Utility Regulation and Policy Masked
Mainstream Masks
Masks are everywhere, so we may as well try and give them some flavor.
NARUC’s Summit Musical Social
NARUC Summer Summit
Attendees were wowed by an interactive social event.
On the Passing of Barry Worthington
USEA
Barry Worthington, a remarkable leader in the energy industry, and a friend who will be missed.
Broadband – Learning from the Pandemic
A Silver Lining?
This real-world stress test reinforces the need to close the digital divide.
Asset Replacement Based on Risk Modeling
Emerging Practices
This article examines common weaknesses in methodologies IOUs employ when developing benefit-cost analyses for grid investment proposals.
Should Governors or Voters Select Utility Commissioners?
An Evolving Answer
The governor has much discretion in appointing Commissioners that may not reflect the preference of the general population.
Gas Ban as Confiscation of Property
Reconsider Compensation Policy
The gas utility investor is put in a different position with electrification than under all prior stranded cost experience where the enterprise continues in business.
M&A Amid Masks
COVID-19
It’s no surprise that folks hit the pause button on M&A as they looked to shore up balance sheets and liquidity needs and scenario plan around an unknown like COVID-19.”
Top Expert on Thomas Edison’s Invention of the Electric Industry
Menlo Park
What made the first commercial central power plant and so much more possible that electrified our world.
Alberta Commission Chair Retires and Reflects on Regulatory Career
State Commissioners
A conversation with Mark Kolesar, retired Chair, Alberta Utilities Commission, moderated by Ahmad Faruqui of The Brattle Group