Law & Lawyers

POV on Cloud Computing for Utilities

Accenture

Cloud computing has tremendous value propositions in driving safe, clean, and affordable utility services and infrastructure, which are the very premises the regulatory bodies want to ascertain. Utilities lag significantly behind other industries in adopting cloud computing, primarily because of the disincentives imposed by traditional regulatory accounting. This article discusses the urgency for utilities and regulators to accelerate their journey to the cloud and the steps to be taken to embark on that journey.

M&A in Uncertain Times

PwC

“We’re targeting carbon reduction and that could incent deals. The other side of that is, it seems the bar continues to get raised in how deals will be evaluated and the scrutiny they’ll be under given ESG goals.”

Federal vs. State Regulation in 1930

PUF in History

In a 1930 edition of PUF, Senator James Couzens defended his Senate Bill 3869, which would regulate the interstate transmission of power, and stated emphatically that it would not interfere with state commission regulation. Harold E. West, Chairman, Public Service Commission of Maryland, offered a rebuttal.

Portrait of a Leader: Ralph Izzo

PSEG CEO

Under his leadership, PSEG was recently awarded the Edison Electric Institute’s 2022 Edison Award, which recognized substantial efforts to protect and support customers following Superstorm Sandy.