusive Interviews
Interviews with Twelve CEOs of Electric Cooperatives
The Kilowatt-hour is Dead; Don’t Send Flowers
Tech Turmoil Ahead
The opportunity for AI to take over management of local microgrids will make community choice aggregation easier than ordering a Lyft or Uber.
Cooperative Power Leaders: Curtis Wynn
CEO, Roanoke Electric Cooperative
“The biggest expense we have is wholesale power. We’re attacking that as a way to cut costs.”
Forging a Path to the Modern Grid
Energy Efficiency Solutions
It's not news that power systems across the United States are experiencing an upheaval. With the greater deployment of energy efficiency, renewable energy and distributed resources, as well as different usage patterns and customer demands, today's grid is struggling to perform to our expectations.
Transitioning to a more modern electrical grid will require changes to the pricing structures used by electric utilities, moving beyond the traditional two-part rate with its roots in the nineteenth century.
Cooperative Power Leaders: Jeff Wadsworth
CEO, Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association
PUF's Steve Mitnick: Jeff, tell me a little about your organization.
Jeff Wadsworth: It's in a great part of the country. We're located in northern Colorado, and we service approximately forty-two thousand meters. That number continues to tick upward. We service Larimer County, Weld County, and Boulder counties, in the northern Front Range.
Boards and Regulators Questions Asked
Finding Good Answers
Here is a list of questions my board member wanted me to answer.
Cooperative Power Leaders: Kevin Short
CEO, Anza Electric Co-op
“Most people take electric utilities for granted. That presents a challenge from a communications standpoint, because we need to keep our message relevant, interesting, and fresh.”