Environmental and Natural Resources

Proposed Changes in the Electric Utility Industry Would Fan the Embers of Stranded Costs

by Raymond S. Heyman Initiatives at ballot boxes, legislatures and regulatory agencies in various states in 2018 are aimed at changing the electric utility industry.  Some seek a transition from fossil fuel reliance to renewable fuel dependence.  Others look to replace regulated monopolies with marketplace competitors.  When there is a paradigm shift and utilities believe that […]

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Former Partner

Rooftop Solar Companies and Utility Regulation

by Raymond S. Heyman Rooftop solar companies and their trade associations are intervening in a variety of state utility regulatory proceedings around the country. In Arizona, for example, in the past two years they have intervened in three rate cases for investor owned electric utilities and two rate cases for member-owned electric cooperatives. Additionally, rooftop solar advocates have intervened […]

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RH
Former Partner