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Idaho PUC: Kristine Raper

Commissioner

By statute, the attorneys for the PUC are assigned to us through the Attorney General’s Office. The intent was for them to have autonomy to tell us you’re going down the wrong road.
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Kristine Raper

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Reimagining Purpose  

Investing in R&D and Innovation

In a post-COVID-19 world, growth in current R&D and innovation spend is a necessary condition for market recovery.
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Tom Flaherty

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Idaho PUC: Terri Carlock

Administrator – Electricity and Economics

Being the Administrator of the Utilities Division, they allow me to switch hats and separate these duties. Once I start answering questions for the Commissioners, I no longer am advocating for Staff.
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Terri Carlock

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Idaho PUC: Maria Barratt-Riley

Executive Director

With the Teams and the cloud functioning, people if they wanted to would be able to use other devices. They didn’t have to take home their desktops, but most did.
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Maria Barratt-Riley

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Executive Survey: COO Bob Frenzel

Xcel Energy

“Fulfilling our 2050 carbon-free aspirations will require technologies not yet commercially available at the cost and scale needed. Promising possibilities include power to gas, hydrogen, seasonal storage, advanced nuclear or small modular reactors, deep rock geothermal, and carbon capture and storage.”
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Bob Frenzel

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This Summer's Conferences Virtual-Style

Summits in This Summer in Shorts

Haven't had to put on long pants, very much, in these months of the pandemic. I know you didn't notice, in that Zoom meet we had the other day. Been cycling through my portfolio of shorts, which, when topped off by a somewhat clean button-down shirt, suits well the situation of day-long digital dialoguing. As for my blazers and, jeez, my ties, soon it may be time to stuff them in a self-storage unit.

Byline: 

Steve Mitnick

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