Research Papers and Presentations

Effective Regulation

Litigation Adversaries and Public Interest Partners: Practice Principles for New Regulatory Lawyers
"Regulatory Capture": Sources and Solutions Read More
Connecticut: How can we mesh policy leadership with traditional utility regulation? Read More
Cost-Effective Demand Response Requires Coordinated State–Federal Actions Read More
Certification of Regulatory Professionals Read More
Interconnection Animus: Do Regulatory Procedures Create a "Tragedy of the Commons"?
Can Regulators Defer Gratification in Favor of the Big Picture? 		Read More
Effective Regulation: Do Today’s Regulators Have What It Takes? Read More
In the Matter of a Review of the Missouri Public Service Commission’s Standard
of Conduct Rules and Conflicts of Interest Policies 		Read More
Evaluating Nuclear Generation: Is Objectivity Impeded by Uncertainties in the Principles and
Institutions of U.S. Utility Regulation? 		Read More

Ratemaking

Are Regulators Allowing Returns on Equity Above the Real Cost of Equity?
Demand Response: Can FERC and States Do More? Read More
Demand Response: Background Materials Read More
Riders, Trackers, Surcharges, Pre-Approvals and Decoupling: How Do They Affect the Cost of Equity? Read More
"Excessive Burden" or "Something More Than a Small Dent"? The Supreme Court Parses Mobile-Sierra Read More
"Incentives" for Purchased Power: Compensation for Risk or Reward for Inefficiency? Read More

Market Structure

When Technology Gives Customers Choices, What Happens to Traditional Monopolies?
Democratizing Demand and Diversifying Supply: Legal and Economic Principles for the Microgrid Era Read More
Infrastructure, Market Structure, and Utility Performance: Is the Law of Regulation Ready? Read More
Regional Electricity Planning: Unavoidable Constraints, Possible Solutions Read More
"Excessive Burden" or "Something More Than a Small Dent"? The Supreme Court Parses Mobile-Sierra Read More
Reassessing Retail Competition: A Chance to Modify the Mix Read More
Promoting Competitive Electricity markets Through Community Purchasing: The Role of Municipal Aggregation Read More

FERC Order 1000

“Non-Transmission Alternatives”: FERC’s “Comparable Consideration” Needs Correction
Who Should Do What? How Order 1000's Regional Transmission Planning Can Support State Resource Planning Read More
Order 1000 Narrows the “Right of First Refusal”: Will Regional Processes be Cost-Effective and Nondiscriminatory? Read More
Order 1000: Can We Make the Transmission Providers’ Obligations Effective and Enforceable? Read More
Demand Response: Can FERC and States Do More? Read More
Demand Response: Background Materials Read More

Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy: Can States Influence Federal Power Act Prices Without Being Preempted?
Regulatory Support for Renewable Energy and Carbon Reduction: Can We Resolve the Tensions Among Our Overlapping
Policies and Roles? 		Read More
Renewable Energy Prices in State-Level Feed-in Tariffs: Federal Law Constraints and Possible Solutions Read More
Renewable Portfolio Standards and the North American Free Trade Agreement Read More
The Renewables Portfolio Standard: A Practical Guide Read More

Climate Change

Order 1000 Narrows the “Right of First Refusal”: Will Regional Processes be Cost-Effective and Nondiscriminatory?
Regulatory Support for Renewable Energy and Carbon Reduction: Can We Resolve the Tensions Among Our Overlapping
Policies and Roles? 		Read More
Broadband's Role in Smart Grid's Success: Seven Jurisdictional Challenges Read More
Demand Response and Aggregators of Retail Customers: Legal, Economic, and Jurisdictional Issues Read More
Renewable Energy Prices in State-Level Feed-in Tariffs: Federal Law Constraints and Possible Solutions Read More
Renewable Portfolio Standards and the North American Free Trade Agreement Read More
The Renewables Portfolio Standard: A Practical Guide Read More

State–Federal Relations

Demand Response: Can FERC and States Do More?
Demand Response: Background Materials Read More
Eminent Domain Read More
Cost-Effective Demand Response Requires Coordinated State–Federal Actions Read More
Regulatory Support for Renewable Energy and Carbon Reduction: Can We Resolve the Tensions Among Our Overlapping Policies and Roles? Read More
Broadband's Role in Smart Grid's Success: Seven Jurisdictional Challenges Read More
Demand Response and Aggregators of Retail Customers: Legal, Economic, and Jurisdictional Issues Read More
Renewable Energy Prices in State-Level Feed-in Tariffs: Federal Law Constraints and Possible Solutions Read More
Interconnection Animus: Do Regulatory Procedures Create a "Tragedy of the Commons"? Can Regulators
Defer Gratification in Favor of the Big Picture? 		Read More
Regional Electricity Planning: Unavoidable Constraints, Possible Solutions Read More
Prescription Drug Pricing: Constitutional Boundaries on State Legislation Read More

Capital Projects

Eminent Domain
Riders, Trackers, Surcharges, Pre-Approvals and Decoupling: How Do They Affect the Cost of Equity? Read More
Infrastructure, Market Structure, and Utility Performance: Is the Law of Regulation Ready? Read More
Pre-Approval Commitments: When And Under What Conditions Should Regulators Commit Ratepayer Dollars to Utility-Proposed
Capital Projects? 		Read More
Joint Demonstration Projects: Options for Regulatory Treatment Read More
Evaluating Nuclear Generation: Is Objectivity Impeded by Uncertainties in the Principles and Institutions of U.S. Utility Regulation? Read More
The Regulatory Treatment of Embedded Costs Exceeding Market Prices: Transition to a Competitive Electric Generation Market Read More

Corporate Structure

Corporate Structure Events Involving Regulated Utilities: The Need for a Multidisciplinary, Multijurisdictional Approach
Mergers and Acquisitions: Competition and Cost-Benefit Analysis Read More