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Wildfires: Rocky Mountain Power

Unique conversations

“We are getting more sophisticated about understanding all factors that go into how and where we make investments. That also helps us defend investments to regulators and others, because we have the science, rigor, and discipline to justify them as prudent.”
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Dick Garlish with Paul Kjellander

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Picture Energy: U.S. Energy Association Public Policy Forum

Industries Across Energy Annually Convene

The USEA's Annual Membership Meeting and Public Policy Forum celebrated its 100th Anniversary this year. Always a top focus is the expansion and enhancement of energy supply and delivery to all peoples of the world and certainly those in developing countries. Panels at the Public Policy Forum discussed impressive advances in South America and eastern Europe particularly.
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PUF

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SEARUC and MARC Presidents on the Regional Meetings

Floyd McKissick, Sarah Freeman

Conversations with the President of SEARUC and a Commissioner on the North Carolina Utilities Commission, Floyd McKissick; and incoming President of MARC and Commissioner on the Indiana Utilities Regulatory Commission, Sarah Freeman. SEARUC is NARUC’s division for the southeast and MARC is the division for the midwest.
Byline: 

PUF

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The Next Act For Utilities M&A

Flipping the Script on the Past

“State regulatory commissions can be demanding in how they evaluate proposed mergers, such as by applying the public interest standard and distributing net synergy benefits (after costs-to-achieve) between customers and shareholders.”
Byline: 

Tom Flaherty, Mile Milisavljevic, and Jeffrey Miller

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NARUC Regional Meetings: Floyd McKissick

SEARUC

“I increasingly see a need for SEARUC and other regional organizations to meet more frequently and have substantive, detailed, Commissioner-only meetings where we can discuss issues of common concern that we need to focus attention upon.”
Byline: 

Floyd McKissick with Paul Kjellander

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Death of a Bottleneck

New Transmission Line Life via Reconductoring

“If line losses on an existing line are 20 MW, installing an advanced conductor would reduce losses to approximately 10 MW for the same current, allowing 10 MW of plant construction to be permanently deferred.”
Byline: 

Charles Bayless and Jason Huang

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NARUC Regional Meetings: Sarah Freeman

MARC

“In January of 2025, we’ll be hosting that educational meeting in Oklahoma City because our MARC colleague and good friend Bob Anthony will be ending his term with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission as the longest-serving Commissioner in the country.”
Byline: 

Sarah Freeman with Paul Kjellander

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Tri-State G&T Highlights Three Initiatives

Flexibility, Solar, Reliability

“Tri-State’s members, including distribution cooperatives and public power districts across four states, will have increased flexibility to self-supply more power through a Bring Your Own Resource program filed with FERC on June 7. If approved, members would be able to supply up to 40% of their power requirements.”
Byline: 

Lee Boughey

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The Nuclear Renaissance of Today and Tomorrow

Acceleration Over Next Decade

“The U.S. Department of State’s Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of SMR Technology – or FIRST – program, supports the development of nuclear energy innovation with partner nations.”
Byline: 

Lawrence Jones

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