The Mid-America Regulatory Conference was a huge success with a big turnout and lots of great panels. Iowa Board Member and NARUC President Nick Wagner was seemingly everywhere as Iowa pride was on display.

Westinghouse became rich and famous for his invention of air brakes for railroads. Shaping the energy industries came next.

It was increasingly recognized that rather than deregulation – which implies transformation to no or little regulation – we were implementing but a different form of regulation.

Some states have explored the concept of value-stacked rate designs, such as New York, but much more needs to be done – often requiring enabling legislation.

The approaches taken by European utilities are portable to other regions and can be instructive to North American utilities considering alternative paths for advancing their innovation models.

The complex interaction of all our energy supply options and how they interact in the end will affect jobs, lives, public health, and bottom lines. Bayless uncovers some cold, hard facts.

Both Maryland and New Jersey insulated offshore wind developers from upgrade cost uncertainty through a two-part bid with one part indexed to the actual upgrade cost, determined after project selection.