Perspective

Time to Put the Kibosh on Pancaking Section 206 ROE Complaints 

FERC Must Act

This article critiques FERC's rationale for entertaining pancaked complaints; describes as background the FPA bias favoring existing rates; and explains, in light of Emera Maine insights, the inability of pancaked complaints against the same ROE to support either the establishment of new ROEs or the refund of revenues collected under past, superseded ROEs.

30 Years of Consolidation

Are the Benefits Real?

Understanding the impacts from prior transactions may tell us a lot about what the industry has actually accomplished and can continue to attain.

Smart Tampa

Smart LED Conversion Program

A conservation benefit to all ratepayers reduced 29 MW of lighting load across the winter peak.

The End of Big Iron

Emerging Cost Advantages

How wind and solar became cheaper than hydro, coal, and nuclear.

NOT Zero Energy

Unlikely to Advance Carbon Reduction Goals

Why the zero net energy metric is not optimal for the energy system.