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RESEARCH
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
- The All Commissioners List (Beecher, June 2009)
- Commissioner Demographics 2009 (Beecher, March 2009)
- Historical Origins, Names, and Dates of the Public Service Commissions (Beecher, September 2009)
- Restructuring Timeline (IPU, September 2009)
Regulation, Jurisdiction, and Commissions
- Water Jurisdiction Survey (Beecher, November 2009)
- Core Case Law in U.S. Public Utility Regulation (Beecher, November 2009)
- Commission Organizational Charts (IPU, March 2009)
- The Prudent Regulator (Beecher, Energy Law Journal, 2008)
- Practical Ethics for Prudent Regulators (Beecher, November 2008)
- Commission Mission Statements (Beecher, June 2006)
Reading Lists and Bibliographies
- IPU Bibliography: Decoupling (IPU, October 2009)
- IPU Bibliography: Introduction to Regulation Reading List (IPU, September 2009)
- IPU Bibliography: Price Elasticity of Electricity (IPU, May 2009)
- IPU Bibliography: Green Jobs (IPU, April 2009)
Special Topics in Regulation
- Utility Employment Trends 2009 (IPU, November 2009)
- Consumer Expenditures on Utilities in 2007 (Beecher, April 2009)
- Trends in Consumer Prices (CPI) for Utilities Through 2008 (Beecher, March 2009)
- Employment and Wages in Utilities 2005 (Beecher, 2007)
- Utilities and the Quality of Life: Global Correlates (Beecher, November 2006)
- World Bank Trend Data on Private Participation in Infrastructure: 1990-2001 (Beecher, 2003)
Water Publications
- Compendium on Water Supply, Drought, and Conservation (Beecher)
- Cost Allocation and Rate Design for Water Utilities (Beecher)
- Meeting Water Utility Revenue Requirements: Financing and Ratemaking Alternatives (Beecher)
- Regulatory Implications of Water and Wastewater Utility Privatization (Beecher)
- Revenue Effects of Water Conservation and Conservation Pricing: Issues and Practices (Beecher
- Viability Policies and Assessment Methods for Small Water Utilities (Beecher)
- 1995 Inventory of Commission-Regulated Water and Wastewater Utilities (Beecher)
Technical Assistance
- Reference Manual and Procedures for Implementation of the “PURPA Standards” in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Rose, August 2008)
- Reference Manual and Procedures for Implementation of the “PURPA Standards” in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2005 (Rose, March 2006)
- NARUC Ad Hoc Committee on Critical Infrastructure Technical Briefs
Presentations
- Introduction to Global Climate Change Response [pdf] (Beecher 2008)
- 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)
- IPU Bibliography: Market Power and Perfomance [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.