Resources
A Description of Current Regulatory Practices for the Promotion of Energy Efficiency
 World Energy Regulators have published a report on energy efficiency, one of the major issues which can contribute to tackling climate change. The report has been sent to energy ministers in all of the G8 countries in fulfullment of a commitment made by regulators in 2009. The report brings together information from across the globe on regulatory practices (including legal and financial instruments), market-based incentives and information to consumers. Click here for the Executive Summary
Because That’s Where the Money Is: The FERC’s Ability to Reduce the Cost of Slowing Global Warming
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Carbon Sequestration in Massachusetts Forests as an Offset for Energy Sector Carbon Dioxide Emissions
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Ceres’ Electric Power/Investor "21st Century Utility" Initiative
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Cutting Emissions- Comparing Greenhouse Gas Allowance Prices and Options for Meeting CO2 Emmission Targets at Two Utilities
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Energy Efficiency’s Role in Climate Change Policy
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Recognizing the Disparities
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The impact of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme on power – The price to be paid for CO2 abatement?
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The Marginal Effects of the Price for Carbon Dioxide: Quantifying the Effects on the Market for Electric Generation in Florida
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China's Climate Change Initiatives: Do new policies adopted in China offer any guidance for the transformation of the US power sector in a carbon-constrained world?
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The Full Portfolio: Technologies for an Affordable Low Carbon Future
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Reset for Regulation and Utilities: Leadership for a Time of Constant Change
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The Coal Chain Industries Envision the Future of Electricity Generation in a Carbon-Constrained World
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Creation of a Sustainable Regional Regulatory Association and Promotion of Best Practices in National Energy Regulation
Lessons Learned from 10 Years of Regulatory Capacity Development in Central/Eastern Europe & Eurasia.
With the award of this cooperative agreement from USAID in 1998, NARUC began a new era of engagement in the global regulatory arena. NARUC Commissioners and Commission Staff have had the opportunity to share their experiences while also learning from their international counterparts. NARUC’s leadership has been committed to the success of this program from the beginning, with members of the Executive Committee participating in ERRA activities on a regular basis. In large part due to this program's success, NARUC members enthusiastically supported the development of programs with other regional regulatory associations and national regulators.
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Statement of Purpose of the Staff Subcommittee on International Relations
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Cap and Trade is Not Enough: Improving U.S. Climate Policy
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State/Federal RPS Collaborative
This presentation was put together by Charlie Kubert of the Clean Energy Group. It describes the work to date by the State/Federal RPS Collaborative. This presentation was also given by Comm. Reha to the Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment at the 2009 NARUC Winter Meetings. For more information on the Collaborative, please visit project's website: http://www.cleanenergystates.org/JointProjects/State-Federal-RPS.htm Click here for the presentation
Competitive Issues in Special Access Markets
The National Association of Regulatory Commissioners (NARUC) passed a resolution in 2007 commissioning a study of special access. This report was prepared by NRRI under contract with NARUC. This report addresses whether ILECs have market power over wholesale special access services in some or all areas and, if they do, whether that market power harms customers or competition. The report also addresses whether the FCC's current regulatory policies are
effective at protecting consumers and sustaining a competitive market. Finally, the report addresses the FCC's knowledge of special access markets and how the FCC might improve data collections to support more effective regulatory policies. Click here for the report
Resources for the Tabletop-in-a-Box Workshop
Follow the link below to access resources used during this workshop. Resources include moderator outlines for the three scenarios, documents to hand out to tabletop participants, and additional resources on pandemic preparedness.
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WaterSense
WaterSense, a partnership program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, makes it easy for Americans to save water and protect the environment.
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The Impact of Retail Rate Structures on the Economics of Commercial Photovoltaic Systems in California
To achieve a sizable and self-sustaining market for grid-connected, customer-sited photovoltaic (PV) systems, solar will likely need to be competitive with retail electricity rates. In this report, we examine the impact of retail rate design on the economic value of commercial PV systems in California. Using 15-minute interval building load and PV production data from 24 actual commercial PV installations, we compare the value of the bill savings across 20 commercial-customer retail rates currently offered in the state. We find that the specifics of the rate structure, combined with the characteristics of the customer’s underlying load and the size of the PV system, can have a substantial impact on the customer-economics of commercial PV systems.
THIS ARTICLE IS FROM JULY 2007.
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Weighing the Costs and Benefits of State Renewables Portfolio Standards: A Comparative Analysis of State-Level Policy Impact Projections
This report synthesizes and analyzes the results and methodologies of 28 distinct state or utilitylevel RPS cost impact analyses completed since 1998. Together, these studies model proposed or adopted RPS policies in 18 different states. We highlight the key findings of these studies on the costs and benefits of state RPS policies, examine the sensitivity of projected costs to model assumptions, assess the attributes of different modeling approaches, and suggest possible areas of improvement for future state RPS analysis.
THIS ARTICLE IS FROM MARCH 2007
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Testimony filed in Vermont PSB 2008 Examination of VOIP
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Carbon Emissions Pricing Programs
A NARUC Task Force is examining carbon cap-and-trade programs. This document represents a “first cut” on comparing the pros and cons of the following three alternatives:
1) Source-based cap-and-trade program;
2) Load-based cap-and-trade program;
3) Carbon tax. Click here for more information
State Commission Electricity Regulation Under a Federal Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Policy
Mandatory limits on GHGs will be a part of energy production and use for a very long time. The electric industry has begun to consider how it will navigate living with these limits. There is currently uncertainty about the timing and severity of GHG constraints on electric generation that will result from a federal program. Commissions need to understand how their mission will be affected by federal policy and to begin to craft strategies and procedures to best serve the public interest in this new environment. Click here for more information
2008 Sector CIKR Protection Annual Report
This 2008 Sector CIKR Protection Annual Report for the Energy Sector provides a rich overview of the many efforts underway to ensure a secure, reliable, and resilient energy infrastructure. Key energy systems are best protected through effective public and private partnerships. These partnerships lead to the activities necessary to improve energy system reliability, survivability,
and resiliency. In addition, the restoration and recovery of energy services have been a key focus of ongoing efforts by Energy Sector partners. Click here for more information
Reference Manual and Procedures for Implementation of the “PURPA Standards” in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
This is intended to be used as an aid to state commissions and utilities as they consider the federal standards that are part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. This is an update of the 1979 "Reference Manual and Procedures for Implementing PURPA" that provided assistance to commissions and utilities when they were implementing the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) of 1978 and the 2006 "Reference Manual and Procedures for Implementation of the 'PURPA Standards' in the Energy Policy Act of 2005." This manual is sponsored, as the 1979 and 2006 manuals were also, by the American Public Power Association (APPA), the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).
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NARUC Policy Governing Committees And Representatives
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NARUC Constitution, as amended November 13, 2006
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Supporting Photovoltaics in Market-Rate Residential New Construction: A Summary of Programmatic Experience to Date and Lessons Learned
The market for solar photovoltaics (PV) in residential new construction is a promising one, and state policymakers are increasingly targeting this market segment. Most recently, California has proposed a 10-year, $350 million program aimed specifically at stimulating the growth of PV in new residential construction. If adopted, this program would become the world’s largest single effort to stimulate PV in new homes.
This study summarizes the efforts of state clean energy funds (and a select number of other state or local organizations) to support PV in market-rate residential new construction. Drawing on these experiences, we identify policy issues and lessons learned that provide guidance to new initiatives that target this particular market segment.
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Capital Investment Mechanism
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Cost of Service Studies
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Cost of Service Studies Part II: A Look at Rate Design
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Development of Requests for Bid and Fuel Procurement
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Example of a Rate Schedule
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Example of a Request for Proposal
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Example of an RFP Notification
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Gas Service Utilities: Permanent Rules
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Introduction of the OCC and the Value of an Independent and Impartial Regulator
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Legal Aspects of Natural Gas Regulation
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Minimum Standard Filing Requirements
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Natural Gas Markets
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Natural Gas Pricing - Part I
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Natural Gas Pricing - Part II
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Natural Gas Regulation: Tariff Development
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Natural Gas Regulation: The Rate Case
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Petroleum and Oil Regulation
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Policy Analysis
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Procurement Outline
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Rate Case Scedules: Bringing it All Together
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Rate Stabilization Plan
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Regulation of Local Distribution Companies
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Rules of Practice
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Structure of the OCC
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Accounting Standards of the OCC
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Cost of Capital and Capital Structure Issues
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Cost of Service Studies
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FERCs Pipeline Siting Process
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Pipeline Safety in Oklahoma
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Rate Structures: Marginal, Opportunity and Market Cost Pricing
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Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers
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Barriers to Investment in New Infrastructure
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Corrosion
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Damage Prevention
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Development of Competitive Markets
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Environmental Compliance and legal Underpinnings of Safety and Service Standards
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Functions of Service Monitoring and Retail Enforcement
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Leak Management, Data Investigations, Reporting
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Monitoring of Competitive Markets and Ensuring Fair Trade
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Odorization
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Purging
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Recent Regulatory Developments from Oklahoma
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Regulation of Competitive Markets
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Regulatory Roundtable
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Role of the Regulator in Encouraging Investment in the Natural Gas Sector
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Service Standards for Investor-Owned Utilities
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Smart Pigging
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Tapping and Stopping
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Tools for Ensuring Competition and Fair Trade
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Valves and Regulating
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2008 Excavator Guide - Your Guide to Safe Excavation in Oklahoma
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Consumer Services
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December 2007 Ice Storm Study
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Example of a utility customer survey in Oklahoma
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Gas Service Installation Guide
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Managing the Complaint Process - Oil and Gas
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Task 4 NARUC-PNGRB Agenda
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The Public Hearing Process
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Transportation Customer Synopsis
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What You Should Know Before Getting in too Deep
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Technical Briefs
Feed-in Tariffs: Frequently Asked Questions for State Utility Commissioners
There is a growing push in the U.S. to increase renewable energy production in order to build a new green economy and lower carbon emissions. Because of high costs and financing challenges, States are looking for effective policies to drive funding to increase renewable energy, and the feed-in tariff has emerged as a potentially useful tool. This document will explore common questions about feed-in tariffs and the issues faced in particular by State Public Utility Commissions. Click here for the FAQ
Analysis Of The Social, Economic And Environmental Effects Of Maintaining Oil And Gas Exploration And Production Moratoria On And Beneath Federal Lands
In recent decades our nation has restricted a significant expanse of federal onshore and offshore Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lands from natural gas and oil exploration and production. The federal government estimates these lands may contain 285 Trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas and 46 Billion barrels of oil (Bbo) of undeveloped energy resources.
This study: 1) updates the nation’s onshore and offshore natural gas and oil resource base in moratoria and non-moratoria areas; and, 2) using the updated resource estimates, assesses the social, economic and environmental impacts to the nation of maintaining the moratoria in the upcoming decades. The findings reveal an energy future for the nation that increases the cost and restricts the availability of domestic oil products and natural gas.
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Renewable Energy Prices in State-Level Feed-in Tariffs: Federal Law Constraints and Possible Solutions
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Global Liquefied Natural Gas Supply: An Introduction for Public Utility Commissioners
With natural gas demand projected to steadily increase in the coming years, LNG may be an important part of the US natural gas market by providing a supply alternative that allows source diversity, meets spot market demand, serves important local uses, and creates storage alternatives. This primer explores the supply dimensions of LNG: where it comes from, what it costs, and what factors may make it an important resource for State Commissions to consider. Click here for the primer
Priority Federal Standards Survey
In the wake of several Congressional initiatives in the last Congress, NARUC passed a resolution endorsing national wireless consumer protection Standards in 2008. Subsequently, the NARUC Telecommunications Committee created an Ad Hoc Committee on National Wireless Consumer Protection Standards charged with performing this survey to inform Congress (and perhaps the FCC) in any deliberations on this topic. Click here for survey and complete appendices...
Transparency and Confidentiality in Competitive Electricity Markets
A discussion paper on the data elements needed to develop competition and to carry out effective monitoring of electricity markets, and to address the issue of the need to have standard regulatory reporting made available. Click here for more information
Priority Federal Standards Survey
In the wake of several Congressional initiatives in the last Congress, NARUC passed a resolution endorsing national wireless consumer protection Standards in 2008. Subsequently, the NARUC Telecommunications Committee created an Ad Hoc Committee on National Wireless Consumer Protection Standards charged with performing this survey to inform Congress (and perhaps the FCC) in any deliberations on this topic. Click here for the document
Coal Generation Technology & Carbon Capture & Storage: A Primer for State Commissions
With the increasing focus of national policy on carbon emissions issues, State public utility commissions will be expected to play a larger role in taking steps to reduce carbon emissions at the State level in the coming years. To help commissions gear up for this role, NARUC has published a primer that takes a look at existing and emerging technologies for coal generation and carbon capture as well as potential CO2 storage options. Click here for more information
Historical Investment in Solar Energy Technologies (2000-2007)
In this paper, we examine the timing, magnitude, focus and location of various forms of investment in the solar energy sector. We analyze their trends to provide an understanding of the growth of the solar industry during the past eight years and to identify emerging themes in this rapidly evolving industry. Click here for more information
Compendium of Comments on Competitive Procurement of Retail Electricity Supply: Recent Trends in State Policies and Utility Practice
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Electricity Post-Privatization: Initial Lessons Learned in South East Europe
The privatization of electricity distribution and generation companies in Bulgaria, Macedonia and Romania are valuable examples which demonstrate the challenges involved in moving from state to privately owned companies. his report raises issues that underscore the importance of sector reforms and the consistent application of independent and effective regulations in countries with newly privatized electricity companies. In all three countries the regulatory framework takes on significant importance as electricity prices are balanced with service quality and continued investments. Click here for the report
Market Monitoring Transition Plan for South East Europe Wholesale Electricity Markets
Pursuant to the Energy Community Treaty and the conclusions of the Twelfth Athens Forum in May 2008, this document contains the Market Monitoring Transition Plan (Transition Plan) to continue market monitoring of the electricity markets in South East Europe. Market monitoring was initiated through a Pilot Plan in 2006 by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). Click here for the report
State programs for energy efficiency, weatherization, training and outreach
In recent years States across the country have begun investing heavily in energy efficiency. As efficiency moves from being considered a "nice-to-do" program and becomes the first energy resource that States rely on to meet demand, it will become increasingly urgent to ensure that a workforce is trained and ready to meet the growing need for efficiency deployment. In response to a request from NARUC’s Executive Director regarding State programs for energy efficiency, weatherization, training and outreach, more than a dozen States responded with links and information which have been compiled in this report. Click here for more information
2008 NARUC Collections Survey Report
The 2008 NARUC Collections Survey Report is a national snapshot of regulated utility arrearages and terminations from October 2007 and May 2008, before and after the recent Winter heating season. Forty one States including the District of Columbia submitted data, which is collected from individual electric and gas utilities that are regulated by State Public Service Commissions. NARUC first started collecting this information in 2002, and participation has steadily increased from 16 States to 31 States in 2006. Click here for more information
State Commission Electricity Regulation under a Federal Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Policy
Climate change policy will fundamentally affect the way that electricity is generated in the United States. A strong scientific consensus on the nature and magnitude of the challenges raised by anthropogenic climate change is the key driver of the increasing likelihood of federal policy to limit greenhouse gases (GHGs). Elected officials, businesses, non-governmental organizations, and policy analysts and scholars are increasingly in general agreement that a mandatory policy that puts explicit limits on GHGs, or puts a price on GHG emissions, is an essential component of a federal policy response. A cap-and-trade system for GHGs is the most likely policy response.
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Utility-Interconnected Photovoltaic Systems: Evaluating the Rationale for the Utility-Accessible External Disconnect Switch
The utility-accessible alternating current (AC) external disconnect switch (EDS) for distributed generators, including photovoltaic (PV) systems, is a hardware feature that allows a utility’s employees to manually disconnect a customer-owned generator from the electricity grid. Proponents of the EDS contend that it is necessary to keep utility line workers safe when they make repairs to the electric distribution system. Opponents assert it is a redundant feature that adds cost without providing tangible benefits. In this paper, we examine the utility-accessible EDS debate in the context of utility-
interactive PV systems for residential and small commercial installations. We also evaluate the rationale for EDS requirements. In particular, we focus on the safety, reliability, and cost implications of the EDS.
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The 2008 Natural Gas Information Toolkit
The NARUC Gas Committee has released an updated edition of its Natural Gas Information "Toolkit" for the use of State Public Utility Commissions in addressing potentially volatile and high natural gas prices. The toolkit provides State commissions with options to consider that may help mitigate the effects of high natural gas prices on retail gas consumers, for the current winter season as well as for subsequent winters.
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EPA Analysis of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008
On November 9, 2007 Senators Lieberman and Warner requested that EPA estimate the economic impacts of the S. 2191, the ‘Climate Security Act of 2007’ (now the ‘Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008’).
This document constitutes EPA’s analysis in response to this request. The analysis is available online at:
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Competitive Procurement of Retail Electricity Supply: Recent Trends in State Policies and Utility Practices
The NARUC-FERC Competitive Procurement Collaborative—co-chaired by FERC Commissioner Marc Spitzer, Commissioner Stan Wise of the Georgia Public Service Commission and Commission Jeff Hatch-Miller of the Arizona Corporation Commission—released a study highlighting the range of issues associated with the competitive procurement of retail electricity supply. The study, made available at the NARUC Summer Committee Meetings, identifies State and utility procurement practices throughout the country that can be deployed to meet ongoing challenges of ensuring cost-effective electric generation.
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Carbon Capture And Storage: Technological And Regulatory Considerations
This primer focuses on the technology and policy issues surrounding carbon capture technologies and carbon storage. It provides an introduction to the status of research and technology options and discusses the range of issues that may face State Commissions should regulatory regimes addressing climate change motivate wider deployment of carbon capture and storage.
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Primer For State Regulators: Coal Generation Technologies For New Power Plants
This primer focuses on generating technologies that use coal and that may be proposed for approval by Public Utility Commissions in the coming decade. It provides an introduction to the technology options and discusses the range of costs proposed by researchers for different tehnologies, including the influence of a price on carbon dioxide emissions.
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Energy Portfolio Management: Tools & Resources for Regulators
A guide to Portfolio Management in the Electricity Sector for State Regulators, commissioned by the Energy Resources and Environment Committee through NARUC's Grants & Research Department. Click here for the Portfolio Management Guide
State Commission Electricity Regulation Under A Federal Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Policy
Climate change policy will fundamentally affect the way that electricity is generated in the United States. The purpose of this document is to explain the key issues that State utility regulators must understand in order to make informed decisions in the light of likely federal climate change policy. Click here...
Private Equity Buyouts of Public Utilities: Preparation for Regulators
This paper prepares regulators to address mergers, with a focus on private equity buyouts. It analyzes the rationales for mergers, the differences between a private and a public buyout of a utility company from both a financial and regulatory perspective, as well as the public policy implications of that difference. The paper then outlines regulatory action that will help to ensure that the target utility continues to attract capital and execute its public service obligations at the lowest reasonable cost to ratepayers. Click here
Critical Infrastructure Technical Briefs
The Committee on Critical Infrastructure presents to public utility regulators, policymakers, utility industry leaders, and consumers, this landmark series of technical briefs on a complex set of issues pertaining to our nation’s critical utility infrastructures.
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Decoupling for Electric and Gas Utilities: Frequently Asked Questions
Revenue Decoupling is gaining increasing attention as Public Utility Commissions and others explore ways to align electric and natural gas utility revenue mechanisms with demand-side resources. This FAQ provides an overview of decoupling for the electric and natural gas sectors, gives examples of State experiences, highlights some of the issues that may face Public Utility Commissions investigating decoupling, and provides resources for those interested in learning more. Click here for the FAQ
The Role of Consumer Organization in Electricity Sector Policies and Issues: Results of NARUC's Global Survey
This report discusses the results of a global survey of consumer associations and consumer advocates conducted by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) in May-June 2006. The survey was developed to better understand how and to what extent consumer groups around the world interact with regulators, utilities, and government ministries on electricity issues. Click here for more information
The Critical Elements of a Model Telecommunications Billing Rule
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 set forth a number of goals including opening the local exchange market to competitive entry and increasing competition in those markets already open. Achievement of these goals should present consumers a new freedom of choice in selecting their telecommunications services and providers. However, coupled with this new freedom is rising customer confusion regarding varied products and services, and with increasingly complex telephone bills. Unfortunately the potential for customers to make informed decisions has declined. As a result, consumers look to regulators for action and relief while regulators face the responsibility of protecting consumers in the midst of continuing efforts to foster competition. Click here for more information
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Documents and Resources on Underutilized Transmission Rights of Way
A comprehensive document search on underutilized rights of way and space on existing transmission towers. Aspects of this examination include: the role of technology in increasing regional transmission capacity, the ability to add more lines to existing transmission and distribution towers, and the role of energy efficiency in mitigating the need for expanded transmission capability. Documents from Federal, State, and private sources were considered, and links to conferences and other resources are provided. Click here for more information
2005 NAWC Water Policy Forum Summary Report
The 2005 NAWC Water Policy Forum is the eighth discussion forum held by the National Association of Water
Companies. The Forum was convened on April 3-6 in Coconut Grove, Florida. This report provides a summary of these topics and of the 2005 NAWC Water Policy Forum in hopes that it will
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Evaluation of the NARUC Regional Energy Regulatory Program for Central/Eastern Europe & Eurasia and the Development of the Energy Regulators Regional Association
In the mid-1990s, NARUC expanded its outlook beyond the United States. As part of this committment, in October 1998, NARUC entered into a three-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The goals of the cooperative agreement are to coordinate an information exchange program among the newly created energy regulatory bodies in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia (CEE/Eurasia) and to assist them in the establishment a voluntary regulatory association. Click here...
NARUC Committee on Telecommunications Current Policies Regarding Telecommunications*
The purpose of this document is two-fold. First, the document provides a compilation of the
current policies of the Telecommunications Committee as contained in resolutions adopted
through the 2004 Winter Meeting. Second, the document provides a tool for tracking policies of
the resolutions adopted after the 2004 Winter Meeting. In the event of a perceived conflict
between this document and a resolution or other statement of policy adopted by the Executive
Committee, reference to the specific language of the resolution or other statement of policy
should be used to resolve the conflict. Any resolution not specifically referenced in this
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Measurement Practices for Reliability and Power Quality: A Toolkit of Reliability Measurement Practices
This report provides a distribution reliability measurement "toolkit" that is intended to be an asset to regulators, utilities and power users. The metrics and standards discussed range from simple reliability, to power quality, to the new blend of reliability and power quality analysis that is now developing. This report was sponsored by the Office of Electric Transmission and Distribution, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Click here...
Directory Assistance White Paper
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Telecommunications Resolutions Summary - Whitepaper
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NARUC Service Quality Subgroup "Service Quality White Paper"
The Service Quality Subgroup suggests in this White Paper that telecommunications carriers should continue to provide Service Quality measurements to the FCC and their respective State Commissions, and that a report of these performance measures be made available to the public. This will allow interested parties to assess current service quality levels among the States, and identify increasing or decreasing trends over time. Click here...
An Analysis Of The Institutional Challenges To Commercialization And Deployment Of Igcc Technology In The U.S. Electric Industry: Appendices
We are conducting a study jointly sponsored by DOE/NETL and NARUC. The objective of this study is to outline recommendations for policy, regulatory and legislative initiatives on both the federal and state levels to facilitate the near-term commercialization and deployment of coal gasification technology in the US power industry. Coal gasification technology allows electric power to be generated from a range of coal grades without producing significant solid, liquid or gaseous pollutants or wastes. Further, with the substantial supply of coal in the US, estimated to be at least 275 years at today’s consumption levels, and the long-term price stability of the coal market, utilizing this technology for electric generation will provide essential economic, environmental and strategic benefits. Click here...
An Analysis Of The Institutional Challenges To Commercialization And Deployment Of IGCC Technology In The U.S. Electric Industry: Recommended Policy, Regulatory, Executive And Legislative Initiatives
This Report identifies and prioritizes the institutional (i.e., non-technical) challenges to the rapid commercialization and deployment of coal gasification technologies in the U.S. electric power sector and provides recommendations for overcoming them. It focuses on Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) technology, the most successful method of producing electric power utilizing coal gasification. The Report recommends a number of regulatory, legislative, executive and policy initiatives, at both the federal and state levels, for achieving those objectives. Click here...
Natural Gas Price Volatility: Regulatory Policies To Assure Affordable And Stable Gas Supply Prices For Residential Customers
Natural gas supply prices are headed up to potentially record setting levels again this winter, according to experts and observers. Natural gas distribution companies (NGDC) have filed for significant price increases for the natural gas supply portion of customer bills in most states. Politicians and regulators at both the state and federal level of government have warned consumers about high prices this winter, held public educational meetings to urge consumers to conserve natural gas and enter into budget or levelized payment plans, issued press advisories, and contemplated long term and significant natural gas supply options, such as increasing reliance on imported liquefied natural gas and creating federal subsidies for a natural gas pipeline from Alaska to the mainland U.S. The upswing in natural gas supply prices is typically blamed on the lack of sufficient exploration and drilling of U.S. natural gas fields, i.e., a shortage of supply, as well as the increased usage of natural gas to generate electricity and power industrial operations, i.e., an increase in demand. Click here...
$4.11: A NARUC Telecommunications Staff Subcommittee Report on Directory Assistance
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 stipulates that consumers shall have several options for various telecom services, including directory assistance (DA). In the seven years since the passage of the Act, there has been little, or no, real competition for wireline directory services. In an attempt to open up markets and improve telephone service to all consumers, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken many steps to ensure that competitors enjoy the same opportunities as the incumbent phone companies. In a move that could reshape the directory assistance services market, on January 9, 2002 the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on whether changes in the provision of DA services by local exchange carriers (LECs) are needed to promote competition in the market for retail directory assistance services. Click here...
Natural Gas Information "Toolkit"
Events over the past few years have caused natural gas prices to rise and become highly volatile. It is expected that in the absence of radical market and policy developments natural gas prices will remain high and volatile in the foreseeable future. In response to this concern, several state public utility commissions (PUCs) have undertaken a wide range of actions to make the public aware of this situation as well as to alleviate the effect on retail consumers, especially households. Click here...
Model Interconnection Procedures and Agreement for Small Distributed Generation Resources
Over the last few years, several States -- California, Texas, New York, and Ohio -- have completed distributed generation (DG) interconnection procedures and agreements for small generators after extensive stakeholder processes. Other States have begun to consider how to implement DG. The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) has adopted a number of principles, policies, and resolutions recognizing the importance of DG to the nation's energy systems. Click here...
NARUC Rate Case Manual
This manual has been prepared by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Staff Subcommittee on Accounting and Finance as a guideline for state, territory, and federal regulatory utility commission personnel. It is not our intent to provide a checklist for use by commission auditors, accountants or analysts . Rather, it is our intent to set forth the most common, basic regulatory principles, processes, and procedures used by many regulatory commissions to examine and investigate general rate applications. We anticipate that each regulatory jurisdiction will have areas of uniqueness and specific areas of differences when it comes to examining a utility’s revenue requirement and operating earnings. Recognizing that these differences exist, we have tried to present the basic steps of the rate case investigation in such a way that revisions and changes can be made by the individual jurisdictions while maintaining the overall usefulness of the more general guidelines. Click here...
Promoting Broadband Access Through Public Rights-of-Way and Public Lands
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) has recognized that while governmental entities have a legitimate and important role in managing their rights-of-way and public lands, the rights-of-way practices of certain governmental entities have emerged as a barrier to the deployment of advanced telecommunications and broadband networks. NARUC believes that it has a key public policy role to support a pro-deployment, pro-consumer policy that ensures timely and cost-based access to rights-of-way. This policy role was recognized through the passage of a resolution at the NARUC Annual meetings held in Washington D.C. on February 13, 2002. Click here...
Clean Coal Technology Synthesis Report: A State Perspective
The demand for electricity in the United States continues to grow while a major portion of the existing generating capacity will be due for renewal or upgrade in the near future, due to aging and/or environmental regulations. In the meantime public perception of various conventional technologies used for power generation has changed, primarily due to their adverse environmental impacts. Click here...
Model Distributed Generation Interconnection Procedures and Agreement
Over the last few years, several States -- California, Texas, New York, and Ohio -- have completed distributed generation (DG) interconnection procedures and agreements for small generators after extensive stakeholder processes. Other States have begun to consider how to implement DG. The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) has adopted a number of principles, policies, and resolutions recognizing the importance of DG to the nation's energy systems. Click here...
Policy and Technical Issues Associated with ISO Demand Response Programs
Who can forget Economics 101? Supply and demand. Market clearing prices. Economic efficiency. Elasticity. For too long, the demand side of the electricity equation has been neglected, dismissed, discounted, or ignored. Too often, the proposed solution to any problem has been more supply. Now, after the price and reliability problems of the last couple of years in many regions of the country, demand is having its due. It saved the bacon for mo re than one region in 2000 and 2001. Click here...
Model Regulations for the Output of Specified Air Emissions from Smaller-Scale Electric Generation Resources
Under a contract with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) convened a working group of state utility regulators, state air pollution regulators, representatives of the distributed resources industry, environmental advocates, and federal officials. This group of approximately thirty people participated in an effort to develop model emissions standards for smaller-scale, primarily distributed, electric generation technologies. Most of the effort was conducted through e-mail, list-serve, and telephone conference calls, and there were two in-person meetings of the group during 2001. Click here for more information
More Distributed Generation with Pay-As-You-Save
The market-based Pay-As-You-Save (PAYS) approach to energy efficiency investment was first described in the authors' December 1999 paper. PAYS allows customers to pay the total cost for certified cost-effective energy efficient measures over time using a portion of their expected savings. PAYS eliminates the customer's obligation to pay a large sum up front or to pay for savings that they may never receive. The first PAYS pilot program in the nation is awaiting approval from the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission for a January 1, 2002, start up. Click here...
Dimensions of Reliability: Electric System Reliability For Elected Officials
Electric system reliability is a classic public good. The essential elements, adequate generation, and stable voltage and frequency, are available to all connected users. As one prominent electricity marketer put it, "I tell my prospects, as long as you're connected to the power grid, your reliability will be just the same as your neighbors?, no matter who you buy your power from." Like the textbook examples of lighthouses and national defense, most aspects of electric reliability are provided to everyone, or no one, and everyone is required to pay for it. Click here...
State Responses to Last Winter's High Natural Gas Prices and Consideration of Hedging and other Risk Management Activities
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Summary of State Responses to Last Winter's High Natural Gas Prices and Consideration of Hedging and other Risk Management Activities
In May 2001, the National Association of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners? (NARUC) Staff Subcommittees on Gas and Accounting and Finance and the National Regulatory Research Institute (NNRI) developed a survey to find out how states responded to last winter?s (2000- 2001) high gas prices and whether hedging and other LDC risk management activities had been or would be considered. Click here...
Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) Questions
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Final Report of the IOGCC/NARUC Pipeline Siting Work Group
States striving to sustain and encourage economic development will find the challenge increasingly dependent upon energy availability. As a result of recent events, new and expanding businesses often no longer assume needed energy supplies will be available. In order to expand, or develop new businesses, as well as meet basic human needs of the population, states must ensure that an adequate energy infrastructure is available. The recent California experience with energy shortages has prompted businesses, generally, to ask state development offices about the availability of electricity and natural gas within a state. Governors will increasingly be called upon, as they promote economic development in their states, to respond to the energy availability question. Click here...
Pole Attachments: Ad Hoc Group of the 706 Federal/State Joint Conference on Advanced Services
Pole attachment rates in this country are generally established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). These rates are approximately $6 per pole attachment per year. 1 Due to recent court decisions, there is the potential that the FCC will be displaced as the arbiter of pole attachment rates for both Internet and wireless connections. Should the Supreme Court of the United States decide that the FCC has over-stepped its authority, there is the potential that pole attachment rates could increase significantly. We believe this could have a detrimental effect on the deployment of advanced services to all Americans. If the FCC loses its jurisdiction over this rate setting activity, we believe the States should assert jurisdiction over pole attachments and maintain the currently established rate structure. We further believe that current rates are both fair and reasonable and that they promote facilities based competition. This paper contains a draft recommendation that model legislation from California may be considered by other States that may assume jurisdiction over the rate making process for pole attachments. Click here...
Efficient Reliability: The Critical Role of Demand-Side Resources in Power Systems and Markets
In the present movement towards competitive electricity markets, it is important to remember that electric system reliability is, in many respects, a classic public good. By the laws of physics, the essential attributes of adequacy, voltage, and frequency are available to all interconnected users simultaneously. As one prominent marketer put it, "I tell all my prospects, as long as you're connected to the grid, your reliability will be just the same as your neighbors', no matter who you buy your power from." Like the textbook examples of lighthouses and national defense, most aspects of electric reliability are provided to everyone or to no one, and everyone is required to pay for them. Public rules, imposed by governments, utilities, reliability councils, or power pools, will determine the costs of reliability measures and the means of paying for them. In this environment, least-cost thinking can provide substantial benefits to the public and the economy. Click here...
Alternatives for Regulating Safety of Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies
The Local Distribution Company Regulatory Alternatives Feasibility Team (LDC RAFT) was
established to assess the feasibility of applying risk management principles to the safety regulation
of local distribution companies. Many LDCs also operate intrastate transmission piping subject to
regulation by the same state authorities. In addition, there are a number of companies that operate
only transmission piping, but do so within a single state and are regulated by state authorities. The
principles examined in this work apply equally to those transmission assets. Click here for more information
The Renewables Portfolio Standard: A Practical Guide
The large-scale production of electricity from renewable energy sources began in the 1980s, when several states aggressively pursued the implementation of the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (Hamrin and Rader 1993). Comparatively little progress was made during decade of the 1990s, due in part to impending restructuring of the electric utility industry and the perceived incompatibility of PURPA and regulatory resource planning techniques with competitive electricity markets (Rader and Wiser 1999). As part of electricity restructuring efforts in the last few years, however, eight states have adopted a new renewable energy policy -- the Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) -- that promotes renewable energy in a way that is consistent and compatible with competitive electricity markets. Click here...
Charging for Distribution Utility Services: Issues in Rate Design
All regulators understand the importance of rate design. So do customers. Even those who have never given it a moment's consideration implicitly understand that there is a direct relationship between the price of a good and their willingness to purchase it. Price - both its level and its form - is a powerful determinant of consumer behavior. Accordingly, the setting and design of rates is one of the regulator's most effective means by which to achieve desired policy objectives. Click here...
Performance Based Regulation for Distribution Utilities
This report provides regulators and their staffs with practical advice on performance-based regulation (PBR) for distribution utilities. It focuses, in particular, on how to design and evaluate PBRs that encourage deployment of cost-effective distributed resources - both smaller-scale dispersed generation and end-use efficiency. Most commissions will confront PBR issues in context of a particular utility proposal. Of course, no report can anticipate all of the issues or details that such a filing will raise; but it is both possible and worthwhile to describe a relatively straightforward series of steps and questions that can guide commissions and their staffs in dealing with the most important issues. For commissions that have the luxury of considering PBR outside the context of a particular case, this same set of steps and questions will help form the foundation of a general PBR rule. Click here...
An LDC Perspective on the FERC NOPR and NOI
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Economic Depreciation
The Finance and Technology Committee of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), at the February, 1997 Meetings in Washington, D.C., requested that the Staff Subcommittee on Depreciation prepare a discussion paper comparing economic depreciation with traditional regulatory depreciation.
There is much discussion today in federal and state decisions, comments from industries, and various academic papers on the use of economic depreciation. Unfortunately, some use the terms "economic life" and "economic depreciation" synonymously. This paper clarifies and discusses the differences between these terms and the more traditional depreciation terms. Click here...
A Survey of State Incentives Encouraging Improved Environmental Performance of Base-Load Electric Generation Facilities: Policy and Regulatory Initiatives
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), the National Association State Energy Officials (NASEO), and the Environmental Council of States (ECOS) represent a strong coalition of State officials who are influential in shaping State and Federal energy policy and programs. NARUC, ECOS, and NASEO cooperatively developed a comprehensive survey to collect and describe different State approaches and/or incentives for improved environmental performance of fossil-based electricity generators. This survey builds upon the research already compiled on clean coal technology deployment through the NARUC/U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Partnership for Advanced Clean Coal Technology.1 The survey addresses current State-based: Regulatory policy incentives; Tax incentives; Finance mechanisms; Rate making treatments; Rate of return and cost recovery rules; and other approaches to encourage better environmental performance of base-load electricity generation facilities of electric utilities. Click here...
Gas and Electricity Interdependence: The Current Situation and Intermediate and Long-Term Solutions
There has been significant coverage in the press recently about the levels of natural gas in storage and the potential for problems this summer and winter. A few months ago, experts were concerned that gas storage was significantly behind historic levels and thus reliability of supply could be at risk. As this is written, in July of 2003, the injections of gas into storage have improved and levels are projected to be sufficient to take us through the summer and into the winter. However, gas prices remain high. Since the availability and price of natural gas directly affects electric markets and electricity prices, and since all consumers are affected by these energy markets, the staff subcommittee has put together this report for the Electricity Committee. Click here...
State Clean Energy Policies: The Foundation for an Electric Sector Cap-and-Trade Program (Climate Issue Brief No. 4)
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Principles for Cost Containment in a GHG Cap-and-Trade System (Climate Issue Brief No. 3)
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Allocation and Use of Allowances in a GHG Cap-and-Trade Program (Climate Issue Brief No. 2)
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Summary of NARUC Climate Policy (Climate Issue Brief No. 1)
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FAQ: Consumer Benefits of Free CO2 Allowances for Utilities
Under the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), approximately 30 percent of all allowances would be allocated to regulated electric local distribution companies (LDCs) and another 9 percent to natural gas LDCs, on behalf of the customers of those utilities. Questions have arisen about how utility consumers will benefit from these no-cost LDC allowances. On behalf of the nation’s State utility regulators, NARUC offers these responses. Click here for the FAQs
The Smart Grid: An Annotated Bibliography of Essential Resources for State Commissions
For those with a greater depth of interest in Smart Grid, NARUC developed an annotated bibliography of essential resources on smart grid that can lead you toward greater detail on specific topics like smart grid design, cost recovery, the relationship to rate design, cybersecurity, and opportunities for integrating supply- and end-user-side applications. Click here for the Bibliography
The Smart Grid: Frequently Asked Questions for State Commissions
Smart grids have become a pretty hot topic lately, and a concept that everyone seems able to endorse as long as the definition is broad enough. Given the large amount of interest that the stimulus funding will put on regulatory approval of smart grid investments, NARUC developed a quick 5-page "frequently asked questions" (FAQ) on smart grid that looks at what it is, what it does, how Commissions can begin to evaluate the costs and benefits, and what opportunities and concerns exist. Click here for the FAQ
Guidelines
A Thrill-Packed Introduction to ARRA Funding Impacting Public Utility Commissions
Funding Opportunity Announcement under the American Reinvestment & Recovery
Act. With increased electricity sector spending resulting from the
stimulus, Commissions will have a role in approving billions at a time
when regulatory capacity is constrained by the recession. Click here for more information
Solar Energy Technology and Policy Reference Guide
This reference guide is a collection of solar energy resources compiled for State regulators and policymakers. The websites, publications, maps, and tables below represent information provided by the federal government, trade associations, and academic institutions. These resources address a wide range of topics pertaining to solar technologies and policies including solar energy potential, interconnections and net-metering standards, renewable portfolio standards, and financial incentive structures. Click here for more information
DHS and DOE Energy Assurance and Emergency Preparedness Resources
Click on the link to access a number of reports published by federal agencies on the topics of CIP and emergency preparedness.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A compilation of responses by NARUC members to request for information
from different regulatory agencies around the world. Click here for more information
Glossary of Terms
A glossary of useful terms Click here for more information
Guidelines for Cost Allocations and Affiliate Transactions
The Guidelines for Cost Allocations and Affiliate Transactions are intended
to provide guidance to jurisdictional regulatory authorities and regulated utilities and their affiliates in the development of procedures and recording of transactions for services and products between a regulated entity and affiliates. Click here for more information
Meeting Minutes/Notes
Water Committee - Minutes of the Meeting
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White Papers
Mobile Technologies
This white paper provides an informational resource for commissioners and staff to utilize in familiarizing themselves with wireless technologies, policies and State activities. Click here for more information
Federalism and Telecom
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Broadband over Power Lines: Accounting and Costing Issues
The Discussion Paper offers a description of affiliate transaction issues, cost and revenue allocation issues and examples of ways various jurisdictions have addressed these issues. The Discussion Paper may be useful to regulators in assisting the identification of alternative means of addressing any concerns that arise about cross subsidization and accounting for new trials. Click here for more information
Webcasts
Task Force on Climate Policy Webcast 5
 Hank Courtright of the Electric Power Research Institute briefed the NARUC Task Force on January 22, 2010 on the outcomes of the 2009 update to the PRISM/MERGE analyses Replay the webcast
Solar for Everyone
Solar energy has a reputation for being expensive and residential PV systems are often considered a technology for the wealthy. However, the times, they are a’ changing. Across the country a number of programs exist to make residential PV systems more affordable to the masses, including low income residents. This webcast will introduce the challenges of installing PV systems in low income residences and a number of ways States are addressing these barriers. Speakers will highlight programs in Connecticut, California, and New Jersey.
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Weatherization, Rehab, and Asset Preservation
These days both homes and home electricity bills are becoming increasingly hard to afford, especially for the low-income community. The Energy Program Consortium’s Weatherization, Rehab, and Asset Preservation (WRAP) Project is designed to aid existing and new low-income homeowners through a combination of energy efficiency improvements and home renovations to achieve greater asset value, reduced maintenance costs, and lower energy bills for low-income residents.
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New Energy Efficiency Mortgages
High energy bills and crippling mortgage payments are some of the top headlines in the news, with the most pain being felt in low-income households. Commissions may be able to help! The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and the Energy Programs Consortium (EPC) invite you to learn about a new financial tool that will ease the financial burden of being a homeowner and ratepayer, particularly for low-income individuals and families. The new energy efficient mortgage (EEM) program is designed to make energy efficiency investments more affordable while simultaneously leveraging the benefits of these investments to achieve a better mortgage deal for low-income residents.
Mark Wolfe, the Executive Director of the Energy Programs Consortium is the first speaker. He is followed by Brian Ng of the U.S. EPA National ENERGY STAR Residential program. Jo-Ann Choate of the Maine State Housing Authority and Howard Banker of the Opportunity Finance Network provide updates on state and local efforts to launch the EEM product. Click here for more information
Cost Containment Alternatives in Federal Climate Policy
This Webcast, the fourth hosted by the NARUC Task Force on Climate Policy, provided Commissioners and Staff with information on measures being debated in Congress that seek to safeguard consumers against high prices of carbon in a cap-and-trade system. Topics included safety valves, circuit breakers, banking & borrowing, and offset policies that may be vehicles for reducing or defraying the costs of climate regulation.
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July 18th Meeting Podcast
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U.S. Action on Climate Change: Current Policy Landscape
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Biomass Energy and the Clean & Diversified Energy Initiative
This webcast, co-hosted by NARUC and the WGA, was an introduction to biomass energy for state utility commissions.
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Climate Change Webcast No.2
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Online Resources
Bad Things Come in Threes Tabletop for the 2009 WCPSC Meeting
The resources on the following page were utilized during a tabletop exercise presented at the 2009 Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners. Please follow the link to access PowerPoint, video, and written materials.
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Solar Electric Power Association
SEPA has more than 500 utility, electric service provider, manufacturer, installer, government, and research members. Our mission is to facilitate solutions for the use and integration of solar electric power by utilities, electric service providers, and their customers.
This link is meant as a means of connecting NARUC members with information made available through SEPA rather than an endorsement of all SEPA activites.
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Additional Resources for CIP and Energy Assurance
Follow the link to access additional resources of interest.
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States Advancing Solar
States Advancing Solar is an initiative of Clean Energy Group and the Clean Energy States Alliance, with funding support from the Department of Energy through the Solar America Initiative’s State Solar Technical Outreach Project. This web site serves as a resource and tool kit for states interested in developing or revising a state solar support program. The site offers introductory information on solar energy technologies and the major policies and tools being used by states to support solar. It also highlights successful state solar programs that can be used as models by states looking to develop solar programs. The site provides links to state solar programs across the country and to other organizations and resources concerning solar energy technologies.
This link is meant as a means of connecting NARUC members with information made available through the States Advancing Solar project rather than an endorsement of all products developed through the States Advancing Solar project.
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Rich Cowart - Cap & Trade Programs, An Overview
 A presentation on cap and trade basics delivered at the NARUC Climate Policy workshop in July 2008, Portland OR. Click here for the presentation
States' Emergency Natural Gas Curtailment Policies
A tool designed to help you analyze states’ emergency natural gas curtailment policies. NARUC staff and membership created this tool through a grant from the Department of Energy’s Office of Electric Delivery and Energy Reliability.
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OnLine Bibliography of Consumer Education and Public Information Materials
OnLine Bibliography of Consumer Education and Public Information Materials
From Public Utilities Commissions Throughout the United States of America. Public Listing of Available Materials
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Dr. Andy Keeler (NRRI) Presentation on Cap & Trade from the July 23-24 Climate Policy Workshop
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State Survey on Regulatory Approval of Remaining Life Depreciation Rates
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Survey of Income Tax Treatment for Ratemaking
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Survey of Setting of Depreciation Rates
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Survey on 3 or 4 Factor Allocators
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Survey on Accounting Authority Order
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Survey on Adoption of Electric & Gas Uniform System of Accounts
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Survey on Depreciable life of new coal generating plant
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Survey on Fixed Returns on Power Plants
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Survey on Floatation Cost Ratemaking Treatment
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Survey on Gas LDC Cost Recovery Mechanisms and Reduced Financial Risk
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Survey on Lead Lag Studies
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Survey on Management Audits
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Survey on Natural Gas Decoupling
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Survey on Small Company Start Up Costs
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Survey on the Treatment of Margins on Intersystem Sales
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Survey on Treatment of Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes in Fuel Clauses
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Working Capital Adjustments for Ratemaking
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Survey on Current Return on CWIP Versus AFUDC
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DTV Transition
TV Converter Box Coupon Program
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Choosing the Right Antenna
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DTV Answers: An Initiative of the National Association of Broadcasters
What you need to know about the February 17, 2009 switch to DTV
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DTV one pager
DTV one pager from FCC in various languages, and other DTV related publications
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01/28/2008 Letter from Consumer Affairs Committee Chairman to NARUC Membership
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NARUC Resolution on Consumer Awareness of the DTV Transition
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Coupon Program FAQ
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Draft Newsletter Article
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Sample Press Release
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Outreach Possibilities
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Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition (CERC) FAQ
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CERC PowerPoint Presentation
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CERC Brochure in English
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CERC Brochure in Spanish
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11/17/2007 Letter from Consumer Affairs Committee Chairman to NARUC Membership
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CIP Briefs
Information Sharing Practices In Regulated Critical Infrastructure States: Analysis & Recommendations
This paper explores the efforts of State & Federal governments to create an environment where sensitive information can be provided for the purpose of critical infrastructure protection in the regulatory context, and offers a series of next steps for states to consider. Click here for more information
Energy Assurance Guidelines (developed with the National Association of State Energy Officials).
These guidelines integrate the lessons learned from responding to energy emergencies over the years, and discussions at a number of conferences, exercises and meetings at which the States defined their primary roles in mitigating energy emergencies, defining the components of critical energy infrastructure, and taking a lead in the protection of our nation's energy assets. States play a role in protecting energy assets within and beyond their borders, and respond to energy shortages, disruptions, and emergencies. This guidance is one element of state energy emergency planning.
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Issue Paper on Critical Infrastructure Protection
The federal and state roles in critical infrastructure protection are introduced and explored, with a special focus on the role of the state agencies and public utility commissions. Click here for more information
Utility and Network Interdependencies: What State Regulators Need to Know
As explored here, almost all utilities operate networks, and these sector networks are highly interdependent, which in turn relates to consideration of vulnerability and planning which takes on an added dimension of complexity needs, as well as regulatory considerations. Click here for more information
A Primer on Energy Assurance for Public Utility Commissions
The primer provides an introduction to energy assurance planning, which broadens traditional energy emergency response and planning to include critical infrastructure protection and energy and fuel shortage mitigation. Click here for more information
State Government Organizational Issues, Roles, and Policy.
This discussion paper explores state governmental roles with respect to critical infrastructure protection, with a focus on the state public utility commissions and regulatory policy considerations. Click here for more information
Regional Coordination and Intergovernmental Communication in the Energy Sector
This paper highlights the importance of regional coordination and communication, focusing in particular on the protocols developed for the Energy Emergency Assurance Coordinators (EEAC) system that has identified state level energy experts for petroleum, gas and electricity. Click here for more information
Critical Infrastructure Information Sharing Rules: Model Protocols for States
The paper discusses both federal and state actions to date regarding the sharing of critical infrastructure information and provides a framework for future cooperation and efforts to harmonize information sharing among state commissions, the FERC and the Department of Homeland Security. Click here for more information
NARUC Inventory on State Energy Assurance Planning
The paper reports in detail the findings of a 2004 assessment of state commissions regarding energy assurance planning and related policy issues. Click here for more information
NARUC Inventory on Gas Curtailment Planning
The paper reports in detail the findings of a 2004 assessment of state commissions regarding gas curtailment planning and related policy issues. Click here for more information
Model State Protocols for Critical Infrastructure Protection Cost Recovery
The cost recovery of expenses associated with protecting critical electric, natural gas, telecommunications and water infrastructures is one of the most important issues to be addressed by the NARUC Ad Hoc Committee on Critical Infrastructure. This report synthesizes the work of the Committee to date and identifies cost recovery protocols successfully used by State regulatory commissions to address infrastructure security cost recovery requests. These cost recovery protocols can serve as models for States and will provide an essential means to help ensure that our Nation’s critical utility infrastructure is protected. The impressive amount of effort by State commissions shows a bedrock commitment for ensuring that utility infrastructure protection efforts are adequately funded in order that our Nation’s consumers can continue to receive an uninterrupted supply of utility services. Click here...
EU-US Regulatory Roundtable
EU-US Regulatory Roundtable: Agenda
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EU-US Regulatory Roundtable: Participant List
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A Montana View of the Western Power Market
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An EU Directive on the Completion of the Internal Energy Market
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An Overview of CEER
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An Overview of PJM
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CEER Objectives
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CEER Proposal for Further Liberalization of the EUs Energy Market
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EU-US Regulatory Roundtable: Agenda
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EU-US Regulatory Roundtable: Participant List
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The Electricity Market in Italy
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The Legal Framework for the Single Electricity Market in the European Union
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The Three Ts When Borders Are Crossed in Europe
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Assessing the Changes in the Italian Gas Market
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Energy Security and Regulation
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EU-US Regulatory Roundtable Agenda
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EU-US Regulatory Roundtable Participant List
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Key Drivers Towards a Liberalized Gas Market in Great Britain
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Meeting Default Supply Requirements in Restructured Retail Markets
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Natural Gas Regulation and Unbundling in the U.S.
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Security and Disaster Preparedness: New Yorks Experience
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Security of Supply in the European Electricity Market
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The Spanish Gas Market
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Transmission Organizations in the Midwest
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Wholesale Electricity Markets in New England
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Briefing on the EU-US Roundtable
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Design and Governance of Regional Energy markets
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Design and Regulation of the EU Energy Market
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EU-US Regulatory Roundtable Agenda
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EU-US Regulatory Roundtable Participant List
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Federalism, Regionalism and Energy Policy
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Principles of Regulatory Control
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Security of Supply in Norway
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The Need for Reform
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Wholesale Electricity Markets in the West
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A Report on the North American Blackout
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Balancing Natural Gas Policy
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Energy Market Developments in the EU
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Energy Market Developments in the US
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EU-US Regulatory Debates in Electricity Markets
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EU-US Regulatory Roundtable Agenda
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EU-US Regulatory Roundtable Participant List
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Marginal Cost-Based Guidelines in Setting Transit Fees
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Press Release Announcing the Roundtable
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Regional Approach in Establishing an Internal EU Electricity Market
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Regional Electricity Markets in the EU
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Regional Electricity Markets in the US
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Reliability and Security of the Electricity Supply Issues
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Reliability and Security of the Electricity Supply: Italys Blackout
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Security of Electricity Supply: Expectations and Provisions
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EU-US Regulatory Roundtable: Participant List
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Press Release: American and EU energy regulators meet in Athens to share best regulatory practice
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Critical Utility Infrastructures: The U.S. Experience
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Effective Regulation and Unbundling
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Effective Regulation and Unbundling - an introduction
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ERRA's Role in Regional Market Building
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International Regulatory Cooperation: The European Approach
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Regional Electricity Markets in the U.S.: The RTO Model
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Regional Electricity Markets in the United States
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State and Regional Energy Regulatory Responses to Climate Change
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State of Play of the ERGEG Regional Initiatives
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The Concept of an Independent Regulator
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The ERGEG work on storage and LNG
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The European Commission’s legislative proposals (3rd Package): Regulators’ view
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The Regulator and New LNG Facilities in the U.S.
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The RTO Model: Independent System Operator of New England
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The State of Energy Regulation in the United States
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Update on SEE and the role of the ECRB
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EU-US Regulatory Roundtable: Closing statement
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EU-US Regulatory Roundtable: Agenda
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EU-US Regulatory Roundtable: Agenda
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EU-US Regulatory Roundtable: Participant List
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7th EU-US Roundtable Closing Statement
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Recent Regulatory Developments in the US: State and Regional Issues
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Recent Regulatory Developments at FERC
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Recent Regulatory Developments
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Challenges Creating Market Conditions (National and Regional)
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Market Monitoring, Oversight and Abuse: EU Experience
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Role of a Market Monitor in Multi-State Wholesale Electricity Markets
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RTO/ISOs
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Market Monitoring, Oversight, Abuse
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Market Monitoring, Oversight and Abuse
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Regulating Financial Energy Markets
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Introduction to Credit Markets and Utility Regulation
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The Impact of Credit Market Turbulence on Utility Operations and Financing
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CESR/ERGEG advice to DG TREN and DG MARKT in the context of the Third Energy Package
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U.S. Climate Policy & Utility Regulation
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Climate Change Impact on Energy Regulation and Infrastructure: Swedish and European Experiences
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Climate Change Impact on Energy Regulation and Infrastructure: Swedish and European Experiences
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Climate Change Policy Challenges Confronting US Electricity Markets
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Meeting Natural Gas Demand: Demand Response, A New England Perspective
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The increasing role of LNG in Europe
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Meeting Natural Gas Demand
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Issue Briefs
Association Resources for CIP
Follow this link to access documents assembled by various associations including the National Governors Association, NARUC, and the National Association of State Energy Officials.
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