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Testimony of Michael Panfil Before the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change

Michael Panfil testified in a Hearing on Climate Resilience of Transportation and Electric Infrastructure before the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change. As demonstrated in these remarks, well-designed climate resilience planning is feasible using data and tools available today. The same is true with respect to existing…

Stephanie JonesOctober 4, 2021

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Testimony of Romany Webb Before the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change

Romany Webb testified in a Hearing on Climate Resilience of Transportation and Electric Infrastructure before the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change, making two key points: First, climate change poses serious risks to the electricity system, which are fundamentally different from other risks, including ordinary weather-related risks,…

Stephanie JonesOctober 4, 2021

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Supplemental Comments on FERC’s Technical Conference on Climate Change, Extreme Weather, and Electric System Reliability

These post-technical conference comments provide further recommendations on how FERC can support effective climate resilience planning throughout the energy system, supplementing an earlier set of pre-technical conference comments.

Stephanie JonesSeptember 27, 2021

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Comments to Michigan PSC on Electric Utility Planning Processes to Prepare for Climate Change

These comments to the Michigan PSC recommend that it require electric utilities under its jurisdiction to regularly assess their climate-related vulnerabilities and identify measures to make their systems resilient to climate impacts.

Stephanie JonesSeptember 24, 2021

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First-of-Its-Kind Insurance Report Confronts Climate Risk

This blog analyzes the recommendations in a report from the Climate Insurance Working Group, convened by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, to the state’s Department of Insurance, local and state policy-makers, and the insurance industry regarding the role of insurance in addressing risks from climate-fueled wildfires, floods and extreme heat.

Stephanie JonesJuly 23, 2021

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Comments on FERC’s Technical Conference on Climate Change, Extreme Weather, and Electric System Reliability

These comments recommend that FERC consider requiring regulated entities to engage in climate resilience planning.

April 15, 2021

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The Rising Impacts of Climate Change

Panelists discussed how proactive climate resilience planning is required under public utility law and tort law.

March 31, 2021

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Without Planning, Climate Change Will Bring More Texas-Style Blackouts

In the wake of the tragic February 2021 Texas winter storm and resulting power outages, this opinion piece argues that state regulators should require the electric industry to recognize the undeniable: climate change is here and it needs to be factored into their planning and decision making.

Stephanie JonesFebruary 23, 2021

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Policy Brief: Climate Risk in the Electricity Sector

This policy brief summarizes a report finding that proactive climate resilience planning by electric utilities is required under public utility law and tort law.

December 3, 2020

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Climate Risk in the Electricity Sector: Legal Obligations to Advance Climate Resilience Planning by Electric Utilities

This report finds that proactive climate resilience planning by electric utilities is required under public utility law and tort law. An updated version was published as a journal article in the Environmental Law Review in October 2021.

December 3, 2020

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Testimony of Michael Panfil Before the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change

Testimony of Romany Webb Before the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change

Supplemental Comments on FERC’s Technical Conference on Climate Change, Extreme Weather, and Electric System Reliability

Comments to Michigan PSC on Electric Utility Planning Processes to Prepare for Climate Change

First-of-Its-Kind Insurance Report Confronts Climate Risk

Comments on FERC’s Technical Conference on Climate Change, Extreme Weather, and Electric System Reliability

The Rising Impacts of Climate Change

Without Planning, Climate Change Will Bring More Texas-Style Blackouts

Policy Brief: Climate Risk in the Electricity Sector

Climate Risk in the Electricity Sector: Legal Obligations to Advance Climate Resilience Planning by Electric Utilities

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