Curing the Analytical Bias

Replacing Discount Rate Driven NPV with IRR Analysis

NPV analysis relies on the selected discount rate. The selected discount rate can affect the outcome of the analysis. Thus, the introduction of a new metric; the differential internal rate of return (DIRR), and its expected value are discussed.
Byline: 

David Boonin

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Grid Modernization

State Policies

The Energy Supply Task Force is most relevant to utilities and Commissions given that legislators establish the parameters within which PUCs and utilities operate.
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Kristy Hartman, Glen Andersen, and Tom Sloan

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Electrify Everything?

Heat and Light in Deep Decarbonization Policies

This article attempts to highlight some of the logical disconnects and omissions in the current electrification debate. The author has no conflict of interest in this analysis and is strongly supportive of deep decarbonization policies.
Byline: 

Hal Nelson

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NARUC Annual Meeting

You Had To Be In San Antonio

You had to be in San Antonio at NARUC's Annual Meeting. Not just for your fill of regulatory knowledge and Tex-Mex food offerings. It's a great opportunity to mix and mingle.

Byline: 

Steve Mitnick

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NARUC Annual Meeting's Panel on ESG

Environmental, Social and Governance issues

Jim Kerr outlines how investor-owned companies, and Southern Company specifically, are responding to ESG issues with transparency and real environmental, social, and governance progress.
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Jim Kerr

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