Addressing Solar and Wind Tax Problems
Eversheds Sutherland
How do you treat excess deferred taxes? Congress explained it, but there are disputes at the state level, and FERC has its own issue, which is related.
Law & Lawyers
Utility Workforce: Virgil Melton
Curriculum Specialist
Our first-year apprentices are making $100,000 a year when they start out.
Global Challenges of Implementing Cybersecurity Standards
New USAID-NARUC Cyber Guide
By increasing collaboration, regulators are bolstering security and resilience of electric and gas sectors around the world.
Utility Workforce: Kris Anderson
IBEW Third District Representative
On Christmas Eve there was a big outage and we got the wires hung, we closed the fuse in and saw all the Christmas lights pop on. I know it meant a lot to those folks.
Pandemic Generates New Challenges, New Solutions
Burns & McDonnell
Burns & McDonnell discuss opportunities to help electric utilities provide the safe and reliable power customers expect.
Utility Workforce: Rich Meisinger
Business Manager, IBEW Local 111
Half of the control room operators had been exposed to COVID at one of their power plants. We only have four, so there were two left. For two weeks, those two lived at the plant, so it had 24-hour coverage.
Managing Utility Reliability and Service Through a Public Crisis
Burns & McDonnell
Companies say their most valuable resource is their people, but the pandemic has complicated utilities’ abilities to access that resource.
A Day at the Idaho PUC, Virtually
Virtual Visit to Boise
Conversations with three Commissioners, Staff, and two illustrious recently-retired regulators.
Surviving Another Ride on the Solar Coaster
Burns & McDonnell
Navigating the waters to a successful solar project in a new normal is fast becoming more complex than ever.
Idaho PUC: Paul Kjellander
President
We need to be prepared to do technical hearings remotely, using video and teleconferencing equipment.