Effective Regulation of Public Utilities

Agencies do not need to conduct experiments in order to rely on the prediction that an unsupported stone will fall.

Associated Gas Distributors v. FERC, 824 F.2d 981, 1027 (D.C. Cir. 1987) (finding that regulators need not conduct factual hearings to learn that monopolists will act in their self-interest)

Research Papers: Effective Regulation

Effective Regulation

Litigation Adversaries and Public Interest Partners: Practice Principles for New Regulatory Lawyers	Read more
"Regulatory Capture": Sources and Solutions	Read more
Connecticut: How can we mesh policy leadership with traditional utility regulation?	Read more
Cost-Effective Demand Response Requires Coordinated State–Federal Actions	Read more
Certification of Regulatory Professionals	Read more
Interconnection Animus: Do Regulatory Procedures Create a "Tragedy of the Commons"? Can Regulators Defer Gratification in Favor of the Big Picture?	Read more
Effective Regulation: Do Today’s Regulators Have What It Takes?	Read more
In the Matter of a Review of the Missouri Public Service Commission’s Standard of Conduct Rules and Conflicts of Interest Policies	Read more
Evaluating Nuclear Generation: Is Objectivity Impeded by Uncertainties in the Principles and Institutions of U.S. Utility Regulation?	Read more

Research Papers: Effective Regulation

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