Founded in 1889, the Association is a resource for its members and the regulatory community, providing a venue to set and influence public policy, share best practices, and foster solutions to improve regulation.
Major issues in 2016 for regulatory commissioners were rate design and the EPA's Clean Power Plan.
Rate design deals with the issue of how to charge (and pay) customers who generate their own electricity through means such as rooftop solar devices.
It has six subcommittees:[7] According to experts from a NARUC conference in July 2017, it is important that the electric grid and smart technologies can work together.
[8] The committee works with state regulators to find ways to create environmentally sustainable and affordable energy for utilities.
[10] These collaborations include research and publication of white papers and other materials aimed at solving current and future gas-related challenges.
[12] According to NARUC, "With the trend of energy market development expands overseas, several countries have sought help and best practices from their American counterparts.
The International Committee manages NARUC's outreach activities across the globe, including partnerships with numerous countries in Eastern Europe, Africa, and Bangladesh.
Doug Little of the Arizona Corporation Commission was appointed to a term that begins immediately in February 2017 and ends in October 2020.
The manual was created as a guide for utility regulators in the process of implementing appropriate DER rate design and compensation policies.
Upsides include peak shaving, resiliency, voltage and frequency support, the distribution of power where it is developed, load reduction, and the flow of energy back into the system.
The price of electricity storage has dropped dramatically in recent years and, as a result, it is becoming a more-viable source of energy and grid supply.