A Guide for Public Utility Commissions: Building Internal Technical Capacity and Recruiting Talent for Grid Resilience

Summary

This guide addresses the growing need for Public Utility Commissions (PUCs) to develop specialized technical talent for grid resilience, driven by increasing grid investment and complex challenges. U.S. utilities increased annual infrastructure spending from US$287 billion in 2003 to US$320 billion in 2023 (inflation adjusted). The guide proposes strategies for recruiting new talent, with defined experience levels (senior-level: 10+ years; mid-career: 3-6 years; entry-level: 0-2 years), and building internal capacity using frameworks like the NIST Task-Knowledge-Skill Framework's 7 work functions. It references various state regulatory actions, such as Oregon's AR-638 rulemaking and Texas's 16 TAC §25.555 standards, as examples of evolving resilience priorities. The aim is to enable PUCs to effectively evaluate resilience proposals and align them with public interest and jurisdictional goals.

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