Maryland PSC: Chief Engineer
Technical Staff
“We had a number of impacts due to COVID-19. The primary impact was that electric and gas utilities requested to have stays of enforcement or basically, regulatory relief.”
Law & Lawyers
Closing General Session: Colin Hansen
APPA National Conference
“Public power systems, both small and large understand the concept of living and working with urgency.”
Maryland PSC: Director of Electricity Division
Technical Staff
“We’ve recently allowed multi-year rate plans. Now we’re also focusing on the forecasting methods the utilities use because forecasting’s become a major component of the multi-year rate plan.”
Closing General Session: Diana DeGette
APPA National Conference
“I want to give a brief update on what some of us in Congress are working on and we think needs to be done to create a better, cleaner future.”
Nominate Your Top Innovators
Nominate Your Top Innovators
It’s the fifth year for the Fortnightly Top Innovators.
Maryland PSC: Director of Transportation Division
Technical Staff
“The Transportation Division enforces the regulations of the PSC pertaining to the safety, rates, and service of passenger-for-hire transportation companies, operating in intrastate commerce.”
Closing General Session: Jennifer Granholm
APPO National Conference
“We need to keep innovating and that’s why we’re rolling out our Energy Earthshots, which is this series of ambitious achievable targets to deliver these breakthroughs on the toughest remaining clean energy challenges of this decade.”
A Day Actually at the Maryland PSC
State Commissions
Maryland punches well above its weight, with an expansive grid modernization portfolio, ambitious EV programs, utility-scale batteries deployed as grid assets, and more, backed up by a diverse renewable generation portfolio and nuclear power at the Calvert Cliffs plant.
Maryland PSC: Director of Telecommunications, Gas and Water Division
Technical Staff
“The state’s greenhouse gas policies are going to be coming more into effect soon in terms of their impact to the gas grid.”
NASUCA 2021 Mid-Year Meeting
Memorable Moments
The pandemic year emphasized the need for Consumer Advocates as the economy was battered, utility payments were put on hold, and disconnection moratoriums continued.