Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Regulation: The Scientific Age Continues By Branko Terzic At the dawn of the public utility age, from the 1890’s to…
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Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Capital Recovery Requires Executive Attention By Branko Terzic A major component of any public utility’s annual expenses is that of…
Energy Vault Test Tower 2021 Gravity To the Rescue By Branko Terzic The simple use of gravity may be one answer to the problem of…
The Machine Civilization: One View By Branko Terzic Those alive today may view the remarkable technical developments of our life experience in the late 20th…
“Shoemaker, Stick to your last!” Advice to Oil Majors By Branko Terzic Numerous commentators have criticized the petroleum industry for not making major investments in…
“Modern” Grandma meets Sam Insull By Branko Terzic “Our grandmothers were more modern than we are, they had a wireless iron 300 years ago!” (caption…
“They also serve who only stand and wait” A Water Case By Branko Terzic The headline of an article in in the Washington Post…
Electric Service and Developing Countries By Branko Terzic Sometimes answers can be found in unlikely places from unlikely sources. Take the question of “Why, deep…
Unique History of U.S. Public Utility Regulation By Branko Terzic The year 2023 marked the 116th anniversary of the establishment of state regulation of the…
The Incentive Theory of Regulation By Branko Terzic As an early proponent of what has been called “incentive ratemaking”, “price cap regulation” or “performance-based ratemaking”…