Utility P&M Voices: Inaugural Meeting Special Edition

Utility P&M Voices | Issue 01 (October 2026) Inaugural Meeting Special Edition: Messages of Support, Insights, and Inspiration from Leaders in Utility Policy & Management This inaugural issue of Utility P&M Voices, a thematic, multimedia publication of the Utility Policy & Management Community (Utility P&M), was prepared in connection with the Community's inaugural gathering at the 2026 Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 7, 2026. The issue brings together five contributions from distinguished scholars, regulators, and industry leaders, offering perspectives on significant challenges, emerging opportunities, and future directions in utility policy and management. Featured contributions: Ann Rendahl — Regulatory Capacity & Independence Megan Mullin — Reimagining Essential Service Systems Sanya Carley — Human Well-Being & Rigorous Inquiry Rob Gramlich — Multidisciplinary Expertise in Regulation Leah Stokes — Electrification & the Future Together, these perspectives address the evolving responsibilities of regulators, the transformation of essential service systems, human well-being, multidisciplinary expertise, and the future of electrification. Utility P&M Voices provides an enduring platform for substantive, original, and forward-looking perspectives that advance new ideas, challenge prevailing assumptions, inspire fresh thinking, and help shape the future direction of utility policy and management research and practice. Issue Editor: S. Mohsen Fatemi, University of Kansas Publisher: Utility Policy & Management Community Publication: Issue 01, October 2026 Website: https://www.utilitypm.org Contact: [email protected]