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Washington—Sept. 9, 2021— Utilities Technology Council (UTC) President & CEO Sheryl Osiene-Riggs issued the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s nomination of District of Columbia Public Service Commission Chairman Willie L. Phillips as a commissioner to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: “On behalf of our members, we applaud President Biden for nominating Chairman Willie Phillips […]

Arlington, VA—Sep. 1, 2021 – Policies supporting funding for broadband, electric infrastructure, and federal spectrum sharing were among a series of resolutions approved by the electric, water, and natural gas utility members of the Utilities Technology Council (UTC) during the UTC Telecom & Technology 2021 annual conference.   Specifically, UTC’s core utility members approved policy

Arlington—Sep. 1, 2021 – The Utilities Technology Council (UTC) marked the return to its in-person Annual Telecom & Technology Conference by recognizing utilities and their personnel who demonstrated initiative, perseverance, and innovative thinking throughout the past year.   UTC’s awards recognize the importance of utility Information and Communications Technology (ICT) systems and the employees who

Arlington, VA, August 31, 2021 –Energy and water utility representatives from across the U.S. elected Paul Lambert of East River Electric Cooperative as the new Chairman of the Utilities Technology Council Board of Directors, effective through May 2022.   During UTC’s Annual Telecom & Technology Conference’s Membership Meeting on August 26, utility representatives approved Chair

UTC President and CEO Sheryl Osiene-Riggs discussed diversity and ways to attract the next generation of utility workers in a riveting, high-profile panel discussion last week. Speaking before the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Select Committee on Regulatory and Industry Diversity on Wednesday, Ms. Osiene-Riggs applauded the UTC Board of Directors for being

WASHINGTON—July 21, 2021–Utilities Technology Council President and CEO Sheryl Osiene-Riggs issued the following statement applauding the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ approval of a resolution supporting utilities’ efforts to deploy broadband to unserved and underserved areas: “On behalf of the Utilities Technology Council, I wish to thank and applaud our nation’s state utility regulators

Arlington, VA—June 22, 2021 –Energy and water utility representatives across the U.S. yesterday nominated a new slate of officers to lead the Utilities Technology Council (UTC), effective through June 2022. The new officers have assumed their roles on an acting basis; their nominations are subject to confirmation during the Aug. 22-27 UTC Annual Telecom &

Washington—June 18, 2021—Utilities Technology Council President and CEO Sheryl Osiene-Riggs issued the following statement in recognition of Juneteenth as a Federal Holiday: “On this historic first official Juneteenth holiday, I encourage all Americans to use this day as one of remembrance, reflection, and education. Juneteenth is both joyous and tragic occasion. Joyous in that the

Washington—May 24, 2021–Utilities Technology Council (UTC) President and CEO Sheryl Osiene-Riggs today announced a round of senior-level promotions within the UTC staff. “Today’s promotions are the result of hard work and dedication amongst some of our longest-tenured members of the UTC staff,” Ms. Osiene-Riggs said. “UTC is a small but mighty team. We model ourselves

Washington—April 13, 2021—Utilities Technology Council President and CEO Sheryl Osiene-Riggs issued the following statement after President Biden nominated Chris Inglis as National Cybersecurity Director, Jen Easterly as Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Robert Silvers as Undersecretary of Policy at the Department of Homeland Security: “On behalf of the Utilities Technology Council,