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Reg Lab Cohort 3 Intake Survey
Reg Lab Cohort 3: Taking a Comprehensive Approach to Utility Cost Containment
We're excited to launch Reg Lab’s Third Cohort! Please fill out the form below to express interest in joining this cohort and share your priorities.
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Name
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Organization
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Email
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Commission role
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Role / function at the commission
Time at commission
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Based on your role, which components of Reg Lab’s Cohort on Utility Cost Containment are you particularly interested in? (Select all that apply)
Collaborating with regulatory staff at other commissions who are working on similar issues
Exploring what is driving costs in your jurisdiction and discovering tools to better understand these cost drivers
Learning from subject matter experts about different strategies for containing costs across utility ratemaking, planning, and operations
Diving into the details of different regulatory mechanisms for containing costs, including case studies of reform in other states
Developing a holistic strategy for how your commission can address cost control in your jurisdiction
Joining the peer-to-peer network of all Reg Lab participants to learn from previous cohorts and connect with a broader network of staff. Previous cohorts include:
Cohort 1: The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Resource Planning
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Cohort 2: Near-term Responses to Potential Load Growth
Other (please specify)
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Which utility cost containment strategies are you most interested in exploring in detail? (Please choose up to 4 strategies)
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Strategies to more accurately anticipate future system needs (e.g., improvements to planning processes, stranding risk consideration)
Strategies to leverage competition to fairly and transparently surface all least cost solutions to a particular need (e.g., all source procurement, increased utilization of aggregated DERs)
Strategies to better coordinate electric and gas utility planning (e.g., planning alignment, managed gas transition)
Strategies to lower utility financing costs to reduce the impact on ratepayer bills (e.g., reforming the way authorized ROEs are set, securitization)
Strategies to incentivize utilities to seek out cost savings (e.g., multi-year rate plans, shared savings mechanisms, capex-opex equalization)
Strategies to avoid inefficient expansion of the grid (e.g., revenue decoupling to make utilities neutral to deeper energy efficiency, time-varying rates to reduce peak loads, and careful use of capital cost trackers)
Strategies to encourage utilities to be more economic stewards of fossil fuel resources (e.g., fuel-cost risk sharing, and economic dispatch requirements)
Other (please specify)
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In 1-2 sentences, why is utility cost containment particularly important to your commission today?
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During which of the following 1.5 hour timings are you available for a
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Reg Lab Cohort 3 Kickoff call in April? (Please select all that apply)
Tues, Apr 8, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM ET
Wed, Apr 9, 2:00 - 3:30 PM ET
Wed, Apr 9, 3:30 - 5:00 PM ET
Thurs, Apr 10, 2:00 - 3:30 PM ET
Thurs, Apr 10, 3:30 - 5:00 PM ET
None of the above
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Do you foresee any challenges to participating in the cohort?
The cohort will run from approximately April to November 2025. Participation will include seven, 2-hour workshops, three- 1-hour case study sessions, and 1-2 check-in conversations with RMI or other faculty support throughout the process (all virtual)
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We’re inviting 1 to 2 staff members from each commission to join the cohort and participate in all virtual workshops. Who else from your commission might be interested in cost containment?
Name, email
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Reg Lab workshops are virtual and interactive. Participants are encouraged to keep their cameras on during discussions and use online tools for various activities. Please note here if accessibility aids or services would help you better participate in the workshops, and we will do our best to accommodate.
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Finally, what questions or other considerations would you like to share with us regarding Reg Lab and/or the topic of utility cost containment?
