CAMPUT
Moderator Jennifer Nicholson is a Member of the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board and Vice Chair of CAMPUT. François Émond is a Commissioner for Régie de l'énergie. Ted Ferguson is Chief Sustainability Officer at The Delphi Group. Nidhi Thakar is Senior Director of Resource and Regulatory Strategy at Portland General Electric.
“Triple Back Somersault into Disruption,” a panel at CAMPUT’s 2022 Annual Conference, examined the need for democratization in energy regulation. For instance, if rate innovation doesn't take place, the people with the least economic means to pay for the system are going to be the ones paying for the system.
Here are excerpted insights from Régie de l'énergie Commissioner François Émond, The Delphi Group Chief Sustainability Officer Ted Ferguson, Portland General Electric Senior Director of Resource and Regulatory Strategy Nidhi Thakar, and moderated by Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board Member and CAMPUT Vice Chair Jennifer Nicholson.
Moderator and Member, Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, Jennifer Nicholson: We're focusing on the democratization D of the four Ds of disruption. The need to secure social acceptance of the energy transition is pushing policymakers and energy sector companies to engage with previously unnoticed social aspects of energy policy. The idea is energy transition won't happen if energy democratization doesn't happen.
Based on that, is it the role of energy regulators to secure social acceptance of any projects brought forward by a utility?