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March 16, 2026

Conference Coverage

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No Longer ‘Fringe,’ Storage Earning its Keep, Panel Says
Energy storage is providing benefits to the grid, and rules need to be implemented to ensure it finds its proper place, a panel of experts told NARUC.
Role of Experimentation, Market Research Increases for Utilities
Electric vehicles and distributed energy resources are increasing the need for utilities to experiment and conduct market research.
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Panelists Weigh Nuclear Waste Solution Post-Obama
A NARUC winter meeting panel discussed the prospects of restarting the canceled Yucca Mountain project and a broader solution to nuclear waste.
Commissioners Ask MISO to Share Tx Project Cost Data
At the NARUC winter meeting, OMS members sharply questioned MISO officials over its refusal to share with them raw transmission project cost data.
Modest Optimism, Lingering Questions at Tx Summit
The first National Electric Transmission Infrastructure Summit heard concerns over how to pay for grid modernization and FERC's lack of a quorum.
Overheard at the ISO-NE Consumer Liaison Group Meeting
New England appears poised to withstand another winter of tight natural gas supplies, an RTO official told the ISO-NE Consumer Liaison Group meeting.
Clean Energy Innovation Requires Collaboration, Researcher Says
Dan Sanchez said sharing intellectual property and allowing open access to research data are catalysts necessary for growth in the clean energy industry.
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Overheard at NARUC Annual Meeting 2016
Hundreds of state regulators, utility officials and other stakeholders traveled to the California desert last week for the 128th Annual Meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.
Sandoval: Nuke Shutdown, Auto-DR Aided Aliso Canyon Response
Actions taken in the wake of the closure of the San Onofre nuclear plant ultimately helped California address the Aliso Canyon shut down.
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States Should Assert Selves in RTOs, NARUC Panelists Say
At last week's NARUC Annual Meeting, regulators and grid operators agreed that state commissions must engage when key decisions are being made by RTOs.

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