Public Utilities Law Update 2026

Agenda

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5.5 CLEs

This annual program of the Public Utilities Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin highlights the regulatory and legislative changes over the past year.

9:00-9:10              Welcome
Orrie Walsvik, Associate Attorney, Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

9:10-9:30             Opening Remarks
Summer Strand, Chair, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

9:30-10:45           Annual Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Update
Cara Coburn Faris, Chief Legal Counsel, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Evan Weitz, Deputy General Counsel, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

10:45-10:55          Break

10:55-11:45            Affordability Investigation Dockets
Introduction:
Kristy Nieto, Commissioner, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Panel:
Stacy Schumacher, Policy Advisor, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Todd Stuart, Executive Director, Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group
Carrie Templeton, Senior Manager – Regulatory Affairs, Alliant Energy
Christa Westerberg, Attorney, Pines Bach LLP

11:45-12:45            Lunch

12:45-1:45             Transmission Planning Panel
Moderator:
Elizabeth Wheeler, Senior Counsel, Director of Regulatory Advocacy, Clean Grid Alliance
Panel:
Tom Dagenais, Vice President, System Planning, American Transmission Company
Jarred Miland, Regional Director of External Affairs, Midcontinent Independent System Operator

1:45-2:00              Break

2:00-2:50              Ethics for Public Utilities Attorneys
Sarah Peterson, Ethics Counsel, State Bar of Wisconsin

2:50-3:10              Break

3:10-4:00             Energy Communications for Lawyers
Mikhaila Calice, Executive Assistant to Commissioner Marcus Hawkins, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

4:00                         Adjourn

This program is hosted by the Wisconsin Public Utility Institute. WPUI is not responsible for the content of this program. Each presentation is the intellectual property of the listed author(s).