Law & Lawyers

Mississippi PSC: Katherine Collier

Executive Secretary

“The Public Utilities Staff serve in an advisory role to the Commission and in a consumer advocacy role in some instances. They are the subject matter experts. They have more expert and specialized Staff than the Commission.”

Fortnightly Foremost Innovators

The Most Outstanding in Ten Categories

Among 43 nominations we selected the most outstanding in ten categories: customer service, distributed resources, energy efficiency, environmental care, infrastructure safety, new technologies, regulatory effectiveness, smart grid, system efficiency, utility culture.

Michigan's Clean Energy Plan

Launching ‘MI Power Grid’

The energy industry is changing rapidly amid the transition to clean, decentralized sources of power. It's a lot to keep up with, so in October, the Michigan Public Service Commission and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer launched an initiative to help residents and businesses adapt to the changes. Called MI Power Grid, the project will serve as a centralized source of credible information and outreach.

Profiles in Innovation

Sixteen Top Innovators

Conversations with top innovators at four utilities – APS, PPL, PSEG, Southern Co., one vendor, and two from EPRI.

Mississippi PSC: Rickey Cotton

Director - Pipeline Safety

“I assign inspectors an area throughout the state and let them stay about two years to make sure that they don’t bond too much with the operator.”

Former NV Energy Exec Looks Back

Conversation with Michael Yackira

Yackira was at the center of – and a driver of – some of the industry’s biggest developments of the last quarter century. He remains active on boards and in charitable activities but seems keen to contribute more.