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The future of utility policy and management is shaped by the knowledge, experiences, ideas, and perspectives that inform its research and practice. Addressing the field’s evolving challenges and opportunities requires sustained intellectual exchange across scholarship, professional practice, policymaking, regulation, industry, and the communities utilities serve.
Utility P&M Voices provides an enduring platform for this exchange. It creates intellectual space for diverse perspectives to advance new ideas, challenge prevailing assumptions, illuminate emerging problems, inspire fresh thinking, and help shape the future direction of utility policy and management research and practice.
Grounded in freedom of expression and thought leadership, Voices welcomes substantive, original, and forward-looking contributions in written, audiovisual, and creative formats. Through thematic issues and curated collections, the publication seeks to transcend conventional constraints of form, foster critical engagement, connect insights across research and practice, and enable individual contributions to inform a cumulative process of intellectual development.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION
PUBLICATION INFORMATION
Title: Utility P&M Community Voices
Publisher: Utility Policy & Management Community
Medium: Online
Content: Multimedia
Established: 2026
Publication Frequency: Irregular
ISSN: Pending
Editorial Model: Thematic issues and curated collections; ongoing open submissions and guest-edited issues
FEATURED ISSUE
Issue 01, October 2026
Inaugural Meeting Special Edition
Inaugural Meeting Special Edition
Messages of Support, Insights, and Inspiration from Leaders in Utility Policy & Management
Launched in connection with the inaugural gathering of the Utility Policy & Management Community at the 2026 APPAM Fall Research Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 7, 2026, the inaugural issue of Utility P&M Voices brings together messages and reflections from distinguished scholars, regulators, and industry leaders.
We are honored to feature contributions from:
Ann Rendahl — NARUC President; Washington UTC Commissioner
Megan Mullin — Professor of Public Policy, UCLA
Sanya Carley — Vice Provost and Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Rob Gramlich — Founder and President, Grid Strategies
Leah Stokes — Associate Professor, UC Santa Barbara
These contributions explore the evolving responsibilities of utility regulators, the transformation of essential service systems, the importance of human well-being and rigorous inquiry, the value of multidisciplinary expertise, and the opportunities and challenges of electrification.
CONTRIBUTE YOUR VOICE
CONTRIBUTE YOUR VOICE
Utility P&M Voices welcomes contributions on an ongoing basis from scholars, practitioners, policymakers, regulators, industry professionals, students, and others engaged in utility policy and management.
We invite substantive, original, and thought-provoking contributions that advance new ideas, challenge prevailing assumptions, examine significant questions, share insights and experiences, explore emerging challenges and opportunities, and inspire fresh thinking about the future of utility policy and management research and practice.
Contributions may address research, professional practice, policymaking, regulation, governance, organizational management, technological change, community experiences, or other issues relevant to utilities and the communities they serve.
Whether you are presenting an emerging idea, reflecting on professional experience, questioning conventional approaches, or proposing new directions, we welcome your perspective.
TWO WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE
TWO WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE
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Open Submissions
Utility P&M Voices welcomes individual contributions throughout the year.
Submissions are collected and reviewed by the editorial team, which identifies emerging themes and brings related contributions together into thematic issues and curated collections.
Contributors are welcome to submit completed contributions or brief proposals for editorial consideration.
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Guest-Edited Issues
Utility P&M Voices also invites prospective guest editors to propose and develop thematic issues around significant questions, emerging developments, or areas of interest in utility policy and management.
Guest editors work with the editorial team to define an issue's focus, invite contributors, curate submissions, and bring together a coherent collection of perspectives.
We welcome proposals from individuals or collaborative editorial teams interested in fostering focused conversations and advancing new directions in the field.
FORMATS & SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
FORMATS & SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
SUBMIT YOUR CONTRIBUTION OR PROPOSAL
SUBMIT YOUR CONTRIBUTION OR PROPOSAL
Ideas are not confined to prescribed formats. Utility P&M Voices welcomes written, audiovisual, visual, artistic, interactive, and other creative contributions.
Written Contributions: Generally 500–1,000 words, with flexibility when appropriate.
Audiovisual & Creative Contributions: Flexible formats and lengths suited to the content and purpose.
Individual Submissions: Please include your completed contribution or a brief proposal, your full name, affiliation (if applicable), a short biography, and your preferred format.
Guest-Edited Issue Proposals: Please include a proposed theme, brief rationale, suggested scope, potential contributors, and information about the prospective guest editor or editorial team.
Submissions are considered for their relevance, substance, originality, clarity, and potential to advance thinking in utility policy and management.
Email: contact@utilitypm.org
Subject: Utility P&M Voices Submission
Submissions, proposals, and preliminary inquiries are welcome throughout the year.
Bring your ideas to Utility P&M Voices and help shape the future of utility policy and management.
ISSUES & COLLECTIONS
ISSUES & COLLECTIONS
Explore published issues and curated collections of Utility P&M Voices. Each issue brings together perspectives around a shared theme, occasion, or set of questions, contributing to an expanding body of ideas, insights, and experiences from across the Utility Policy & Management Community.
ISSUE 01 | OCTOBER 2026
Inaugural Meeting Special Edition
Featured Contributors: Ann Rendahl · Megan Mullin · Sanya Carley · Rob Gramlich · Leah Stokes
Issue Editor: S. Mohsen Fatemi, University of Kansas
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