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Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
2002 Restructuring Activities By State
http://www.IN.gov/iurc/issues/restruct/index.html
This report provides highlights of restructuring and deregulation
activities within the 50 states. A variety of sources including Electric Utility Week,
Public Utilities Fortnightly, state utility commissions and legislative websites are used
to compile this information. The report is compiled and updated monthly.
This site, part of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission website,
provides a wealth of information on some of the more technical aspects of restructuring --
stranded costs, rates, shopping credits, aggregation, transmission capacity, etc. -- in
all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
www.naruc.whatsup.net/
XENERGY Inc. was selected to work with the National Association
of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) to develop and maintain a database of
information on electric industry restructuring, environmental issues and policies, and
other related topics for access through the World Wide Web. Users can search for and
retrieve summaries of regulatory information by topic and jurisdiction. Categorizing
regulatory information by topic also allows website users to easily compare such
information across various states.
This website allows users to select any state to reach a summary of its
electric deregulation status. At the end of the summary is a link to Related Documents,
which delineate retail access dates, customer protection measures, and retail pilot
experiences, among other restructuring data.
National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates
www.nasuca.org/
NASUCA is an association of 42 advocate offices in 40 states and
the District of Columbia. Its members are designated by laws of their respective states to
represent the interests of utility consumers before state and federal regulators and in
the courts.
The NASUCA website includes the association's congressional testimony
on electric restructuring and its position on restructuring issues and consequences.
National Conference of State Legislatures
www.ncsl.org/programs/esnr/restru.htm
The National Conference of State Legislatures was founded in
1975 with the conviction that legislative service is one of democracy's worthiest
pursuits. NCSL is a source for research, publications, consulting assistance, meetings and
seminars, serving lawmakers and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and
territories.
NCSL’s website devotes a page to Restructuring and the Electric
Industry, featuring NCSL’s PowerPoint Presentations on Restructuring; NCSL's energy
listserv and online directory for legislators and legislative staff; state and federal
restructuring legislation; comparison of selected electric restructuring legislation;
restructuring and tax issues; technical assistance; site links; and NCSL’s
publications.
National Council on Competition and the Electric Industry
www.ncouncil.org/
The National Council on Competition and the Electric Industry is a
joint venture among the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National
Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, the National Association of State Energy
Officials, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It was formed in 1994 to assist
policymakers with the challenges posed by dramatic changes brought about by the
reexamination of the traditional franchise electric system.
Although this website has little information on deregulation after
1999, it is a valuable link to the research on public purpose issues, customer issues,
financial issues, and market issues that led legislators and regulators to recommend and
implement electric restructuring.
National Governors Association, Task Force on Electricity Infrastructure
www.nga.org/nga/newsRoom/1,1169,C_PRESS_RELEASE^D_4098,00.html
The Task Force recommends creation of multi-state entities that
would solve environmental problems that arise from electricity generation and
transmission. According to the "Interstate Strategies for Transmission Planning and
Expansion" report, multi-state entities would "elevate the state role in
regional planning and support a ‘one-stop’ regulatory process for regional
lines." The entities would "facilitate communications between state and federal
stakeholders."
This report provides an overview of state concerns about federal
authority over transmission lines, particularly the recent effort by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission to form Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs).
The National Regulatory Research Institute
http://www.nrri.ohio-state.edu/
The National Regulatory Research Institute at Ohio State University is
the official research arm of National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. The
NRRI provides customized assistance to solve regulatory problems, primarily for state
public utility commissions, including tutorials, training and facilitation of
collaborative processes. The NRRI has four programs of regulatory research and assistance
-- infrastructure, markets, consumers and commissions -- that address regulatory policy in
the electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, and water industries.
U.S. Department of Energy
Boston Regional Office
www.eren.doe.gov/bro/broregional.html
The Boston Regional Office (BRO) is the U.S. Department of
Energy's Regional Office for the six New England states and New York State. BRO is a
team-oriented organization, focused around four main sectors of our economy: Utilities,
Industry, Transportation, and Buildings.
BRO’s website includes a regional restructuring update for the
seven states in its area. Each state profile includes synopsis of the schedule for phasing
in competition; what utility will provide power to customers who do not choose a
competitive supplier; an analysis of the level of savings for different customer classes;
how utilities are collecting stranded costs; what sort of bills customers will receive
from energy suppliers; whether the utilities are funding energy efficiency and renewable
energy programs as part of restructuring; and whether the state publishes statistics on
the number of customers that have switched to competitive suppliers.
U.S. Department of Energy
Energy Information Administration
www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/states/_states.html
The Energy Information Administration, created by Congress is 1977, is
a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. It provides policy-independent
data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public
understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.
This DOE website offers a "click-on" map that leads users to
fairly current information on both electric and natural gas deregulation, including, in
some cases, the number of residential consumers signed up with competitive energy
suppliers.
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
www.eren.doe.gov/electricity_restructuring/weekly.html
The mission of the Electricity Restructuring Program is to work
with states and the electric power industry to maintain or expand energy efficiency and
renewable energy. States are eligible to participate whether or not they have chosen to
restructure their electricity markets.
This DOE website sponsored the Utility Restructuring Weekly, an
excellent weekly update on state restructuring activities and federal and state policy
issues related to electric utility restructuring, until April 4 when it was discontinued.
However, the site is still available to do historical restructuring research.
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