GW Law Library: Library Guides: U.S. Energy Law: Electricity: State Materials

About State Public Utility Commissions (PUCs)

The People Element: Positioning PUCs for 21st-Century Success (2022)
(Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI))
PUC Modernization Issue Brief Series: Purpose, People, and Process
Purpose: Aligning PUC Mandates with a Clean Energy Future (2022)
(Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI))
PUC Modernization Issue Brief Series: Purpose, People, and Process

Mandate Versus Movement: State Public Service Commissions and Their Evolving Power Over Our Energy Sources (2022)
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(135 Harv. L. Rev. 1614)
What are Public Utility Commissions? A Beginner’s Guide (Oct. 12, 2022)
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(Canary Media)
Utility of the Future? We also Need Fundamental Changes at State Regulatory Commissions (2021).
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(Utility Dive)
The Untapped Potential of Public Utility Commissions, by Jessie Ciulla and Cory Felder (2021)
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(Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI))
Engagement Between Public Utility Commissions and State Legislatures (2019)
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(National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL))

National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)
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A national non-profit association for the governor-designated energy officials from each of the 56 states and territories. Formed by the states in 1986, NASEO facilitates peer learning among state energy officials, serves as a resource for and about state energy offices, and advocates the interests of the state energy offices to Congress and federal agencies. Provides links to states and territories energy offices.
State Regulatory Commissions
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The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) provides a list of state commissioners, key staff & websites.
Energy State Bill Tracking Database
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(National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL))

State Materials: State Session Laws
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(GW Law Library "State Materials" guide)

State Materials: State Statutes & Codes
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(GW Law Library "State Materials" guide)
State Materials: Regulations
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(GW Law Library "State Materials" guide)

State Legislative History Research Guides Inventory
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(Indiana University Bloomington, Jerome Hall Law Library)
An index of state legislatures and online legislative history research guides.
State Legislature Websites: For U.S. States and Territories
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(Congress.gov federal legislative website provides links to state legislative websites.)
Guide to Law Online: U.S. States & Territories
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(Law Library of Congress)

State Public Utility Commission Decisions
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