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The findings, views, and opinions represented in the research notes and reports provided here are those of the authors and do not represent the findings, views, or opinions of the Institute of Public Utilities.
Regulatory Timeline Projects
  • Commissioner Demographics 2008 (Beecher, March 2008) - NEW!
  • Commission History (Beecher, May 2007)
  • The All Commissioners List (Beecher, May 2007)
  • Regulatory Jurisdiction and Organization
  • Commission Mission Statements (Beecher, June 2006)
  • Law and Ethics
  • Core Concepts and Case Law in U.S. Public Utility Regulation (Beecher, October 2007)
  • Practical Ethics for Prudent Regulators (Beecher, July 2008)
  • Consumer Prices and Expenditures
  • Consumer Expenditures on Utilities 2006 (Beecher, March 2008) - NEW!
  • Trends in Consumer Prices for Utilities Through 2007 (Beecher, March 2008) - NEW!
  • Special Topics in Regulation
  • Utilities and the Quality of Life: Global Correlates (Beecher, November 2006)
  • World Bank Trend Data on Private Participation in Infrastructure: 1990-2001 (Beecher)
  • Statistical Resources
  • Employment and Wages in Utilities 2005 (Beecher, 2007)
  • Water Publications
  • Compendium on Water Supply, Drought, and Conservation (Beecher)
  • Cost Allocation and Rate Design (Beecher)
  • Meeting Water Utility Revenue Requirements (Beecher)
  • Regulatory Implications of Water (Beecher)
  • Revenue Effects of Water Conservation (Beecher)
  • Viability Policies and Assessment Methods (Beecher)
  • 1995 Inventory of Commission-Regulated Water and Wastewater Utilities (Beecher)
  • Technical Assistance

  • NARUC Ad Hoc Committee on Critical Infrastructure Technical Briefs
  • Presentations

  • Climate Change, Utilities, and Economic Regulation [pdf] (Beecher & Rose, Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region, MSU, April 2008)
  • Regulation as a Social Compact [pdf] (Beecher, National Drinking Water Symposium, La Jolla, CA, October 2007)
  • Full-cost Pricing [pdf] (Beecher, National Drinking Water Symposium, La Jolla, CA, October 2007)
  • Economics for Regulators [pdf] (Boyer, from 2001 "Camp NARUC")
  • Performance Review of Electric Power Markets (Rose)

  • Impact of Fuel Costs on Electric Power Prices [pdf] (Rose, June 2007)
  • Bibliography on Markets [pdf] (Rose 2007)
  • 2006 Report [pdf]
  • 2005 Report [pdf] with Revised Graphs [pdf]
  • 2004 Report [pdf]
  • 2003 Report [pdf]
  • 2002 Report [pdf]
  • 2001 Report [pdf]
  • IPU Publications

    Recent publications can be purchased directly from IPU. We are also digitizing many of our older books and making them available online.