Commissioner for Three and a Half Years
From the Editor
That’s the Median for Commissioners and Chairs.
Law & Lawyers
Data-Driven Journey to Transformation
Shared Knowledge and Collaborative Innovation
The challenge is to modernize these systems without imposing undue costs on consumers, balancing fiscal responsibility with the imperative for technological advancement.
About Wildfires: Mark Quinlan
PG&E
“What we do have are lessons learned to share with our peers who have wildfire risk in their service territory, or who will have it in the next five to ten years, as our environment continues to change and forces us to adapt to the conditions.”
Utility CEO Serving Oklahoma's Prairie and Plains
OGE Energy
“Our service area is among the lowest cost of living in the country, and we play a big role with our low rates. Our rates need to stay attractive. We’re investing in opportunities to make our communities better so we can continue to widen that competitive advantage we have with our rates.”
The Energy Infrastructure Imperative
Giant Leaps Call for Giant Courage and Confidence
Like the space program, the drive to decarbonize is encountering many unsolved problems. Each has the potential to prevent a smooth landing.
PUF Annual Pulse of Power Survey 2024
8 Questions
Guidehouse’s Mackinnon Lawrence, Nick McClusky, Bill Hughes, and Joe Owens analyze survey results.
Utility Regulators Ensuring Resilience and Safety Through Cybersecurity
NARUC
Recent advisories confirm that nation-state threat actors are actively seeking to compromise critical infrastructure sectors, especially the electric grid.
Ten Commissioners Talk Infrastructure
Unique conversations
Ten Commissioners from varied parts of the nation answered these questions: What are the most important needs for electric power infrastructure? What are your greatest concerns about infrastructure? How should utility regulation adjust to these needs and concerns, if at all? How different will electric power infrastructure be in the year 2040?
Power Walk
About This Painting
“When people complain and say, “not in my backyard,” I find it difficult to commiserate. When I see transmission towers, I see the infrastructure necessary to drive economic opportunity and prosperity. And the energy that makes everyday life easier to enjoy.”
Innovation: Mike Innocenzo
Exelon Innovation Summit
“It’s less about how to drive that culture and more about how to unleash it. The passion is in all of our employees, and every one of those employees says, ‘There’s a better way.’”