Law & Lawyers

Large Load Pricing: Another Take on a Critical Topic

Duke Energy

“While some tweaks are necessary due to the present speed and concentration of load additions, wholesale jettisoning of tested practices likely brings many unintended consequences even – or perhaps, especially – for those customers regulators are seeking to protect.”
Byline: 

Lon Huber, Jonathan Byrd

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FERC Order 1920

Burns & McDonnell

“Order 1920 in some ways may sound drastic in terms of the magnitude of change. But it provides an opportunity to evaluate transmission more creatively, more holistically.”
Byline: 

Matt Lind and Kyle Combes

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Cost Allocation and Pursuit of Fairness, Part 1

Behind the Customer Bill

“The choice of cost allocation method is both a key factor in shaping outcomes and an exercise in judgment. No single standard defines what makes one approach reasonable and another flawed.”
Byline: 

Svetlana Atoyan, Josnelly Aponte

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Concrete Poles for Transmission Lines

Burns & McDonnell

“On a steel or wood pole, a specialized coating or a sleeve is put on below grade to protect from corrosion. But with concrete, it comes out of the mold ready to set in a corrosive environment.”
Byline: 

Michaela Nickell and Brent Windsor

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New York's Clean Energy Future

A Strategic Investment

“The energy efficiency and building electrification portfolio stands apart not only in scope but in complexity. It spans technologies, sectors, and customer needs, making it one of the most challenging – but also most rewarding – areas of NYSPSC oversight.”
Byline: 

Rory Christian

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Best Practices for Cased Transmission Foundations

Burns & McDonnell

“We’re looking at the strength of the soil to figure out how deep the foundation needs to go. Not so shallow that it fails in a few years, but not so deep that it’s over-designed and unnecessarily expensive. It’s about finding the right balance between long-term durability and cost.”
Byline: 

Brad Gardner and Paul Barker

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Capturing Value at the AI Inflection Point

A Guide for Utility Executives

“AI is one cause for unanticipated stress but can also be part of the solution. AI can help optimize existing generation, as well as streamline new supply integration. It can reduce operating costs.”
Byline: 

Michelle Fay, Stuart Brown

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Underground Transmission Considerations

Burns & McDonnell

“I led the onshore portion of the South Fork Wind Project and will provide examples from that project of how regulatory influence can drive design decisions and environmental considerations when you’re in construction.”
Byline: 

Danny Serrano and Vinny Montemurro

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Hurricane Season: How Prepared is Your State?

Develop a Water Sector Emergency Handbook

“Resilience planning means thinking ahead and contemplating as many unknowns as you can. As a utility regulator, you must consider thwarting opportunities and vulnerabilities that storms might give bad actors to infiltrate operating systems.”
Byline: 

Mary-Anna Holden, Butch Howard

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PUF Chats With CEOs

Accenture

Key industry thought leaders from the C-suite gave unique perspectives on building an energy system for resilience, growth, affordability, and more at the sidelines of Accenture’s International Utilities and Energy Conference 2025.
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PUF

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