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Regional Response Options To Global Climate Change, James P. Bruce Jan 1993

Regional Response Options To Global Climate Change, James P. Bruce

Maine Policy Review

Global climate change has garnered some media attention, but has failed to gather the attention of most governmental decision makers and the public. In an effort to advance concerns about the issue, the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers sponsored a three-day symposium on climate change last May 19-21 in Portland. At the symposium, scientists and public officials from both the U.S. and Canada explored the science of climate change, the potential implications and impact of climate change on this region, and the possible policy responses. James Bruce [and Dean Marriott and Mark Victor, this issue] reflecting the breadth …

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Regulatory Updates: Public Utilities Commission Jan 1993

Regulatory Updates: Public Utilities Commission

Maine Policy Review

No abstract provided.

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Examining Alternative Forms Of Utility Regulation: The Incentives And Disincentives Of The Regulatory Structure, Ralph Gelder, Edward Dinan, David Flanagan, Joseph Donahue Jan 1993

Examining Alternative Forms Of Utility Regulation: The Incentives And Disincentives Of The Regulatory Structure, Ralph Gelder, Edward Dinan, David Flanagan, Joseph Donahue

Maine Policy Review

The traditional form of regulating public utilities—command-and-control—has been found inadequate by some to cope with marketplace changes that have introduced competition into previously monopolistic markets. Alternative forms of regulation, particularly incentive regulation, have been developed in various areas of the nation in response to the new competitive utility environment. In these four short articles, former Maine Public Utilities Commission chair Ralph Gelder, New England Telephone Vice President for Maine, Edward Dinan, and Central Maine Power Company Vice President David Flanagan discuss these emergent utility issues. A fourth and quite different view of the present regulatory system and its alternatives is …

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Regulatory Updates, Ralph Townsend, Ruth Robinson Jan 1993

Regulatory Updates, Ralph Townsend, Ruth Robinson

Maine Policy Review

No abstract provided.

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Appropriate Environmental Adders, A. Myrick Freeman Iii Jan 1993

Appropriate Environmental Adders, A. Myrick Freeman Iii

Maine Policy Review

"Externalities" are costs imposed on third parties without compensation. Pollution is the archetypical externality. It is the pollution externality that has prompted the emerging national debate over whether public utility regulation should be modified to account for externalities. Myrick Freeman and two other authors [Raab, Townsend, this issue] discuss the arguments surrounding the externality debate. These three authors earlier presented similar material at a Legislative Institute, sponsored by the Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy's Project for the Study of Regulation and the Environment, for the Utilities Committee of the Maine State Legislature.

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Bridging The Gap Between Energy And The Environment, John Flumerfelt Jan 1993

Bridging The Gap Between Energy And The Environment, John Flumerfelt

Maine Policy Review

Energy and environmental policies have always been intertwined, but the exact nature of those interrelationships is often difficult for the non-technical reader to understand. In an analysis that was originally included in an appendix of the Report of the Maine Commission on Comprehensive Energy Planning, the former director of Maine's Office of Energy, John Flumerfelt, provides a clear and concise graphical summary of the relation between energy use and air pollution in Maine. His presentation frames the issues in ways that identify important energy and environmental questions for the state.

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Why Include Eternalities?, Jonathan Raab Jan 1993

Why Include Eternalities?, Jonathan Raab

Maine Policy Review

"Externalities" are costs imposed on third parties without compensation. Pollution is the archetypical externality. It is the pollution externality that has prompted the emerging national debate over whether public utility regulation should be modified to account for externalities. Jonathan Raab and two other authors [Freeman, Townsend, this issue] discuss the arguments surrounding the externality debate. These three authors earlier presented similar material at a Legislative Institute, sponsored by the Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy's Project for the Study of Regulation and the Environment, for the Utilities Committee of the Maine State Legislature.

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Understanding The Clean Air Act: Implementation Issues For Electric Utilities, Susan E. Dudley Jan 1993

Understanding The Clean Air Act: Implementation Issues For Electric Utilities, Susan E. Dudley

Maine Policy Review

With the creation of tradable sulfur dioxide permits under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, financial markets have been drawn into the effort to achieve targeted air pollution reductions at least cost. As Susan Dudley explains, financial markets will go well beyond simply providing a place to buy and sell permits. These markets will create a variety of "futures" contracts that will enable utilities to manage the risks of planning future strategies to control pollution.

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The Trinity Of Transmission Issues: Siting, Access And Pricing, Ashley Brown Jan 1993

The Trinity Of Transmission Issues: Siting, Access And Pricing, Ashley Brown

Maine Policy Review

Ashley Brown is not only a commissioner of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, he is also one of the most widely-respected authorities in the U.S. today on the regulation of electric utilities. He is particularly known for his vocal efforts to forge a more cooperative state-federal relationship in electrical regulation. This article is an edited excerpt from his keynote address at the PURE '93 Conference.

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Regulatory Updates: At The Public Utilities Commission Jan 1993

Regulatory Updates: At The Public Utilities Commission

Maine Policy Review

No abstract provided.

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Canadian Provincial Perspective On Climate Change, Mark Victor Jan 1993

Canadian Provincial Perspective On Climate Change, Mark Victor

Maine Policy Review

Global climate change has garnered some media attention, but has failed to gather the attention of most governmental decision makers and the public. In an effort to advance concerns about the issue, the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers sponsored a three-day symposium on climate change last May 19-21 in Portland. At the symposium, scientists and public officials from both the U.S. and Canada explored the science of climate change, the potential implications and impact of climate change on this region, and the possible policy responses. Mark Victor [and James Bruce and Dean Marriot, this issue] reflecting the breadth …

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Climate Change Policy: Mixing Politics And Uncertainty, Dean Marriott Jan 1993

Climate Change Policy: Mixing Politics And Uncertainty, Dean Marriott

Maine Policy Review

Global climate change has garnered some media attention, but has failed to gather the attention of most governmental decision makers and the public. In an effort to advance concerns about the issue, the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers sponsored a three-day symposium on climate change last May 19-21 in Portland. At the symposium, scientists and public officials from both the U.S. and Canada explored the science of climate change, the potential implications and impact of climate change on this region, and the possible policy responses. Dean Marriott [and James Bruce and Mark Victor, this issue] reflecting the breadth …

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Electric Lifeline Policy In Maine, Steven Ballard, James Faulkner, Charles Morris, Barbara Jean Nicoletti, Ralph Townsend Jan 1993

Electric Lifeline Policy In Maine, Steven Ballard, James Faulkner, Charles Morris, Barbara Jean Nicoletti, Ralph Townsend

Maine Policy Review

Concern about the impact of high energy costs on the low-income and elderly citizens underlies Maine’s so-called "electric lifeline" programs, which modify rates to assist qualified customers with their electric bills. Recently, researchers at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center conducted an evaluation of Central Maine Power Company’s electric lifeline policy. This article, based on the findings of that evaluation, examines the many regulatory and social issues that have surfaced during Maine’s lifeline experience.

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Advocacy And The Public Advocate, Ralph E. Townsend Jan 1993

Advocacy And The Public Advocate, Ralph E. Townsend

Maine Policy Review

No abstract provided.

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New Hampshire's Siting Evaluation Committee For Energy Projects, Michael Cannata Jan 1992

New Hampshire's Siting Evaluation Committee For Energy Projects, Michael Cannata

Maine Policy Review

The seeming paralysis in siting waste disposal facilities and other new facilities in Maine and other states underscores the difficulty of designing and implementing processes that will safeguard the environment and human health while sustaining economic development. Michael Cannata, chief engineer of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, details the steps taken by New Hampshire's leaders to ensure a responsive facility siting process for new energy projects.

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Regulation Of Electric Utilities: An Interview With Commissioner Elizabeth Paine, Elizabeth Paine Jan 1992

Regulation Of Electric Utilities: An Interview With Commissioner Elizabeth Paine, Elizabeth Paine

Maine Policy Review

Elizabeth Paine has been a commissioner of the Maine Public Utilities Commission for three years. Her experience with the PUC goes back to 1981, when she joined the PUC staff as a financial analyst. Maine Policy Review is pleased to present this interview with Commissioner Paine on issues related to electric utility regulation in Maine.

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Conference Reports: Public Utilities Research Center Annual Conference: Regulation As Art And Science, Christopher Spruce Jan 1992

Conference Reports: Public Utilities Research Center Annual Conference: Regulation As Art And Science, Christopher Spruce

Maine Policy Review

No abstract provided.

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Response: Real World Energy Policy, Matthew Hunter Jan 1991

Response: Real World Energy Policy, Matthew Hunter

Maine Policy Review

Secure and reasonably priced energy supplies have always been vital to the welfare of Maine's economy and its people. Maine responded to the energy shocks of the 1970s with important state policies, designed in large part to reduce dependence on foreign oil. John Flumerfelt and Richard Silkman of the State Planning Office [this issue] provide an overview of Maine's recent history of energy use and an analysis of both past and future energy policies in Maine. Matthew Hunter of Central Maine Power provides here an alternative perspective on energy policy.

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The Role Of Public Utilities, Robert S. Briggs Jan 1991

The Role Of Public Utilities, Robert S. Briggs

Maine Policy Review

The regulation of public utilities in Maine continues to evolve in response to changing economic, political and social forces. Not only has the structure of regulation of the electrical and telecommunications industry seen dramatic changes in the past 20 years, but it also is certain the next decade will see equally fundamental changes. Maine Policy Review invited three key participants in Maine's regulatory arena to interpret the changes of the past two decades and what future changes we can expect. This article provides the perspectives of Robert Briggs of Bangor Hydro-Electric.

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Market Failure Requires Aggressive Action, Beth A. Nagusky Jan 1991

Market Failure Requires Aggressive Action, Beth A. Nagusky

Maine Policy Review

Secure and reasonably priced energy supplies have always been vital to the welfare of Maine's economy and its people. Maine responded to the energy shocks of the 1970s with important state policies, designed in large part to reduce dependence on foreign oil. John Flumerfelt and Richard Silkman of the State Planning Office [this issue] provide an overview of Maine's recent history of energy use and an analysis of both past and future energy policies in Maine. Beth Nagusky of the Natural Resources Council of Maine provides here an alternative perspective on energy policy.

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Planning Maine's Energy Future, Richard H. Silkman, John M. Flumerfelt Jan 1991

Planning Maine's Energy Future, Richard H. Silkman, John M. Flumerfelt

Maine Policy Review

Secure and reasonably priced energy supplies have always been vital to the welfare ofMaine's economy and its people.Maineresponded to the energy shocks of the 1970s with important state policies, designed in large part to reduce dependence on foreign oil. John Flumerfelt and Richard Silkman of the State Planning Office provide for us an overview of Maine's recent history of energy use and an analysis of both past and future energy policies in Maine. Two alternatives perspectives on energy policy are provided by Beth Nagusky of the Natural Resources Council of Maine and Matthew Hunter of Central Maine Power [this issue].

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Redefining Utilities: Regulatory Change For Electric And Telephone Companies In Maine Since 1980, Stephen G. Ward Jan 1991

Redefining Utilities: Regulatory Change For Electric And Telephone Companies In Maine Since 1980, Stephen G. Ward

Maine Policy Review

The regulation of public utilities in Maine continues to evolve in response to changing economic, political and social forces. Not only has the structure of regulation of the electrical and telecommunications industry seen dramatic changes in the past 20 years, but it also is certain the next decade will see equally fundamental changes. Maine Policy Review invited three key participants in Maine's regulatory arena to interpret the changes of the past two decades and what future changes we can expect. This article provides the perspectives of Public Advocate Steve Ward.

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Upcoming At The Regulatory Commissions, Linda Wood, Ralph Townsend Jan 1991

Upcoming At The Regulatory Commissions, Linda Wood, Ralph Townsend

Maine Policy Review

No abstract provided.

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