Hill Heat

Subcommittee hearing.

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

• Jim Huston, Chairman, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
• Nick Myers, Commissioner, Arizona Corporation Commission
• Tricia Pridemore, Commissioner, Georgia Public Service Commission
• Keith Hay, Senior Director of Policy, Colorado Energy Office

The following issues may be examined at the hearing:

• The changes in regulatory structures in the United States and their impact on the roles and responsibilities of State utility commissions.
• The current state of electricity costs and electric reliability.
• The pace of electric generating unit retirements and the costs to ratepayers associated with retiring resources and building new infrastructure.
• The impacts of the proposed standards on State responsibilities concerning the power sector and regulation of existing electric generating sources.
• The technical challenges and cost considerations relating to the implementation of EPA regulations (proposed and final) on the power sector, including the Clean Power Plan 2.0.