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In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, EPRI Energy Systems and Climate Analysis Program Manager Nidhi Santen answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about how variable and customer-owned energy resources, rising demand, and new policy are driving innovations in utilities’ longstanding use of integrated resource planning, or IRP, to optimize affordable reliable electricity delivery.

In today’s opening episode of the USEA Power Sector Podcast series on utility planning, Berkeley Lab Manager, Senior Policy Researcher, and Senior Strategic Advisor Lisa Schwartz answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the evolving utility planning paradigm, from integrated resource planning and integrated distribution system planning to integrated system planning to meet the power sector needs of today and tomorrow.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Claire Coleman, head of Connecticut’s Office of Consumer Counsel, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about Connecticut’s process for moving its utilities to performance-based regulation, a new business model which rewards the utilities for achieving public policy goals instead of for investing in infrastructure.

Ted Novicki, Director of Regulatory Affairs at United Illuminating and adjunct professor in Public Utility Management, dives into Connecticut's shift to performance-based regulation. He discusses how this new model rewards utilities for achieving public policy goals rather than infrastructure investments. The conversation also covers the challenges of stakeholder engagement, communication gaps, and the complexities faced by companies under the evolving regulatory framework. Novicki’s insights offer a unique look at how utilities can adapt while balancing performance and customer satisfaction.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Eric DeBellis, General Counsel for the Citizen’s Utility Board of Illinois, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the consumer advocate’s perspective on the emergence of and continued development of performance-based regulation in Illinois.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Dave Kolata, VP of Policy for energy efficiency provider Sealed and formerly the executive director of Illinois consumer advocate the Citizens Utility Board, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the private sector’s perspective on the emergence of and continued development of performance-based regulations for utilities in Illinois.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, John D. Wilson, Vice President with policy and energy consultant GridStrategies answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about findings in his just-released paper, now the talk of the energy world, on the magnitude and drivers of the surging U.S. demand for electricity. This episode closes out our 2024, but we’ll be back to thrive in 2025. We are very grateful to our listeners for taking the time to check out the USEA Power Sector Podcast. Keep on subscribing, liking, following, and sharing with everybody you know our quest for energy transition solutions.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Murray Clay, President of Hawaii’s clean energy-focused Ulupono Initiative an advocacy and impact-investment firm answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about Hawaii’s performance-based regulation, probably the most advanced and far-reaching change in the regulation of a US electric utility in a century.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Jennifer Potter, a former commissioner with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission and now a Faculty Energy Specialist with the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about Hawaii’s performance-based regulation, probably the most advanced and far-reaching change in a US electric utility’s regulation and business model in a century.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Rabago Energy Principal Karl Rabago, who has served as a DOE Deputy Assistant Secretary and as a Commissioner with the Public Utilities Commission of Texas, answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the emerging national momentum toward performance-based regulation and why PBR is an important step in reforming the utility business model to meet 21st century clean energy and climate policy goals.