Law & Lawyers

EPRI Electrification Symposia Series: Berkeley

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Attendees at events in Berkeley, Brooklyn, and San Antonio explored issues and opportunities for action on decarbonization. EPRI's 2019 Symposium Series kicked off in Berkeley California, July ten to twelve, with four hundred and thirty engaged participants. The symposium lived up to its promise to provide attendees a deeper dive into the specific regional issues and opportunities of end-use electrification as well as its costs and benefits. 

Thomas Edison's Birthday

February Birthdays

There are so many things we can say about Tom, our most terrific tinkerer. Here we’ll tell you something you’ve probably not heard before.

A NARUC Winter

Characterizing the Commissioners Now Serving

State commissioners are a dedicated bunch, as is certainly the case of the thousands of commission staff. Dedicated to the public interest, including [when] in the arctic climes of Washington D.C. in mid-February.

A Day at the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

New Jersey BPU

Conversations with New Jersey Board of Public Utilities president Joseph Fiordaliso, and commissioners Upendra Chivukula, Bob Gordon, Mary-Anna Holden and Dianne Solomon. And, conversations with chief of staff Grace Power and deputy chief of staff Christine Sadovy, executive director Paul Flanagan, director of government affairs Chance Lykins and director of special projects Kevin Nedza, director of federal and regional policy Cynthia Holland, director of energy Stacy Peterson and director of state energy services Tom Walker, director of customer assistance Julie Ford-Williams, director of clean energy Sara Bluhm Gibson, program administrator for clean energy Ariane Benrey and bureau chief of new technology for clean energy Jim Ferris, bureau chief of policy for clean energy Hannah Thonet, senior policy advisor Mike Winka.

New Jersey BPU: Upendra Chivukula

Commissioner

“We don’t look at utilities as our adversaries. We look at them as partners because we have the physical threats of all the natural disasters, and we also have cyber threats.”

New Jersey BPU: Bob Gordon

Commissioner

“The big challenge is balancing our desire to address climate change through our clean energy policies and achieving the goals Governor Murphy has set out, against our obligation to protect the ratepayer.”

New Jersey BPU: Mary-Anna Holden

Commissioner

“My goal is to create an incentive for water utilities enabling them to put acoustical testing on hydrants and mains, to be able to find leaks, stop them, and prevent them from becoming main breaks and sinkholes taking out other valuable infrastructure.”