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.
Energy Policy & Legislation
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.
Whither the FERC?
National Regulatory Research Institute
A conversation about this new report with its author, the Director of the NARUC’s National Regulatory Research Institute.
Addressing Solar and Wind Tax Problems
Eversheds Sutherland
How do you treat excess deferred taxes? Congress explained it, but there are disputes at the state level, and FERC has its own issue, which is related.
Coolest Thing FCC Has Done in Decades
PUF’s Take
I’ve sometimes daydreamed that someone would develop a new super duper Internet where utilities and other vital institutions could locate securely from the Blue Meanies and other fiends.
Commissioner Chong's View: Landmark FCC Order
Impacts Every U.S. Electric Utility
This FCC order impacts every electric utility in the nation.
CEO Fanning's View: Landmark FCC Order
Cybersecurity Implications
My sense is as we progress into this new telecom environment, it will open up a whole new level of security and resilience for this industry.
President Presley's View: Landmark FCC Order
NARUC on Broadband
Much of America today, as far as commerce and day-to-day life, is held together by the broadband network.