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2024 Resourcefulness Report: Exploring AI for Utilities, Part II

Itron

“A big focus area for Itron is around data and analytics, the key drivers behind edge intelligence. We wanted to explore what roles AI and machine learning play now, and how utilities envision their impact.”

Byline:

Marina Donovan

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Flexible Interconnections: Smarter, Faster Way to Manage New Load

Environmental Defense Fund

“If designed well, flexible interconnection policies can help bring down utility’s capital costs by optimizing use of existing grid infrastructure and deferring grid upgrades.”

Byline:

Casey Horan

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Affordability of Water Utility Service

Understanding the Complexities

“In order to reduce the number of rate cases perceived as increasing customer discontent, many commissions have tried balancing the need for utilities to meet regulatory requirements with a more predictable rate pattern.”

Byline:

Mary-Anna Holden and Butch Howard

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Data Center-AI Opportunity (or Trap)

A Recommended Approach

“Utilities need to review current tariff structures and regulatory processes to ensure they are suitable and sufficiently dynamic to support needed investment and recovery.”

Byline:

Josh Olazabal

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Energy Scenes: NARUC Winter Policy Summit

Let There be Light

There was much discussion, education, and camaraderie at the NARUC Winter Policy Summit 2025 in Washington, D.C. in late February.

Byline:

PUF

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NARUC Winter Summit Week

Summarized in Rhyme

Its largest conference all-time, summarized here in rhyme.

Byline:

Steve Mitnick

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Energy Scenes: PUF State of State Regulation Luncheon

Thought Leaders on the Big Issues

Public Utilities Fortnightly’s Annual State of State Regulation Luncheon was a big hit during the NARUC Winter Policy Summit with thought leaders on energy and utility regulation speaking words of wisdom punctuated by bouts of humor.

Byline:

PUF

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About NARUC's Demand Roundtable

NARUC

The Demand Roundtable is composed of approximately twenty-one rotating participants, with seven State Commissioners, seven utilities/RTOs/ISOs, and seven mega-users. Here, Pridemore discusses the importance of the event with PUF’s Paul Kjellander.

Byline:

Tricia Pridemore with Paul Kjellander

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The Three Gs of Clean Energy: Grid, Growth, and Globe

“The key lies in smart planning. Managed charging, demand response programs, and energy efficiency initiatives can help us meet this new demand without overwhelming our infrastructure. Through SEPA Academy and our Working Groups, we’re ensuring that stakeholders have the insights, tools, and resources to navigate this period of rapid expansion.”

Byline:

Sheri Givens

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About NARUC's Nuclear Energy Subcommittee

NARUC

The newly named Subcommittee on Nuclear Energy, formerly the Subcommittee on Nuclear Issues-Waste Disposal, still will discuss nuclear waste, but encompass a broader deliberation on all matters nuclear, as it is deemed one of the solutions to the energy transition. The new name clarifies also the direction the nation is heading concerning nuclear, with the restart of once-shuttered nuclear plants such as Three Mile Island, and the advent of Small Modular Reactors.

Byline:

PUF

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