GOVERNMENTAL AND INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS

• D.C. Sustainable Energy Utilities (DC SEU): Chairman Kane serves as an advisory board member for the District of Columbia Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU) that helps DC residents and businesses use less energy and save money. Since 2011, the DCSEU has delivered financial incentives, technical assistance, and information to District residents and businesses, to help them save on their energy costs. The work of the SEU is funded primarily through a surcharge that appears on the utility bills of District ratepayers.
• Mid-Atlantic Distributed Resources Initiative (MADRI): The Commission staff participates in MADRI meetings, along with representatives from the public utility commissions of Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), FERC, and PJM Interconnection, to identify and remedy retail barriers to the deployment of distributed generation, demand response, and energy efficiency in the Mid-Atlantic region. Discussions have focused primarily on issues related to the deployment of distributed generation, with a focus on the deployment of solar. Chairman Kane serves as Chairman of MADRI.
• Organization of PJM States, Inc. (OPSI): The Commission participates in OPSI, an inter-governmental organization of utility regulatory agencies from the 14 jurisdictions that are in the service area of PJM Interconnection, Inc., the Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) approved by FERC. PJM operates the high-voltage electric transmission grid and wholesale electricity market for the service area. OPSI's activities include, but are not limited to, coordinating data/issues analyses and policy formulation related to PJM, its operations, its Independent Market Monitor, and related FERC matters. Commissioner Phillips serves on the Board of OPSI.
• National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC): The Commissioners and the Commission Staff participate in educational and policy forums and committees sponsored by NARUC on a variety of subjects including electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, critical infrastructure, utility market place access, energy resources and the environment, and education and research. The Commission often hosts international delegations visiting Washington as part of NARUC’s international programs. Chairman Kane serves on the NARUC Board of Directors and on the Telecommunications Committee, and Commissioner Phillips serves on the Electricity Committee.
• National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI): The National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI) was founded in 1976 by NARUC. NRRI serves as the research arm to NARUC and its members, the utility regulatory commissions of the fifty states and the District of Columbia in the U.S. NRRI’s primary mission is to produce and disseminate relevant and applicable research related to the utility sector — natural gas, electricity, water, and telecommunications. Chairman Kane is the Treasurer of NRRI.
• Mid-Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners (MACRUC): The Commissioners and Commission staff participate in MACRUC, a regional organization of eleven state public utility commissions organized to address public utility regulatory, legislative, and policy public issues through an Annual Education Conference, and other educational forums and meetings. Commissioner Phillips is the Secretary-Treasurer of MACRUC.
• National Council on Electricity Policy: The National Council on Electricity Policy (NCEP) serves as a national marketplace of ideas on electricity issues in the U.S. Begun in 1995 and re-invigorated in 2015, NCEP convenes regulators, state legislators, energy and air officials, consumer advocates, and Governors’ office representatives to serve as an incubator for discussions on electricity policy. NCEP provides a forum for identifying, discussing, and debating the issues that underpin the revolution of the electricity generation, transmission, and distribution grid. NCEP publishes policy documents and offers technical and policy training, peer-to-peer exchanges, and other services in collaboration with research laboratories, universities, trade and not-for-profit associations, and others. NCEP is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and is managed by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). Chairman Kane serves on the Board of NCEP.
• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI): Commissioner Phillips serves on the Advisory Council to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). EPRI conducts research, development and demonstration projects for the benefit of the public, the U.S., and internationally. As an independent, non-profit organization for public interest energy and environmental research, EPRI focuses on electricity generation, delivery and use in collaboration with the electricity sector, its stakeholders and others to enhance the quality of life by making electric power safe, reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible.
• Keystone Policy Center Energy Board: Commissioner Phillips is a member of the Keystone Policy Center Energy Board. The Board is a long-standing forum for representatives across the energy sector to learn about and discuss current energy issues and examine the linkages among energy, environmental, and economic policies.
• Harvard Electricity Policy Group (HEPG): The Harvard Electricity Policy Group (HEPG) provides a forum for the analysis and discussion of important policy issues facing the electric industry. Founded in 1993, its objectives are to address key problems related to the transition to a more competitive electric market, to foster informed and open debate, and to contribute to the wider public policy agenda affecting the electric sector. Commissioner Phillips is a participant in the HEPG forums.