Tag: policy

November 5, 2020

Voters have retained the majority of incumbent utility commissioners up for reelection this cycle, but in a handful of states, particularly those with no incumbents on the ballot, still face tight or undecided commission races. Incumbents will retain seats in […]

June 4, 2020

States have been particularly vocal in their opposition to the NERA petition, joined by Democratic federal lawmakers, clean energy advocates and others. Power trade associations, including Edison Electric Institute, Electric Power Supply Association and American Public Power Association have stayed […]

February 26, 2019

The SCC’s decision in the Walmart case illustrates the regulatory difficulty of balancing the needs of different customer classes. In Virginia, customers must buy electricity from their incumbent utility unless they have a demand greater than 5 MW or are […]

November 21, 2018

Democrats came away from this year’s midterm elections with 14 governorships. The party flipped seven of those seats from Republicans. Of Democrats who ran, six campaigned on pledges to increase renewable energy in their state. The results of those elections […]

February 28, 2018

Months after President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, some customers may soon receive returns from their utilities. Nearly every state utility commission in the nation, plus Washington, D.C.’s commission, has started some type of order or investigation […]

October 5, 2016

No matter what the outcome of the 2016 presidential election is, caregiver advocates will continue to push for greater support and recognition. A recent report called family caregiving a “critical issue of public policy.” This is an exciting and frustrating […]