Does Storage Increase Carbon?
Expect the Unexpected
The energy we use attributable to battery charging is not necessarily renewable energy even if renewable units are running.
Law & Lawyers
A Day at the Kentucky Public Service Commission
Eleven Interviews
PUF met with the PSC's three commissioners and its staff.
Picture Energy: NARUC Winter Policy Summit
Washington, D.C., Feb. 10-13
A resounding success under the leadership of NARUC president Nick Wagner, the Summit boasted some 1,500 attendees.
Chair Michael Schmitt
Kentucky PSC
"We developed a pilot program allowing periodic rate increases without filing a full-blown rate case, to reduce the time to process rural electric cooperative rate cases."
Picture Energy: Fortnightly State of State Regulation Luncheon
Washington, D.C., Feb. 11
Panelists Leo Denault, Arshad Mansoor, Elin Swanson Katz and Edward Finley had a lively discussion.
Vice Chair Robert Cicero
Kentucky PSC
"We are trying to bring a private sector perspective to the process."
Picture Energy: USEA Fifteenth Annual State of the Energy Industry Forum
National Press Club, January 24
A variety of topics were addressed including challenges and opportunities for the energy industry, upcoming electricity issues and fossil fuels.
Vulnerability of SCADA Systems Underscore Urgent Need to Secure Utility Supply Chains
Regulatory Courage Required
Ensuring the safe, secure, resilient, and efficient delivery of utility services is an essential task.
ISO New England's CEO Gordon van Welie
Leadership Lyceum Podcast Summary
The interview covers recent industry challenges and new policy questions that have emerged as the electric industry moves toward decarbonization.
30 Years of Consolidation
Are the Benefits Real?
Understanding the impacts from prior transactions may tell us a lot about what the industry has actually accomplished and can continue to attain.