The Long and Short of Grid Congestion
FTRs make hedging possible, but can PJM ensure full funding without playing favorites?
Financial traders believe PJM’s proposal discriminates since they are more likely to hold counter-flow FTRs.
Energy Policy & Legislation
Technological Innovation and Public Policy-Making
The new grid will be driven by opportunities for electric utilities and customers to monetize their economic opportunities.
Policy-maker’s perspective: It's important to permit utilities to become more efficient and develop alternative revenue streams.
A Rose By Any Other Name: Response to 'Solar Battle Lines'
Vitriol is to exploit the public’s inclination to favor solar to make utilities pay an exorbitant political price to have policy decided on the merits.
If a solar panel owner can sell at bundled retail rate, while generators are paid LMP, this is discriminatory pricing.
We, the Regulators
The way forward, amidst new markets, technologies, and environmental imperatives.
NARUC’s incoming President – from the Montana PSC – shares his vision on how utility regulators should navigate today’s industry disruptions.
Forum for Our Industry's Civil Discourse
Fortnightly’s new chief reflects on his background and our principles.
The public interest is the coin of this realm.
Gold Standard, or Gold-Plated Handcuffs?
Why NRC must combine regulation with innovation.
The NRC today has come to serve not just as policeman, but also judge and jury.
Getting Past Net Metering
A forward-looking solution to rate reform, for when solar costs hit bottom.
Why keep rate design shackled to the ways of the past, especially at the dawn of a solar revolution?
Market Manipulation: The Business Questions
Ten points to remember for compliance and employee training.
Without a clear definition of market manipulation, or a detailed description for prohibited conduct, market participants are often left with more questions than answers.
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?
Rhode Island: The Challenge of an Aging Infrastructure
2015 Regulators Forum
Clearly, one of the most significant issues we face today is aging infrastructure. It’s akin to a marathon – a race we absolutely have to finish. Since 1990 we’ve replaced more than 65,000 miles of cast iron and bare steel pipe, but we still have a long way to go.