What the 10-Ks Actually Say: 44 Utility Regulatory Fights That Didn’t Make the Earnings Deck

Comic-style illustration of two purple boxing gloves colliding with a "POW!" burst, representing conflict between regulators and utilities.

By Christine Vaughan Every quarter, utility management teams present polished slides showing capital plan execution, constructive regulatory outcomes, and earned ROE trends. Every year, the 10-K tells a more complicated story. We read them. Specifically, we read the regulatory proceedings sections, the commitments and contingencies footnotes, and the risk factor disclosures of 44 U.S. electric […]