My CUBA cert is up for renewal this summer and I'm seeing new continuing education requirements around professional ethics. Anyone else notice this? OPPD keeps me busy but I need to make sure I'm hitting all the new requirements. The online portal isn't super clear about what constitutes qualifying ethics training.
CUBA certification renewal - new ethics requirements?
Yeah, they added 4 hours of ethics training to the biennial requirement starting this cycle. Austin Energy cases have kept me swamped but I managed to knock out the ethics portion through the AAUBA webinar series. The conflict of interest module was particularly good - lots of real-world scenarios.
The new requirements came out of some issues they had with members in California and Texas. Nothing too dramatic but enough to make them tighten up the standards. Entergy New Orleans keeps me honest anyway but the formal training is actually pretty useful. Covers some gray areas I hadn't thought much about.
I did mine through the Pennsylvania CUBA chapter last month. They had a good session on maintaining independence when utilities try to influence your findings. PP&L has some aggressive account reps who don't always appreciate thorough audits, so that training was timely. Worth the extra hours for sure.
Eugene Water & Electric Board doesn't give me ethics headaches, but I completed the online modules anyway. The documentation requirements section was eye-opening - apparently some auditors weren't maintaining adequate records of their methodology. Good reminder that our work needs to be defensible years later.