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PUF's Where's Energy

Fortnightly Foremost Innovators

The forty-six qualifying nominations for this year’s Fortnightly Top Innovators included one hundred and thirty-seven innovators. Twenty-three of the nominations — exactly half of them – were of an individual innovator. The remaining twenty-three nominations were of a group of innovators. The groups ranged from small two-person teams to large teams with as many as a dozen team members.

Happy George Westinghouse’s Birthday

Westinghouse shortened the typical American work week from six days to five and a half.

Fossils Up and Down

Natural gas prices have fallen 78% since 2008.

Utilities Getting By With Less

Electric utilities are getting by with less funding this year.

Commissioners and Cybersecurity

During our Day at the Delaware PSC, we asked Chair Dallas Winslow about the top regulatory concerns. Excerpted from October’s PUF, here’s what Chair Winslow said:

“The biggest issue is cybersecurity. Our primary role is to make sure that we have a reliable, safe supply of electricity. What’s going on around the world is very threatening and there have been continuous attacks on utilities and other organizations.

Poverty Gets Real

We asked Missouri PSC Commissioner Maida Coleman about the poverty simulation at this year’s NARUC Summer Policy Summit. Excerpted from the article “Chairing NARUC's Committee on Consumers and the Public Interest,” here’s what Commissioner Coleman said:

 

Jimmy Carter 41 Years Later

On Sept. 19, FERC adopted a NOPR to consider updating PURPA’s regulations.

San Antonio: Be There or Square

The talk in the hallways will be as hot as the Tex-Mex food in town.

Hydrogen: We're Number 1!

A whole lot of research is going into perfecting the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.

Tyranny of the Cost-Benefit Ratio

Limitations of the cost-benefit ratio became clear as the decades passed.

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