TVA-PMA Privatization
A Bad Policy Idea That Refuses to Die
We hope Congress will reject the proposed sale of TVA and PMA transmission assets and the proposed conversion to market-based rates.
Energy Policy & Legislation
Remember to Breathe
Coordinating Three Missions
When air quality standards and rules change, they profoundly affect the power sector.
Will Demand Charges Accelerate Adoption of Behind-the-Meter Storage? Part 2
Potential Unintended Consequences
A high-level assessment of the largest utilities’ exposure levels and the importance of the development of a thorough understanding and segmentation of customers.
Public Will, Public Interest
Regulators’ Responsibilitie
Public utility regulation is not based on the principle of “popular will” as that is nowhere in the statutes or difficult to be found.
How German Energiewende's Renewables Integration Points the Way
Reliability Increased
In spite of the fact that Germany is meeting nearly a fifth of its electricity requirements with VREs while retiring inflexible thermal generation, the nation has not experienced reliability problems.
Do Load Shapes of PV Customers Differ?
Implications for Rate Design
A load shape for PV customers that is materially different from the status quo residential customer may be sufficient grounds to implement a separate rate class.
Talking Texas Markets, Part 1
Thought, Legislative and Regulatory Certainty
Interviews with Pat Wood, Former FERC and Texas PUC Chair; Kenny Mercado, SVP, CenterPoint; Jim Steffes, EVP, Direct Energy; and Ken Medlock, Senior Director, Center for Energy Studies, Rice University.
A Regulatory Life
President, NARUC Commissioners Emeritus
For a merger to be successful, you must have a story to tell; the merger must make sense for the ratepayer; and the two companies must mesh with one another.
A Day at Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Pennsylvania is a State that Punches Above its Weight.
Interviews with Gladys Brown, Andrew Place, John Coleman, David Sweet, Norman Kennard, and others.
Conversation Cannot Be Markets vs. Non-Markets
Pendulum Swings Again
While open markets were the objective of the 1990s, the pendulum is swinging again.