New at the Helm at NARUC
Executive Director
“I’d like to make sure that every state Commissioner views NARUC as the one indispensable resource they can’t do their jobs without.”
Law & Lawyers
Leading America's Water Utilities Industry
American Water
“The American Society of Civil Engineers gave a C- grade to U.S. drinking water systems, and a D+ grade to U.S. wastewater systems. It’s not where we want to be as a country.”
He's Chief Technology Officer for Applied Grid Innovation
GE Vernova
“We may need to build more grid infrastructure, depending on location and situation. However, we’re not going to get that tomorrow, so it’s important grid management be smarter. This is about enabling grid orchestration using AI/ML to enable an automated and adaptive grid.”
He's Senior Vice President for International Programs
Edison Electric Institute
“We’re convening utilities from around the world to share experiences and come up with new solutions to emerging challenges and seize the opportunities of the changing global energy landscape.”
Why SEPA and PUF Are Joining Forces
Shaping Energy’s Future
PUF is now powered by SEPA. Together, we envision an exciting journey ahead and the unlimited possibilities of what we can accomplish together on behalf of both our members and our industry.
Affordability: Caroline Wolfe
New York PSC
“Customers currently qualify for the energy affordability program if household income is below 60% of state median income. This will soon extend to moderate-income households. Customers can demonstrate this to utilities by identifying enrollment in state and federal programs, such as the home energy assistance program or Medicaid.”
NARUC Winter Policy Summit Wants You
Let There Be Light
“President Tricia Pridemore’s ‘Let There Be Light’ agenda kicks off at the winter meeting. She will reiterate the plans she laid out at the Annual Meeting and put into action through the Demand Roundtable, the Gas-Electric Alignment for Reliability Task Force meeting, and more.”
State Utility Commissioners' Survey on Affordability
The States
Twenty percent of the nation’s 200 state utility Commissioners completed PUF’s three-question anonymous survey.
Drive to Clean Energy Amid Wildfires, Part 1
Hawaii PUC
Hawaii is undergoing a major transformation to move from a state that was almost completely reliant on imported fossil fuels to one powered by clean, renewable energy. Hawaii was the first state to commit to one hundred percent clean, renewable energy for electricity. PUF’s Paul Kjellander talks with Hawaii PUC Chair Leo Asuncion and the State’s Chief Energy Officer Mark Glick.
Energy Affordability by the Numbers
State Data
Tables report where energy is least and most affordable in the United States. All but two states saw a decrease, and generally saw a substantial decrease, in the average residential share over the last quarter century.