The Art of New Rate Introduction
Changing Customer Attitudes
Changing Customer Attitudes
Question Worth Asking, But Answer’s Unclear
Maryland PSC Subsidizes Offshore Wind
Excerpt from the December 9, 2016 issue of PUR's Utility Regulatory News
Two by Four, not a Nudge
It is often said that ratemaking is as much art as science.
It is the process of setting a return on equity that is fair to both shareholders and consumers that demonstrates the art and science practiced by regulators. One case reported here provides a good glimpse at the entire range of issues put before regulators: a decision by the Michigan Public Service Commission setting electric rates for Consumers Energy Company.
Public Interest before Special Interest
Many see a higher cap as a windfall for nuclear and coal.
Still Beyond the Pale?
Especially in today’s politically charged environment