Regulators - Useful Regional Energy Links
Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA)
The Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) is a voluntary organization of independent energy regulatory bodies of the Central/Eastern European and Newly Independent States region.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is an independent regulatory agency within the Department of Energy that regulates the transmission and sale of natural gas for resale in interstate commerce; transmission of oil by pipeline in interstate commerce; regulates the transmission and wholesale sales of electricity in interstate commerce; also licenses and inspects private, municipal and state hydroelectric projects; oversees environmental matters related to natural gas, oil, electricity and hydroelectric projects.
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) is a non-profit organization. NARUC's mission is to serve the public interest by improving the quality and effectiveness of public utility regulation. Under State law, NARUC's members have the obligation to ensure the establishment and maintenance of such energy utility services as may be required by the public convenience and necessity, and to ensure that such services are provided at rates and conditions that are just, reasonable and nondiscriminatory for all consumers.
Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) is a non-profit organization, formed in 1992 by experienced utility regulators, that provides research, analysis, and educational assistance to public officials on electric utility regulation.
South Asia Forum for Infrastructure Regulation (SAFIR)
South Asia Forum for Infrastructure Regulation (SAFIR) SAFIR aims to provide high quality capacity building and training on infrastructure regulation, and related topics, in South Asia.
National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI)
National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI) provides customized, hands-on assistance to solve regulatory problems, including tutorials, training and facilitation of collaborative processes. NRRI has four programs of regulatory research and assistance: infrastructure, markets, consumers and commissions. The programs address regulatory policy in the electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, and water industries.
