Inside Job: Utilities Losing Hundreds of Millions to Insiders
Accenture
“The impact of internal fraud goes beyond dollars, leading to wide-spread reputational harm. Fraud is not a new problem for utilities but is rapidly growing.”
Law & Lawyers
Maria Pope: Transformation Priorities
Portland GE
“To successfully make this transition, we must balance competing priorities, which requires us to continuously explore and innovate – simplifying processes, implementing new technologies and digital tools, and most important, continuing to put customers at the center of all we do.”
Talking Renewable Natural Gas
MDU Resources
“In Washington and Oregon, there is a larger push for decarbonization of our gas stream. We’re looking at purchasing RNG and providing both to all customers, and also providing that as a separate program for people who are interested in taking RNG at a slightly higher price.”
A New Water Utility CEO and Her Strategy
American Water
“We’re planning to invest about $30 billion over the next ten years. To put that into perspective, the federal infrastructure package is $55 billion over five years.”
Remembering Commissioner Jim Sullivan
Legacies
Conversations with NARUC’s Greg White and Michelle Malloy, Southern Company’s Noel Black, McGuireWoods’ Ryder Rudd, and Commissioners Emeritus’ Ed Salmon.
What's Next in Energy and Utilities?
PwC
Conversation with PwC’s US Energy, Utilities & Mining Consulting Leader about a new report on the road to cleaner energy.
Edison's Eclipse: When Edison Was Inspired to Invent Incandescent Lighting
Inspirations
“A power grid,” Edison continued, “like the way we send gas to our homes, but with electricity! Just think! It could light up a whole city block. No! The whole city itself!”
The Grid's Wood Poles and More
Osmose
“Our databases include over thirty million grid structures and growing at over eight million a year – that’s big data.”
Winners of Three of This Year's PUF Latimer Scholarship Awards
PUF and AABE
Conversations with three young people with very bright futures, Victoria Grimes, Adibimbola Adedeji, and Justin Russell.
Total Cost of EV Ownership
FTI Consulting
“The core challenge for our society and country is to develop charging infrastructure. This one we need to solve first and then talk about more sophisticated challenges.”