There and Back Again
Why a residential demand rate developed 40 years ago is increasingly relevant today.
Why not design a rate that allocates the higher system cost to customers based on their actual energy demand?
ACC
How to Talk to Regulators
Why some proceedings blow up, while others reach consensus.
The core of a good regulatory proceeding is a conversation.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Approves Acquisition of UNS Energy by Fortis
Submitted by aburr on Tue, 2014-04-08 16:37The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the acquisition of UNS Energy by Fortis, finding the transaction is consistent with the public interest. The ruling is the next step toward finalizing the transaction. UNS Energy shareholders approved the acquisition on March 26, 2014.
The Old Drawing Board
Portfolio planning in the age of gas.
PUCs are concerned that a rapid shutdown of coal-fired plants will start a full-tilt dash to gas—similar to the one that caused bankruptcies among independent power producers in the late 1990s and early 2000s. But this time around, ratepayers and not IPP investors will be stuck with the risk, if utilities rush to add all that new gas-fired capacity to rate base.