Sentences with phrase «utility regulation»

We also specialize in public utility regulation and gaming law, where we represent provincial regulatory tribunals.

Government must also change utility regulations so that profits do not depend on selling ever more energy, but instead increase with efficiency.

Because of obscure utility regulations, you could be billed for more than you use.

This sector was vulnerable to the arrival of bad news regarding utility regulation.

Smarter, state - based utility regulations have led to a massive investment in energy efficiency in recent years.

Public accountants hold a very important job as they are responsible for the extensive analysis of accounting in public utility regulation.

** Plum is a former member of House Commerce and Labor and currently a member of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation.

As a result, I count more than 50 bills dealing with solar, energy efficiency, electric vehicles and battery storage; several more that affect clean energy by addressing carbon emissions; and still others that deal with utility regulation in ways that have implications for renewables and storage.

(This is the second article in a three part series discussing major changes made by the Michigan Legislature to energy utility regulation in the state.

He has also developed expertise in rate making and utility regulation while working with The Brattle Group, a leading economic consulting firm, and Opower.

The concept behind utility regulation is that some services are better provided by a monopoly, but lack of competition harms the customers.

Under traditional utility regulation and rate structures, utilities face financial disincentives for investing in customer energy efficiency programs.

Students will come away from this class with an understanding of how public utility regulation interacts with environmental law to facilitate the efforts of states (like California) to decarbonize the electric grid, and to inhibit those efforts in other ways.

Cockburn, who specialises in utilities regulation as well as commercial and competition law within the energy sector, has a particular focus on renewable energy and gas work.

Both companies, he argued, satisfy the traditional criteria for utility regulation: They have large market share, are natural monopolies, and are difficult for customers to do without.

The infrastructure challenges include installing tens of millions of charging stations, strengthening the grid to handle electricity demand by plug - ins, and changing utility regulations to promote nighttime recharging

First, as in the case of public utility regulation, critics have argued that a lack of attention and electoral involvement makes it difficult for the voters to hold their representatives even loosely accountable.

Electric utility regulation; solar energy.

Ronit also advises on utilities regulation, particularly in the regulation of water companies.

«The problems caused by an electrical outage are not easy to predict and the consequences can be severe,» said Scott, whose research focuses on the transformation of utility systems, clean energy, energy efficiency and utility regulation.

Applying these concepts to utility regulation: The central value in certifying regulatory professionals is not that they meet «academic» requirements but that they meet practical requirements.

Briana specializes in utility regulation, ratemaking, and policy development.

Caroline specializes in resource planning, utility regulation, ratemaking, solar finance, and renewable energy policy development.

An interstate gas transmission company, Transwestern was regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which provided Bradley with an education into cost - of - service, public - utility regulation.

With natural gas as the swing fuel in California's electricity generation, Bradley also became conversant with the electricity market and public - utility regulation of gas and electricity on the state level.

Utility regulation and rate setting have historically been the job of public regulatory commissions at the state level.

Rulings from Iowa and New Hampshire have recognized that PPAs involving rooftop solar are not the kind of electricity sales covered by public utility regulations.

Forecasts of electricity demand are essential for analyses of utility regulation and planning.

We will examine how public utility regulation and environmental law have traditionally balanced cost, reliability and environmental performance in the electric generation mix, and how that balance is changing as (i) wholesale electricity markets (and some retail markets) have come to rely more on competition and market pricing of electricity, and (ii) renewable generation replaces more traditional, dispatchable resources.

Your ability to realize the full value depends on your home's electricity usage, amount of energy storage available, and utility regulations on solar in your area.

Missouri is contemplating changes to utility regulation and their Public Service Commission's charge to ensure fair and reasonable rates while ensuring infrastructure robustness and modernity.

Competition / Antitrust: Expertise in competition law, merger control, state aid, public procurement, utility regulation, market investigations, cartels, abuse of dominance and any related litigation.

He focuses on state and federal public utility regulation, energy power marketing, energy regulation and policy, contract and administrative law, commercial transactions and energy law.

Andrew practises mainly in the areas of VAT, duties and indirect taxation, and also in the areas of competition law, utilities regulation and general civil / commercial litigation.

Disciplinary Hearings / Labour Arbitration / Environmental Proceedings / Municipal Assessments / Public Utility Regulation / Gaming Law / Hearing Processes / Appellate Advocacy

Ligia specialises in European law, with a particular focus on competition law, public procurement, telecommunications law and utilities regulation.

The AG's hire counsel to help them protect their citizens in many diverse areas, including consumer protection, antitrust and utility regulation, and environmental protection.

He advises on cases under the public and utilities regulations and wider EU obligations that affect procurements.