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Electric and Gas
Administrative & Regulatory Advocacy
COMPLAINT OF ENE, NCLC, ET AL. CHALLENGING BASE RETURN ON EQUITY, filed with Federal Energy Regulatory Comm'n Dec. 27, 2012
California Adopts Order to Reduce Utility Disconnections of Vulnerable Households, April 2012
Model Settlement Protects Vulnerable Consumers from Utility Disconnections, Dec. 27, 2010
Policy Analysis
Policy Briefs, Reports & Press Releases
Comments and Testimony
- Testimony re: San Diego Gas and Electric Company's proposal to implement a residential prepaid electric service pilot program, June 12, 2012
- Comments (Aug. 5, 2011) and Reply Comments (Aug. 26, 2011) of the Iowa Bureau of Energy Assistance regarding Prepaid Meters
- Comments - Consumer Groups Representing Residential Ratepayers on FERC Technical Conference on RTO Responsiveness, March 8, 2010
- Comments from Consumer Commenters on FERC RTO/ISO Performance Metrics, March 8, 2010
- Comment of Low-Income Weatherization and Fuel Assistance Program Network on Smart Grid Pilot, June 15, 2009
- Testimony: NCLC testimony on prepayment metering submitted on behalf of the Nevada Bureau of Consumer Protection, June 2004
- Additional Comments to Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy on increasing the penetration rate for discounted electric, gas and phone Service, DTE 01-106, November 2002.
- Reply Comments to the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy on increasing the penetration rate for discounted electric, gas and phone Service, DTE 01-106, March 2002
- Initial Comments to Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy on increasing the penetration rate for discounted electric, gas and phone Service, DTE 01-106, January 2002
Letters
- Joint Letter to FERC Chairman Wellinghoff on data regarding “just and reasonable rates” in an upcoming FERC RTO/ISO Performance Metrics Docket, February 19, 2010
- Letter to Congress re: Smart Grid and Energy Efficiency, February 4, 2009
Additional Resources
"Prepaid Utility Service and Revenue Decoupling" by National Resource Defense Council Energy Program Co-director Ralph Cavanagh and NCLC Senior Energy Policy Analyst John Howat published in the Electricity Policy Journal, May 2, 2012
NCLC's Energy and Utility Publications and Resources
"Stay Connected" Training