SEPA's Grid Evolution Summit: Arlen Orchard, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Evolution and Revolution
“We’ve got to build customer loyalty. Satisfaction isn’t enough anymore. I’m always looking for partners to help us grow customer loyalty.”
Law & Lawyers
SEPA's Grid Evolution Summit: Jennifer Potter, Hawaii PUC
Evolution and Revolution
“Hawaii has a one hundred percent renewable portfolio standard and a carbon neutrality goal. A lot of the time we think about those as complementary, but they can work against each other.”
Into Innovare
Nominate Fortnightly Top Innovators
Let’s see to it – together, you and PUF – that everyone learns about these heroes. In English, or Latin, tell us about the most extraordinary of your colleagues who are literally remaking our industry.
SEPA's Grid Evolution Summit: Doug Staker, Enel X
Evolution and Revolution
“By having a daily demand charge, every day you have an opportunity to drive savings.”
NARUC Summer Meeting in Indy
Scenes from This Year’s Summertime Gathering
Where else can you find a thousand people to talk with about utility regulation?
State Legislators' Energy Policy Summit in Nashville
Policymaking at its Finest
It was a large gathering, the 2019 Energy Policy Summit in Nashville, and part of the National Conference of State Legislators Legislative Summit. Energy policy is now chic as evidenced by the crowd gathered to listen in to speakers from Google, Amazon, Walmart, and REBA - the cool sounding acronym of the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance.
Picture Energy: Dentons Smart Cities & Communities Summit
July 31 & August 1
In the nation’s capital on July 31 and August 1, 2019, Dentons hosted many of the globe’s thought leaders on the subject at the Smart Cities & Communities Summit.
Every continent was covered, as were a number or countries and cities, each striving to set the pace in providing smarter services to their public. Five communities were celebrated by Public Utilities Fortnightly as the Fortnightly Smartest Communities 2019: Austin, Columbus, San Antonio, Spokane, and suburban Birmingham.
Seven Women CEOs Look Forward
Unique conversations
Interviews with CEOs from Alliant, CMS, CPS, Green Mountain, Hawaiian, Portland, and PNM.
State Legislators Summit: State Senators David Koehler and Eric Koch
Policymaking at its Finest
“There aren’t Republican electrons and Democrat electrons; they’re just electrons, and we have to just deal with this as colleagues in a bipartisan way.”
Women CEOs: Pat Kampling, Alliant Energy
Looking Forward
“Ten years ago, we went on this path to start decarbonizing our fleet. We were probably ahead of others because we realized our old, smaller coal plants were not economic.”