The primary responsibility of PUCs dioxide and other emissions, bringing is to protect the public interest by ensuring safe, reliable, and environmental and health benefits, and accessible utility services. [...] and mitigation of disproportionate energy burdens to the purposes of the Although PUCs are the main regulators of utilities, legislatures Commission and directs the adoption of can play a role in regulating by setting directives. [...] Mandates the PSC to report on projects related to greenhouse gas reduction, Additional Resources renewable energy, and energy system resiliency, along with requiring the PSC The Role of State Utility Regulators in a Just and to adopt regulations for pursuing federal Reasonable Energy Transition | National Association of funds and investing in demand-side Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). [...] Revenue Decoupling: Decoupling breaks the link Distribution System Planning (DSP) directly to cost between the amount of energy a utility delivers to customers and the revenue it collects, thus recovery; the utility must prioritize investments in minimizing the utility’s incentive to sell more energy. [...] B.6853 (enacted 2023): Expanded eligibility for the microgrid and resilience grant and loan pilot program, permitted available bond funds to be used for all program activities, and (3) permitted up to 4% of available bond funds to be used to cover the program’s administrative costs.
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Table of Contents
- NCEL Utility Briefing Book 2
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- NCEL Utility Briefing Book 3
- Overview 3
- Utility Ownership 3
- NCEL Utility Briefing Book 4
- Utility Regulation 4
- NCEL Utility Briefing Book 5
- Overview 5
- Additional Resources 5
- Legislation 5
- NCEL Utility Briefing Book 6
- PERFORMANCE - BASED REGULATION 6
- Overview 6
- Legislation 6
- NCEL Utility Briefing Book 7
- PERFORMANCE - BASED REGULATION 7
- Additional Resources 7
- NCEL Utility Briefing Book 8
- PUBLIC POWER 8
- Overview 8
- State Highlight Nebraska 8
- Legislation 8
- Additional Resources 8
- NCEL Utility Briefing Book 9
- LOBBYING EXPENSES 9
- Overview 9
- Strategies 9
- Legislation 9
- Additional Resources 9
- NCEL Utility Briefing Book 10
- INTERVENOR COMPENSATION 10
- Overview 10
- Legislation 10
- Additional Resources 10
- NCEL Utility Briefing Book 11
- MICROGRIDS VIRTUAL POWER PLANTS 11
- Microgrids 11
- Virtual Power Plants VPPs 11
- NCEL Utility Briefing Book 12
- MICROGRIDS VIRTUAL POWER PLANTS 12
- Similarities 12
- Differences 12
- Legislation 12
- NCEL Utility Briefing Book 13
- TRANSMISSION 13
- Overview 13
- Legislation 13
- Additional Resources 13
- NCEL Utility Briefing Book 14
- REGIONAL MARKETS 14
- What is an RTO 14
- Why should legislators pay attention to their RTO 14
- NCEL Utility Briefing Book 15
- REGIONAL MARKETS 15
- Legislation 15
- Additional Resources 15
