Full Title: NAVIGATING UTILITY BUSINESS MODEL REFORM A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO REGULATORY DESIGN
Author(s): Dan Cross-Call, Rachel Gold (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy), Cara Goldenberg, Leia Guccione, and Michael O’Boyle (America’s Power Plan)
Publisher(s): American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, America’s Power Plan, Rocky Mountain Institute
Publication Date: October 1, 2018
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Description (excerpt):
Although the industry has endured disruptive periods before, including deregulation and market restructuring, many of the current issues bring new challenges for which there is not a ready playbook. Regulators, policymakers, and policy influencers are looking for practical guidance to navigate the process of adaptation as defined by their local context and circumstances.
To meet that need, this paper:
• Establishes foundational elements of different business model reform
options that stakeholders, regulators, and policymakers across jurisdictions
can consider;
•Identifies key questions and evaluates the applicability of these reform
options to various market structures, states, and utility contexts;
•Identifies applicable experiences and maturity level, ranging from
theory to application, for prominent business model reform ideas and
concepts; and
• Explores implementation options to understand merits and trade-offs
for how to advance business model reform (for example, regulatory
proceedings, legislative approaches, or utility-initiated reforms).