Catching Fire
Climate policy heats up after the Great Recession.
GHG rules are coming soon. What happens next will depend on how states react.
Great Recession
Anomaly or New Normal?
Regulators weigh interest rate climate and future Fed policy in setting allowed return on equity.
(November 2013) Consumer advocates argue for lower allowed utility returns, to reflect lower financing costs. Our rate case survey shows mixed regulatory responses.
All You Need to Know
Picturing utilities in a series of sobering snapshots.
Utilities are growing rate base despite static or declining demand: making customers pay more for a product they want less of.