“Whether it’s governments or companies, investors are coalescing around net zero carbon commitments, and net zero greenhouse gas commitments.”

Executive Chair of the Board Vicky Bailey and Acting Executive Director Sheila Hollis guided virtual attendees.

As the transition evolves to a decarbonized economy, what do regulators see coming? What are the key policy drivers? How are regulators engaging with policy? How are regulators innovating?

“How can regulators address the ongoing impact on consumers from market transition, disruption, and innovation? We're looking at the social impacts of these changes we're seeing in our utility markets.”

“A proactive approach is required. The issues facing us are directly related to costs. In Alberta, we have a cost to grid. You hear about that a lot from consumers.”

“The relationship the CAMPUT community has with NARUC is a very valued one. It does help us to promote regulatory excellence by having a dialogue with so many people.”

CAMPUT 2021 brought Canadian regulators together with the theme Transition and Transaction.

Political support has followed public opinion, with state Legislatures, in the absence of federal directives, enacting requirements for explicit renewable generation deployment on specific timelines.

The Asia Gas Partnership is a joint initiative with NARUC and USEA designed to strengthen regulatory frameworks to encourage public-private partnerships involving government and industry representatives among natural gas sectors in U.S. and Indo-Pacific countries.

“We thought about ourselves as a provider of thermal energy. If we thought about the power of geothermal from a utility scale, we could see real potential value.”