Tech companies move in product cycles measured in months. The power grid operates on timelines measured in years, sometimes decades. That collision is now one of the defining investment stories in the utility sector, and the regulatory decisions being made right now will determine which utilities capture the opportunity and which ones watch it move to a different state…
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…
Used and Useful Meets Energy Affordability: When utilities offer special discounts to low-income customers, critics sometimes ask: Isn’t that unfair “discrimination”? Or, more legalistically: Doesn’t the “used and useful” rule mean everyone has to pay the same cost-based rate?
Grid Interconnection is a Critical Problem: The U.S. power grid is undergoing rapid transformation, with thousands of renewable energy projects awaiting interconnection. However, uncertainty around the cost and timing of interconnection remains a major bottleneck…
The Legal Challenge of Submetering: Under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) and Federal Power Act, an “Electric Utility” is defined as: “Any person, state agency, or federal agency that sells electricity to end users” (16 U.S. Code § 2602(4))…
Utilities nationwide are feeling the effects of the AI revolution. Forty percent of utility Q1 investor presentations touted load growth potential from data centers. Many are noting inquiries from Google, Amazon, and Meta. Others demonstrated a track record and pipeline of new connections…
As seen on LaReg Corp’s docket tracker Kentucky Power Company (KPC, an AEP company) has filed an application with the Kentucky Public Service Commission, Case #2025-00031, requesting approval to defer approximately $11 million in extraordinary operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses resulting from two major storms on January 5 and February 15, 2025…
