Quotable Quotes in April's PUF

Washington State’s Utilities & Transportation Commission Chair David Danner

“But I feel like we’ve got a good rapport with all the investor-owned utilities in the state and I think that’s going to continue. To be sure, we have our disagreements, and there are things they ask for that we don’t always give them. But I believe that as a general matter they are well-run organizations that focus appropriately on service, price, and reliability. I don’t see that changing.”

See the interview here.
 

Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives CEO Pat O’Loughlin

“I don’t know who’s in favor of the MOPR [Minimum Offer Price Rule] other than some of the folks on FERC’s staff... I also have to believe that FERC has had a long time to think about it. FERC didn’t just slip on a banana peel. FERC considered it — maybe not well, but purposely. The issue will probably be resolved through litigation.”

See the article “Roundtable on FERC's Minimum Offer Price Rule” here.
 

Southern Company CEO Tom Fanning, Kevin Fitzgerald of Energy Impact Partners and Tom Flaherty of PwC Strategy&

“To be sure, utilities are not expected to focus on R&D like technology, product or science-based companies. But, achieving market gains and new revenue sources depends on how managements perceive the importance of R&D and innovation in building the right foundation for growth and performance enhancement.”

See the article “Innovation-Investment Nexus, Part 1” here.