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Electric Utility Strategic Planning at the PUCT: An Overview
Abstract
In response to legislative mandates and
increasing public concern over utility planning
and conservation efforts, the Public Utility Commission
of Texas (PUCT) has sought to establish a
comprehensive strategic planning program designed
to provide an enhanced understanding of the
state's electric power industry, assist in anticipating
future problems and opportunities, and
provide policy-makers with information and recommendations.
A number of new "forward-looking"
research projects have been established at the
PUCT over the past three years with considerable
success.
This paper provides a broad overview of
electric utility strategic planning activities at
the PUCT, concentrating on each project's objectives,
methodology, and relationship to other
projects. The role of planning activities at a
regulatory agency will be discussed. It is
argued that planning projects at a regulatory
agency can provide an invaluable validity check
on a utility's planning programs, as well as a
source of guidance, objective information, and
new ideas. However, a regulatory agency's
planning programs should not be relied upon to
supplant any major part of a utility' s planning
responsibilities.
Subject
Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT)Strategic Planning Program
Planning Projects
Regulatory Agency
Collections
Citation
Zarnikau, J. (1987). Electric Utility Strategic Planning at the PUCT: An Overview. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /92464.