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The National Regulatory Research Institute

The National Regulatory Research Institute. Official research arm of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) The regulatory resource center for state commissions Established in 1976 at the Ohio State University. Governance.

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The National Regulatory Research Institute

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  1. The National Regulatory Research Institute • Official research arm of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) • The regulatory resource center for state commissions • Established in 1976 at the Ohio State University

  2. Governance • A Board of Directors primarily composed of state commissioners: They select NRRI projects • A Research Advisory Committee composed of state staff: They recommend projects to the Board

  3. W. Robert Keating Chair, NRRI Board of Directors Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy Ronda Hartman Fergus Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Karen L. ConnorPresident/CEO, Connor Communications, Inc Steve FetterPresident, Regulation Unfettered Charles D. Gray Executive Director, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Billy Jack Gregg Director, Consumer Advocate Division, West Virginia Public Service Commission Arnetta McRae Chair, Delaware Public Service Commission Marsha Smith Commissioner, Idaho Public Utilities Commission Todd Stewart, Ph.D.Director of Programs for International and Homeland Security, The Ohio State University William A. Baeslack III, Ph.D Dean, College of Engineering The Ohio State University Vivian Witkind-Davis, Ph.D Interim Director, NRRI Bob Anthony Chair, Oklahoma Corporation Commission David Coen Commissioner, Vermont Public Service James Kerr,III Commissioner, North Carolina Utilities Commission Daniel Slane Founder, The Slane Company Ltd. Jeanne Fox President, New Jersey Board of Public Service Philip Jones Commissioner, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission John Norris Chair, Iowa Utilities Board Board of Directors

  4. Sue DevonChair, NRRI Research Advisory CommitteeMichigan Public Service Commission Janet BuchananKansas Corporation Commission Dr. Jeffrey Conopask D.C. Public Service Commission Nicolas Garcia Washington UTC Victoria Galsterer New York Public Service Commission Sharon Mann Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control Christine Nizer Maryland Public Service Commission Laura Doll California Public Utilities Commission Matthew Rowell Arizona Corporation Commission Robert Norcross Wisconsin Public Service Commission John Ridgeway Iowa Utilities Board Beth O’Donnell Kentucky Public Service Commission Research Advisory Committee

  5. NRRI Products and Services • For NARUC, we provide: • Objective, multi-disciplinary research and analysis • Information, often through surveys of the states • Training, facilitation and support of strategic planning and organizational change • We also provide customized research and service to state commissions and others under contract

  6. Examples of NRRI Projects • State universal service funds • Regulatory issues for carbon sequestration • Revenue decoupling for gas companies • Programs for low-income water consumers (forthcoming) • Electronic Library • Blue Pages

  7. What is the NRRI Regulatory Resource Center? A gateway to regulatory information of importance to state public utility commissions and the larger regulatory community

  8. The Regulatory Resource Center • People: Ask the NRRI Expert Quick responses to state commission questions • Information • Electronic Library Contains almost 1,000 documents on telecommunications, electricity, natural gas, water/wastewater, consumer affairs & multi-industry topics • Blue Pages Commission statistics, rules and procedures

  9. Attributes of the NRRI Library • Tailored collaboration with users – targeted to state public utility commissions • Open access for all stakeholders of the regulatory community • Accessible from the Internet • Expandableto accommodate large volume of information and many users • Copyright protection

  10. The NRRI Electronic Library NRRI’s Electronic Library is located at: http://www.nrri.ohio-state.edu/dspace/

  11. Join the Library to Get Updates You can register to use the Library from the homepage by clicking on “My Library”

  12. Expanding the Library • We need your input • State documents you would like us to collect • Useful collections to develop (e.g. universal service, VoIP, QoS, etc.) • We need your support • Getting copyright permission to add your commission’s documents

  13. 30thAnniversaryoftheNRRI • Celebrationsinclude • Journal of Applied Regulation (JAR) special edition • Panel discussion at NARUC annual convention this coming November • Event next spring in conjunction with The Ohio State University, The Glenn School of Public Affairs and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

  14. Contact Us • www.nrri.ohio-state.edu • (614) 292-9007

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