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Climate Resilience and Private Law’s Duty to Adapt

This article presents a historical, evidentiary, and normative case for a private tort against public utilities for failure to adjust operational and planning decisions to new conditions brought about by climate change.

Jim Rossi and Michael PanfilAugust 23, 2021

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Comments on Petition to New York PSC to Comprehensively Study the Impacts of Climate Change on Utility Infrastructure

In response to a Proposed Rulemaking, these comments support a petition by the Sabin Center, EDF, and other entities for the NYPSC to require utilities to engage in climate change vulnerability studies. The comments draw on sources including the joint Sabin Center and EDF paper Climate Risk in the Electricity…

Michael Gerrard, Romany Webb and Hillary AidunJune 28, 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.

Michael Panfil, Natalie Karas, Stephanie Jones and Romany WebbApril 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.

Michael Panfil, Romany Webb and OthersMarch 31, 2021

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Petition to New York PSC to Comprehensively Study the Impacts of Climate Change on Utility Infrastructure

This petition by the Sabin Center, EDF, and other entities asks the NYPSC to require utilities to engage in climate change vulnerability studies.

Devlyn Tedesco, Kevin Lang, Susanne DesRoches, Michael Gerrard, Erin Murphy and Christopher CaseyMarch 19, 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.

Romany Webb and Michael PanfilFebruary 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.

Romany Webb, Michael Panfil and Sarah LadinDecember 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.

Romany Webb, Michael Panfil and Sarah LadinDecember 3, 2020

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Why Electric Utilities Must Engage in Climate Resilience Planning

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

Michael Panfil, Sarah Ladin and Romany WebbDecember 3, 2020

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Comments to Connecticut PURA on Value of Distributed Energy Resources

These comments to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Public Utilities Regulatory Authority discuss their proposed distributed energy resource value categories, encouraging the agencies to include electricity system resilience and community resilience in their list of value categories.

Justin GundlachAugust 21, 2019