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Minnesota Advances First Statewide Plan to Fairly Value Rooftop Solar
By Diane Munns Most people do not typically associate Minnesota with abundant sunshine, but after a landmark decision by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) yesterday the sun is definitely...
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NARUC Summer Meeting Highlights Clean Power Plan, Changing Utilities
By Diane MunnsThe Official CTBTO Flickr The annual summer meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) is a meeting of the minds like no other. Utility companies,...
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Flexible Pollution Rules can Boost the Economy: 5 Reasons Why
By Diane MunnsNobody likes being told what to do. Gina McCarthy, head of Environmental Protection Agency, knows that. So she asked her agency to craft a plan that leaves it up to states to shape their...
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What is Good Rate Design, and How Will We Get There?
By Diane MunnsAs a former state utility regulator, I know the difficulty of balancing competing interests in making decisions and communicating those decisions to constituents. Solutions deemed “fair”...
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The Process Priority: Inspiring Good Rate Design for Our Modernizing Grid
By Diane MunnsNew technology is evolving electricity transmission from a centralized, one-way system to a more distributed, interactive one. This system necessitates new electricity rates, and the...
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Hot Topics at the Summer’s Biggest Electricity Meeting
By Diane MunnsMore than 1,000 people gathered in Nashville, TN this week for the summer meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). The meeting is one of three...
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Distributed Energy Resources to Dominate at Gathering of Nationwide Utility...
By Diane MunnsOn November 13, 2016, the nation’s state and federal utility regulators – also known as the National Association of Utility Regulators Association (NARUC) – will meet for their 128th...
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Utility Regulators Guided To Set New Rates Deliberately, Using Data
By Diane MunnsDistributed resources – like residential solar, storage, and electric cars – are becoming more mainstream every day. This presents new challenges for utilities and utility regulators who...
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What the US Electricity Sector Can Learn from the Telecom Revolution
By Diane Munns Utilities and regulators are not typically known for innovation. Instead, they tend to focus their efforts and attention on reliability and cost effectiveness. So, when Rob Powelson, new...
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