Author Archives: Jeff Bayne

Brattle Group Surveys Consumer Advocates on Demand Charges

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

Recently, Ryan Hledik and Ahmad Faruqui of The Brattle Group published Competing Perspectives on Demand Charges: Survey of Consumer Advocates Identifies Areas of Agreement and Disagreement (originally published in Public Utilities Fortnightly). Traditionally, residential electricity rates have been flat, meaning … Continue reading →

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It’s a Wrap: D.C. Circuit Finishes “Marathon” Day of Oral Arguments

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

The D.C. Circuit’s CPP oral arguments continued through yesterday afternoon with counsel addressing the final three argument segments: (1) constitutional issues, (2) notice issues, and (3) record-based issues not submitted on briefs. As was case in the morning session, the … Continue reading →

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CPP Oral Arguments Underway Before the D.C. Circuit

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

Interested observers arrived hours in advance (or paid line-standers) to get into the courtroom or one of several overflow rooms to watch today’s oral arguments before the D.C. Circuit on challenges to the Clean Power Plan. This morning the court … Continue reading →

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PJM Issues Report on CPP Compliance

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

Earlier this month, PJM released a report analyzing the Clean Power Plan’s impact on electricity economics and reliability.  The report analyzed seven different compliance pathways and found that PJM would be able to both achieve the CPP’s CO2 emissions reduction … Continue reading →

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With CPP in Limbo, States and D.C. Continue Efforts to Cut Emissions

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Jeff Bayne

Oral arguments for challenges to the CPP may still be nearly a month away, but new plans to curb carbon dioxide emissions continue to arise.  Several states and the District of Columbia are moving forward with their own efforts to … Continue reading →

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