Virginia SCC: Chair Judith Williams Jagdmann
Chair
“Each Commissioner is Chair once every three years. If you weren’t already inclined to be collegial, this practice provides a little extra incentive.”
Energy Policy & Legislation
A Day at Virginia SCC
State Commissions
Conversations with the chair, commissioners and more.
What California and Texas Have in Common
Guidehouse
California and Texas lack a coherent microgrid strategy. It is time to boldly step into the future with more sustainable solutions that offer much greater value to ratepayers, utilities, and the environment.
Go Big and Local with Clean Energy
For Post-COVID Recovery
Addressing this triple impetus – a pandemic-hobbled economy, an over-heated planet, and poorly-addressed social equity issues – can begin immediately if we go big and go local.
FERC Jurisdiction Over Energy Contracts in Bankruptcy
Concurrent Jurisdiction is the Answer
This article puts forth a practical resolution of this issue – and the one currently favored by FERC – which is for the bankruptcy courts and FERC to share jurisdiction over matters related to wholesale energy contracts during Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
The Art of New Rate Introduction
Changing Customer Attitudes
“Any pricing change will disbenefit some customers. You can manage that issue with proper customer education and customer engagement.”
Revenue Decoupling at 40
Venerable PBR Tool Goes National
In the electric utility industry, decoupling is currently used in 19 jurisdictions. This count includes decoupling approvals by regulators in two jurisdictions that take effect in July.
FERC Chair Glick Talks with PUF
The Future of Energy
Richard Glick on his aspirations, FERC overall, and the country’s energy future.
Cautionary Tale on Subsidizing an Energy Technology
The Case of CHP
What are those barriers stifling certain energy technologies, what are their sources, and should current policies and regulations change to address them?
Uncertainty in Wake of Executive Order 13920 and Biden Administration
The Waiting Game
As President Biden begins his first few weeks in office, many within the power sector wonder how his administration will address key concerns related to securing the nation's bulk-power system.
The previous administration issued several executive orders relating to cybersecurity, including Executive Order 13920, a directive that was issued on May 1, 2020 to address security threats to the bulk-power system in the United States.