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Body of Knowledge on Utility Regulation
http://www.regulationbodyofknowledge.org/
The goal of the Body of Knowledge on Utility Regulation is to improve the awareness of regulatory best practice and help regulatory professionals access both established and cutting edge learning on issues central to a well-functioning regulatory system.The online BoK has been developed by the Public Utility Research Center(PURC) at the University of Florida, in collaboration with the University of Toulouse, the Pontificia Universidad Catolica, the World Bank, and a panel of international experts, with funding from PPIAF.
International Energy Regulation Network, IERN
http://www.iern.net/
International Energy Regulation Network, IERN
is a web platform that aims at facilitating the exchange and analysis of information concerning electricity and natural gas market regulation.
African Forum for Utility Regulation
http://www.afurnet.org
The
African Forum for Utility Regulation (AFUR) was formally established
as a voluntary association of utility regulators in November
2002. This website provides detail information about the forum,
its members, events, AFUR newsletter and links to websites
of African Regulatory Agencies.
Centre
for Management under Regulation (CMuR)
http://users.wbs.warwick.ac.uk/cmur/
The Centre for Management under Regulation (CMuR) is an independent
multidisciplinary research centre within Warwick Business School,
focusing on regulated organizations. The site provides its energy
review events, newsletters, research papers, projects and so
on.
Centre
for the Study of Regulated Industries (CRI)
http://www.bath.ac.uk/cri/
The CRI is an interdisciplinary research centre
investigating how regulation and competition are working in practice, both in the UK and
abroad. It is independent and politically neutral. All of its activities are in the public
domain. It produces authoritative, practical contributions to regulatory policy and
debate. The CRI focuses on comparative analyses across the regulated industries. The site
provides recent and forthcoming publications, reference library and links.
Independent
Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART)
http://www.ipart.nsw.gov.au/
The IPART of New South Wales regulates electricity, natural gas, transport, and water
pricing in New South Wales. It also undertakes general reviews of industry, pricing or
competition, and registers agreements for access to public infrastructure assets, and
ensures regulated entities are meeting their license requirements in terms of quality and
environmental impact. The web site includes IPART reports, regulations, tenders,
legislations, and licensing agreements.
Indiana
Utility Regulatory Commission
http://www.in.gov/iurc/
The Commission for the regulation of the services and rates as provided by the Indiana
state's utility companies. It focuses on Electricity, Telecom, Transport, Natural Gas, and
Water regulatory information.
International
Forum for Utility Regulation
http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/psd/ifur/
International Forum for Utility Regulation (IFUR) was established to improve the exchange
of information on infrastructure reforms and utility regulation, encourage policy debate
among various stakeholder groups, and expand opportunities for professional training. The
site contains International Directory of Utility Regulatory Institutions, which includes
addresses and brief descriptions of nearly 800 regulatory institutions world wide, and
International Directory of Regulatory Strategy Departments in Private Infrastructure
Companies containing contact information for 100 major private infrastructure companies
and their regulatory strategy departments.
National
Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)
http://www.naruc.org/
NARUC is a non-profit organization founded in 1889. Its members include the governmental
agencies that are engaged in the regulation of utilities and carriers in the fifty States,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. NARUC's member agencies
regulate the activities of telecommunications, energy, and water utilities. The site
provides congressional testimonies, programmes and meetings, resolutions, and resources.
National
Regulatory Research Institute
http://www.nrri.ohio-state.edu/
The National Regulatory Research Institute, established in 1976, provides research and
assistance designed to help public utility commissions accomplish their missions. Though
most noted for its research reports and analytic studies, the NRRI also provides a wide
array of other services such as assistance in commission restructuring, contract
assistance, and commissioner tutorials and executive dialogue.
NERA
http://www.nera.com/
NERA is a firm of consulting economists. NERA economists create strategies, studies,
reports, expert testimony and policy recommendations to highly complex business and legal
issues arising from competition, regulation, public policy, strategy, finance and
litigation. The site carries its experts database, newsletters, e-library, and much more.
Public
Utility Research Centre (PURC)
http://bear.cba.ufl.edu/centers/purc/index.html
PURC founded in 1972, strives to enhance executives', regulators', academics', and
students' knowledge of issues confronting public utilities and regulatory agencies. The
site contains its publications, upcoming events, database, and links.
Rapid
Response Unit
http://rru.worldbank.org
Rapid Response is a window into knowledge resources and the advice of World Bank Group
experts working on investment climate and privatization in more than 100 developing
countries. Its objective is to contribute to higher quality design and implementation of
public policy in developing countries. This is a web-based consultancy service in
selective areas including regulation, energy, privatization policy, and economy. The web
site is a huge resource base of papers and case studies on above-mentioned subjects. It
also contains links, policies, and discussion forums and much more.
The
Regulation Home Page
http://www.regulation.org/index.html
This is a comprehensive source of regulatory studies, statistics, and information to
facilitate a better understanding of the complexity of the regulatory state. The site is
updated frequently to include current information on regulatory issues.
The
Regulatory Policy Institute (RPI)
http://www.rpieurope.org/
RPI is an independent research organisation whose objective is to promote study for the
public benefit of all aspects of regulatory policy (being the regulation of business
activity by official or governmental authority)...The site contains the current research
programme, RPI News-in-Brief, Who's who at the RPI, RPRC and ERRI. It also contains
events, upcoming events in the UK, information for participants, information about seminar
charges and cancellation policy, papers, presentations and publications, articles and
publications for downloading, RPI publications list & related sites.
Regulatory
Studies and Governance Division, TERI
http://www.teriin.org/division/regdiv/regdiv.htm
The Division strives to evolve balanced and innovative
strategies to successfully meet the needs of different stakeholders in the reform process.
The site provides information on key focus areas, areas of expertise, research
publications, list of ongoing and completed projects, and much more.
South
Asia Regional Initiative for Energy Cooperation and Development
http://www.sari-energy.org
The South Asia Regional
Initiative for Energy Cooperation and Development (SARI/Energy)
promotes mutually beneficial energy linkages among the nations
of South Asia.To help unlock the energy potential of South Asia.
The
Utility Connection
http://www.utilityconnection.com/
The Utility Connection provides links to electric, gas,
water and wastewater utilities, utility associations, organizations, news, magazines,
utility financial resources, and related state & federal regulatory and information
sites.
The
World Dialogue on Regulation for Network Economies (Regulateonline.org)
http://www.regulateonline.org/
The WDR (World Dialogue on Regulation) for Network
Economies generates and disseminates new knowledge in regulation and governance of network
economies. The WDR will facilitate transformation of regulation to provide both a
foundation of support and a catalyst for development of network economies in both
developing and developed countries through its involvement in research, dialogues,
discussions, and widespread distribution of papers, reports, and other relevant
information. This web site carries dialogue highlights, online discussion forum, online
papers, resources, and partners information.
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