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DOE Loan Programs Office

“The program can scale up to $250 billion of lending up to 30 years, depending on life of the asset, at a rate as low as U.S. Treasuries plus three eighths of a point. Those benefits have to flow through to regulated customers. An unregulated project, say a merchant coal plant being replaced with solar and storage, that low-cost financing benefit can accrue to the developer.”
Byline: 

Leslie Rich

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Role of State Consumer Advocates

NASUCA

A roundtable with NASUCA President Chris Ayers (North Carolina), Vice President Michael Moody (Michigan), Treasurer Tom Content (Wisconsin); the Executive Committee’s Michele Beck (Utah), Bill Fine (Indiana), Nanette Edwards (South Carolina), Patrick Cicero (Pennsylvania), David Lapp (Maryland); and Executive Director David Springe.
Byline: 

Steve Mitnick

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Big Microgrid in Bronzeville

Exelon

Exelon subsidiary ComEd began its Community of the Future program in 2016 with the Bronzeville Community Microgrid in Chicago. PUF journeyed there to see firsthand how ComEd is taking Chicago into the future with the first utility operated microgrid cluster.
Byline: 

Honghao Zheng et al.

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Last Dots Are Connected

NARUC

“The future is bright for NARUC with First Vice President Julie Fedorchak and Second Vice President Tricia Pridemore coming up the line. They’re two hard charging women who are great to work with and have a sense of purpose.”
Byline: 

Michael Caron

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Ten Commissioners Talk Transition

Decarbonization

In discussions with ten Commissioners from every end of the country, PUF’s Paul Kjellander asked what’s driving the energy transition in their states, their state’s policies, barriers for the transition to overcome, and risks, also the role of consumer-owned energy. Sponsored by Itron.
Byline: 

Paul Kjellander

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Touring Vogtle

SEARUC

“We can begin to look at advanced nuclear reactor options that are being developed today, such as smaller modular reactors that are about three hundred megawatts versus the thousand-megawatt reactors at Vogtle.”
Byline: 

Floyd McKissick, Jr.

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Decarbonization: Lea Márquez Peterson

Arizona Corp. Commission

“I stepped into the middle of the debate on whether we mandate a clean energy transition in Arizona. After four years of debate, we did not mandate it, but have supported the utilities’ commitments. They’re all 100% carbon-free by 2050.”
Byline: 

Lea Márquez Peterson

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