Madison, WI - The latest episode of the Electric Wire podcast features Tom Content, Executive Director of the Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin, who joins host Kristin Gilkes to recap the recent NASUCA Conference in Madison, WI, and the issues discussed at the conference, such as data centers, transmission, EV buildout, innovative rate designs, and more. NASUCA is the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates.

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Key Moments from this Episode:

4:00 – NASUCA Conference: Discussion of Consumer Impacts from Extreme Heat + PSCW Commissioner Kristy Nieto Introductory Remarks

5:57 – Issues related to data centers

8:10 – Considerations of direct selling baseload power to data centers in other states

9:30 – Microsoft data center in WI

10:15 – cost allocation for data centers

11:06 – transmission issues discussed at conference

16:22 – EPRI Electric Vehicles Buildout Tool for Utilities

18:45 – Consumer issues on the horizon

19:50 – Increasing demand/affordability tipping point

20:50 – Bringing down costs

23:15 – Tom’s “All the Power” moment

25:12 – Appropriate levels of spending on energy efficiency

27:00 – Upcoming CFC Power Breakfast on August 15

31:20 – Upcoming CCIF report on innovative rate designs and time of use rates

August 15, 2024, Power Breakfast Registration Link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-power-breakfast-the-best-of-the-electric-wire-tickets-923933468877

Check out a previous episode (Episode 34) all about NASUCA here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnCTZf6HiJY&t=1010s