Innovative-Disruptive Technology and Regulation
Connecting the Dots
One thing we can be proud of is that our association, NARUC, chose to stay relevant during this pandemic, a decision that will ultimately pay dividends to our members.
Law & Lawyers
Fortnightly Top Innovators 2020
112 Innovators at 18 Organizations
All of the nominations are impressive and impactful for our industry and the public. All of them are celebrated in the following pages.
Fortnightly Foremost Innovators 2020
The Most Outstanding in Ten Categories
We selected the most outstanding in these ten categories: distributed generation, drones, environmental protection, microgrids, renewables integration, reliability and resilience, robotics, transmission, virtual reality, and wearables.
Profiles in Innovation
Seven Nominations
Through these profiles we aim to learn what drove the innovation, what's its essential benefit, and what aspect of their accomplishments did the innovators find most rewarding?
Profiles in Innovation: Arron Pauley
Ameren Missouri
“All of what we would do if we were in the plant, we can do right there in the virtual space. As an instructor, I can sit and watch everybody. The workers loved it.”
Profiles in Innovation: Girija Sathyamurthy
Ameren
“These automations are going to help Ameren save costs and in turn help reduce the bills for Ameren customers.”
Profiles in Innovation: Zachary Wassenberg
Burns & McDonnell
“The RealWear device is a voice activated technology that reduces costs and make us more effective. At its core, it’s a safety technology that makes people hands free.”
Profiles in Innovation: Geoff Blanford
EPRI
“We’re extending our modeling tools to be able to capture this new set of technologies, thinking about where they might be in 10, 20 or 30 years.”
Profiles in Innovation: Maria Guimaraes Biagini
EPRI
“In nuclear construction, inspecting by removing samples from the structure is not desirable. That is when nondestructive evaluation becomes a key factor in allowing us to inspect.”
Profiles in Innovation: Anil Kondabathini, HyoJong Lee, Reynaldo Nuqui, Jiuping Pan
Hitachi ABB Power Grids
“The hacker can ramp down or up the DC power. We monitor those. If the behavior is not consistent with normal operation, we stop the command from being executed.”