Western Conference 2024
Memorable Moments in Vail
The Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners held its annual meeting, "Regulatory Summit: Peak Perspectives 2024," in May.
Law & Lawyers
Practical Realities of the Clean Energy Transition
Pedal to the Metal
“Another practical reality is that emerging energy supply technologies expected to contribute to net-zero goals are not yet available at the scale or cost required for broad deployment. Bringing new energy supply technology options to market has historically taken multiple decades.”
Keeping Up with Load Growth Across Eleven States
AEP
“We are seeing more constraints from a resource perspective. There is a great opportunity to continue to collaborate with our elected officials, state regulators, and economic development state agencies, to improve processes to gain approval for building out necessary infrastructure to connect new customers.”
A Utility Celebrates Innovation
Exelon Innovation Summit
Conversations with Exelon’s Chief Operating Officer Mike Innocenzo; Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer Sunny Elebua; and Chief External Affairs Officer Colette Honorable.
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.’”
Innovation: Sunny Elebua
Exelon
“We have a Reinvent website, where employees can submit their thoughts and ideas in support of our business operations or for the betterment of our customers, which are then evaluated and possibly put into our business.”
PUF's Soapbox Summer Luncheon
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Public Utilities Fortnightly hosted its popular Summer Summit Soapbox Luncheon on at the Hilton West Palm Beach in July. Volunteers made two-minute soapbox speeches on anything related to utility regulation and policy, with humor if they chose, in prose, rhyme or song.
Now Let's Really Leverage Virtual Power Plants
Uplight
“With the rise of VPPs, our utility clients need to engage with customers in different ways to enroll in these assets and make sure they are available to dispatch in a reliable way for full decarbonization.”
The Regulators' Dilemma: Part One
Virtual Power Plants
“With the rise of VPPs, our utility clients need to engage with customers in different ways to enroll in these assets and make sure they are available to dispatch in a reliable way for full decarbonization.”
MACRUC 29th Annual Education Conference
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MACRUC President and Kentucky Chair Kent Chandler opened MACRUC's Annual Education Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. He later handed that MACRUC leadership position to Virginia Chair Jehmal Hudson.