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“... [T]he Commission has claimed to be the representative of the public interest. This role does not permit it to act as an umpire blandly calling balls and strikes for adversaries appearing before it; the right of the public must receive active and affirmative protection at the hands of the Commission.”

Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference v. FPC, 354 F.2d 608, 620 (2d Cir. 1965) (referring to the Federal Power Commission), cert. denied sub nom., Consolidated Edison Co. v. Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference, 384 U.S. 941 (1966).

 
NRRI Recruitment
  1. Electricity Expert. NRRI is seeking expressions of interest from top electricity experts committed to identifying unsolved regulatory challenges, creating the new knowledge necessary to meet those challenges, democratizing access to existing knowledge, and stimulating discussion on principles of high quality regulation. Learn more . . .  
  2. Utility Performance, Energy Efficiency, Renewables, Rate Design, Smart Grid. NRRI is seeking energy policy professionals with top-flight analytical, writing, presentational and leadership skills, to stimulate and advise the utility regulatory community on challenges facing the changing electric industry: utility performance, new generation construction, climate change, efficiency, renewable energy, rate design, regionalization of transmission service, multi-state planning and cost allocation efforts, and the infrastructure necessary to support it. Learn more . . .
  3. Knowledge Center Manager. NRRI seeks a knowledge center manager with expertise in content management to help launch a collaborative problem-solving online “meeting space” for state regulators and their staffs. Learn more . . .
  4. Eastern Interconnection States’ Planning Council (EISPC). NRRI is seeking candidates for the positions of Director, Economist and Electrical Engineer for the Eastern Interconnection States' Planning Council.  Learn more . . .
 
 


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NRRI Seminars

Jurisdiction Over the Electric
Industry: Find Out Who’s Doing
What to Whom
 

Teleseminar

September 14, 2010
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.(ET)

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The Fundamentals of Electricity
Law, Energy Efficiency, Renewable
Energy, and Smart Grid


Seminar

October 5-6, 2010
Honolulu, Hawaii

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The Changing Fundamentals of
Electricity Law


Seminar

October 18-19, 2010
Silver Spring, Maryland

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Teleseminar Audio CDs
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of our teleseminars,
 click on the title you want below)

FERC’s Proposed Regional Planning
Rule: Small Step, Giant Leap, or Both?

Aired: 8/3/10

State-Level Feed-In Tariffs: Has
FERC Left an Opening-or Shut the
Door?
Aired: 8/2/10

Forecasting Natural Gas Prices: How
Accuracy and the Proper Use of
Forecasts Can Save Your Utility
Millions
Aired: 7/28/10

Getting the Most Out of Your ARRA-
Funded Commission Staff: How to
Increase the Value of Your Smart-
Grid and Other Investments

Aired: 6/30/10

The Third Way: Understanding the
FCC’s Broadband Regulation Proposal

Aired: 6/18/10

Energy-Assistance Initiatives:
How to Create a Successful
Program in Your State

Aired: 5/20/10

Assessing Utility Workforce
Preparedness: Recommendations
for State Commission Inquiries

Aired: 5/10/10

How to Establish the Most Effective
Feed-in Tariff for Your State

Aired: 4/29/10


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