Commissioner's View: Regulating Energy in an Era of Rising Complexity

HData CEO Hudson Hollister sits down with three state utility commissioners — Chairman Stephen M. DeFrank of Pennsylvania, Chair Rory M. Christian of New York, and Commissioner Tammy Cordova of Nevada — for a conversation on regulating energy in an era of rising complexity. They discuss how their commissions are absorbing surging rate case activity and data center load growth, what FERC's large-load show cause orders could mean at the state level, and what it takes to keep proceedings fair, informed, and moving.

What you'll learn

• How commissions are managing rising rate case volume and data center load growth, and why load forecasting has gone from a routine step to a heavily litigated phase of the process
• What FERC's large-load show cause orders could mean once the issue reaches the states, from cost allocation and ratepayer protection to how RTO and non-RTO states are responding in very different ways
• How commissioners are working to keep proceedings collaborative rather than combative, improving how they communicate with the public, helping first-time intervenors participate meaningfully, and using prefiling conversations to narrow disputes before the formal clock starts
  
  

Whether you're a utility, advisory firm, energy technology company, or advocate, this session offers a direct look at how the commissioners deciding your proceedings are navigating a period of rapid change.