Seeing You in September, Virtually
Summer Policy Summit Success
An overview of PUF's September issue.
Law & Lawyers
Top Expert on Thomas Edison’s Invention of the Electric Industry
Menlo Park
What made the first commercial central power plant and so much more possible that electrified our world.
NARUC Summer Summit Gathers in Cyberspace
Summer Success
Some 1,000 attendees were brought together virtually in pursuit of the public interest.
M&A Amid Masks
COVID-19
It’s no surprise that folks hit the pause button on M&A as they looked to shore up balance sheets and liquidity needs and scenario plan around an unknown like COVID-19.”
NARUC: NAACP’s Derrick Johnson Keynote
NARUC Summer Summit
Johnson, CEO of the NAACP, discussed how the regulatory community can make a difference by taking on a powerful topic.
Gas Ban as Confiscation of Property
Reconsider Compensation Policy
The gas utility investor is put in a different position with electrification than under all prior stranded cost experience where the enterprise continues in business.
NARUC: Pandemic Priorities
NARUC Summer Summit
A panel discussion moderated by Brandon Presley with Karen Harbert, Tom Kuhn, Rob Powelson, Jonathan Spalter and David Springe.
Should Governors or Voters Select Utility Commissioners?
An Evolving Answer
The governor has much discretion in appointing Commissioners that may not reflect the preference of the general population.
NARUC: Digital Divide
NARUC Summer Summit
A panel discussion moderated by Brandon Presley with Patrick Halley, Blair Levin, Kathryn de Wit and Joseph Wender.
Asset Replacement Based on Risk Modeling
Emerging Practices
This article examines common weaknesses in methodologies IOUs employ when developing benefit-cost analyses for grid investment proposals.