Full Committee Hearing: to examine the adequacy of state and federal regulatory structures for governing electric utility holding companies (SD-366)

May 1, 2008
09:30 AM
The purpose of the hearing is to examine the adequacy of state and federal regulatory structures for governing electric utility holding companies in light of the repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, with particular attention to the report issued by the Government Accountability Office—GAO-08-289, Utility Oversight: Recent Changes in Law Call for Improved Vigilance by FERC.

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Witness Panel 1

Witness Panel 2

  • The Honorable Joseph T. Kelliher

    Chairman
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • The Honorable Suedeen Kelly

    Commissioner
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • The Honorable Philip Moeller

    Commissioner
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • The Honorable Marc Spitzer

    Commissioner
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • The Honorable Jon Wellinghoff

    Chairman
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Witness Panel 3

  • Mr. Mark Gaffigan

    Director, Natural Resources and Environment
    U.S. Government Accountability Office
  • The Honorable James Kerr II

    Representing National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
  • Mr. David Owens

    Executive Vice President, Business Operations, Edison Electric Institute
  • Mr. Scott Hempling

    National Regulatory Research Institute