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The purpose of this paper is to give utility regulators an appreciation for the breadth of issues that may cause cost impacts on fossil-fuel power plants over the coming decades. The paper begins with a brief recital of major forthcoming… View Summary +
While utilities and their regulators are familiar with the energy savings that energy efficiency measures can provide, they may not be aware of how these same measures also provide very valuable peak capacity benefits in the form of marginal reductions… View Summary +
This guide was prepared to assist anyone who needs to understand both the mechanics of a regulatory tool known as decoupling and the policy issues associated with its use. This would include public utility commissioners and staff, utility management, advocates… View Summary +
Rate design is a crucial element of an overall regulatory strategy that fosters energy efficiency and sends appropriate signals about efficient system investment and operations. Rate design is also fully under the control of state regulators. Progressive rate design elements… View Summary +
This 120-page guide offers a broad look at utility regulation in the US. Its intended audience includes anyone involved in the regulatory process, from regulators to industry to advocates and consumers. The chapters briefly touch on most topics that affect… View Summary +
In 2007, the Minnesota legislature enacted a new statute, Section 216B.2412, in which it defined an alternative approach to utility regulation, decoupling, and directed the PublicUtilities Commission (PUC) to “establish criteria and standards” by which decoupling could be adopted for… View Summary +
This paper outlines the logistics of integrating plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and wind resources through a smart grid applications to realize the economic and environmental benefits and advocates for well-defined standards. View Summary +
This paper reviews state taxation of electricity during restructuring and recommends changes to preserve tax revenue stability while enhancing economic efficiency in the electric sector and positively affecting the environment as well. View Summary +
This document, produced in 1992 by RAP’s Jim Lazar for the Arizona Corporation Commission, provides the basis for “Dividing the Pie: Cost Allocation, the First Step in the Rate Design Process,” Appendix A of “Smart Rate Design for a Smart… View Summary +
The most common approach in the United States for encouraging energy efficiency in new buildings is for governmental agencies to adopt building codes requiring specified levels of energy efficiency. While beneficial, codes are often poorly written, ineffectively enforced, and chronically… View Summary +
This document was prepared in 1982 by the People’s Organization for Washington Energy Resources (POWER). While it is dated, the vast majority of the content remains relevant for consumer and environmental participants in the utility regulatory process. View Summary +