Energy Policy & Legislation

Regulation is changing with the times as evidenced by this all female panel, who looked into the move away from traditional rate-base, rate of return regulation.

Panelists address these questions: Given the changing regulatory and policy landscape, how will these companies of the future operate? How are regulatory models and markets evolving to incorporate new technologies and objectives into the energy system?

A conversation with the Department of Energy’s Acting Assistant Secretary Pat Hoffman.

“My priority is to ensure FERC protects those grid customers and does ensure reliability, while at the same time, we try to remove barriers to the massive opportunity that this changing market around us is presenting.”

“In speaking to AEP’s commitment to a clean future, in 2020, we were at a seventy-four percent reduction in carbon emissions when compared to 2000, and our own target is to be at eighty percent below that number by 2030.”

“I was asked to speak about how we are partnering at NARUC with USEA. I’m also going to talk a little about the gender initiatives that NARUC has undertaken in the last few years.”

“Whether it’s governments or companies, investors are coalescing around net zero carbon commitments, and net zero greenhouse gas commitments.”

Executive Chair of the Board Vicky Bailey and Acting Executive Director Sheila Hollis guided virtual attendees.

As the transition evolves to a decarbonized economy, what do regulators see coming? What are the key policy drivers? How are regulators engaging with policy? How are regulators innovating?

“How can regulators address the ongoing impact on consumers from market transition, disruption, and innovation? We're looking at the social impacts of these changes we're seeing in our utility markets.”