United States Energy Association

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.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Regulatory Assistance Project Senior Associate Mark LeBel answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the emerging national momentum toward Performance-Based Regulation and why PBR is important as a means to reform the utility business model to meet 21st century clean energy and climate policy goals.

In today’s USEA Power Sector Podcast, Autumn Proudlove, Associate Director for Policy and Markets with the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center at North Carolina State University kicked off a new USEA series on performance-based regulation, or PBR, by answering questions from journalist Herman K. Trabish about the emerging national momentum toward PBR, which can change the fundamental business model of investor-owned utilities by moving their rewards for capital investments to rewards for their performance on achieving  goals set by policymakers. 

In today’s final episode of the USEA Power Sector Podcast series on data, Amperon CEO and Co-founder Sean Kelly answered questions by journalist Herman K. Trabish about the uses of machine learning and accelerated computing-based algorithms to design, operate and optimize data to improve the economics of clean energy for power providers and their customers.

Dr. Gary Dorris, founder and CEO of Ascend Analytics, discusses the vital role of data-driven modeling in the energy sector. He highlights how accelerated computing aids in risk management and long-term resource planning. The conversation dives into the complexities of energy pricing influenced by renewable resources and the importance of weather data for optimizing wind and solar power. Dorris also critiques traditional fossil fuel pricing models, advocating for advanced analytics to adapt to modern energy market dynamics.