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• municipalization • resource procurement prudence • rising electricity costs • state policy research • state restructuring and regulatory policy

• state policy research resources electric company members only • EEI committees and other resources

State Policy Research

Issue advocacy at the state level has grown in importance as members have entered a new era of state rase cases. EEI has produced an expanding program of published research to support members on key issues. 

All reports are PDFs, unless otherwise noted.

Additional resources are available to EEI electric company members only.

Efficiency Advocacy

State Regulatory Update: Energy Efficiency, January 2008 Summary and trend analysis of state regulatory actions on energy efficiency for 2005-07.

Making a Business of Energy Efficiency: Sustainable Business Models for Utilities, NERA Economic Consulting, August 2007 A qualitative analysis that identifies and characterizes three families of models by which EEI members might deliver efficiency-related products and services (i.e., conventional regulatory incentives, performance-based, energy services). Also begins to address regulatory policies needed to enable efficiency businesses.

Deciding on "Smart" Meters: The Technology Implications of Section 1252 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Plexus Research, September 2006

Distributed Resources: Incentives, National Economic Research Associates, May 2006

Infrastructure Advocacy

Alternative Regulation for Infrastructure Cost Recovery, Pacific Economics Group, January 2007

Electric Utility Automatic Adjustment Clauses: Benefits and Design Considerations, The Brattle Group, November 2006

Rate Advocacy

Rate Shock Mitigation, The Brattle Group, June 2007       Electric Utilities and Risk Compensation, R.J. Rudden Associates, June 2006     PURPA: Making the Sequel Better than the Original, December 2006     Utility Supply Portfolio Diversity Requirements, The Brattle Group, May 2007

Retail Electricity Pricing and Rate Design in Evolving Markets, Christensen Associates Energy Consulting, July 2007      The Effect of Debt on the Cost of Equity in a Regulatory Setting, The Brattle Group, January 2005     Why Are Electricity Prices Increasing?, The Brattle Group, June 2006

Other EEI Collateral Materials

Brochures

• Key Facts About the Electric Power Industry, February 2007
  This booklet provides a comprehensive overview of the electric power industry.
• More Than 100 Ways to Improve Your Electric Bill, 2005
  This brochure provides electric customers with quick and easy changes that can result in big energy savings.
• Rising Electricity Costs: A Challenge for Consumers, Regulators, and Utilities, May 2006
  Learn more about today's electric utility rate environment, including what's causing electricity costs to rise; what steps electric utilities are taking to help control rising prices; and how the electric utility industry is investing in America's electric future.
• Straight Answers About Rising Electricity Prices, July 2006
  This brochure uses a Q&A format to answer questions about today's rising electricity prices.

Presentations

• Electricity 101 (updated regularly)
  This presentation provides an overview of the electricity power industry.

Reports and Studies

• Assessing Rate Trends of U.S. Electric Utilities, Pacific Economics Group, January 2006
  This report analyzes factors affecting electricity rates, and provides a national perspective on the issue of electricity rate increases.
• Behind the Rise in Prices: Electricity Price Increases Are Occurring Across the Country, Among All Types of Electricity Providers. Why?, Electric Perspectives, July/August 2006
  This article provides a summary of The Brattle Group's report, Why Are Electricity Prices Increasing? An Industry-Wide Perspective.
• EEI Typical Bills and Average Rates Report
  Biannual report that analyzes electricity costs around the country. Winter and summer editions are published in April and October.
• Out of Sight, Out of Mind? A Study on the Costs of Undergrounding Overhead Power Lines, Bradley W. Johnson, July 2006
  Study analyzing the costs and benefits of undergrounding power lines.
• Responding to EPAct 2005: Looking at Smart Meters for Electricity, Time-based Rate Structures, and Net Metering, National Economic Research Associates, May 2006
  PURPA, as amended by EPAct 2005, directs state regulators to take a new look at time-based rates, interruptible rates, standby or backup rates, and net metering. This report presents the economic principles and policy issues that a Commission needs to consider when evaluating rate options, and provides guidance to regulators on whether to adopt the proposed standards.
  

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