Public Utility Law Section CLE Meeting
Date: Nov 10, 2026 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: NJ Division of Rate Counsel, Trenton, and Online
Member Price: $0.00
Non-Member Price: $0.00
Section Price: $29.00
Areas of Law: Public Utility
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Reassessing Authorized ROE: Regulatory Strategies for Achieving Affordability
With affordability as a central concern to utility ratepayers, Dr. Zhen Zhu, Senior Consultant at Guersney, will review the methodologies currently used to determine the authorized return on equity (ROE) for investor-owned utilities and assess whether these approaches appropriately balance a utility’s entitlement to a reasonable and fair return with the need to maintain affordable rates for its customers. The discussion will also explore how other utility commissions have approached this balance, highlighting both successful and less effective implementation strategies.
Please note, there will be a networking breakfast at 8:30 a.m. followed by the CLE presentation and brief business meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m.
| NJ CLE: | NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.2 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 1.2). |
| NY CLE (t&nt): | NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 1.0 |
| PA CLE: | PA Substantive Credit: 1.0
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program. |
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