The Project Management Office
Improving Project Delivery
As a best practice tool for managing programs and projects, a PMO can be used to retain and disseminate institutional knowledge for generations of future utility professionals.
Law & Lawyers
Washington State UTC: Engineering
Safety Director and Engineers
“On any one day you could be dealing with a large gas transmission or hazardous liquid company at the interstate level or testifying in front of our state legislature.”
Modernizing Aging Transmission
A Golden Opportunity
Utilities need to consider modernization a golden opportunity to unite officials, consumers, and industry on a quest to reimagine transmission.
Washington State UTC: Telecommunications, Water and Transportation
Assistant Directors
“We work closely with the state Broadband Office. The Commission has been directed by the legislature to review technical feasibilities of any of the plans the Broadband Office approves.”
Picture Energy: NRECA's Annual Meeting
February 27 – March 4
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s 2020 Annual Meeting brought some 7,000 attendees together in New Orleans.
Washington State UTC: Transportation and Rail Safety
Directors and Managers
“If a major incident occurs, we get Staff on-site quickly, begin assessing and investigating the scene, and relaying relevant information back to headquarters. It’s a team effort with field Staff taking a lead role.”
Picture Energy: AESP's Annual Meeting
February 17 – 20
The Association of Energy Services Professionals' 30th annual conference and expo was the place to be for our industry’s leaders in demand-side management, integrated DSM, and demand response.
Washington State UTC: Communications and More
Managers, Directors, Analysts
A conversation with Washington State's Media and Communications Manager, Assistant Director for Consumer Protection, Investigator 3, and Regulatory Analyst.
Washington State UTC: Kathleen Drew
Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
“Unlike other siting entities across the country, there are two differences. One is that we also have oversight of construction and of the operation of the facility through its life and decommissioning. That’s quite different.
The other is that we recommend approval or rejection to the Governor and the Governor makes the final decision on the facilities.”
Cooperative Utilities Convene at NRECA Annual Meeting
Roundtables
Ten cooperative utilities CEOs joined in one of three PUF roundtable discussions.