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Natural Justice submitted comments on the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2020, opposing the removal of Council of Governors nominees from the boards of the Energy Petroleum Regulatory Authority and the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) submitted a letter to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) on 6 March 2018, requesting procedural details for public hearings regarding generation licence applications for the proposed Khanyisa and Thabametsi coal-fired power stations.

This document contains the Applicant's Heads of Argument and Practice Note filed by the City of Cape Town in the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Pretoria). The City is seeking a declaratory order regarding the interpretation of section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act 4 of 2006 (ERA), arguing that a ministerial determination is not required for an independent power producer (IPP) to establish a new power plant and supply electricity to the City. The City contends that the current interpretation held by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) and the Minister of Energy is either legally incorrect or unconstitutional as it infringes upon the autonomy of local government.

This report examines the need for U.S. electric utility business models and regulatory frameworks to evolve to support a high-penetration renewable energy future. It proposes a spectrum of utility roles—ranging from minimal involvement to becoming comprehensive energy services providers—and suggests shifting from traditional cost-of-service regulation toward performance-based models like the UK's RIIO to align utility incentives with societal climate and efficiency goals.

This fact sheet from Energy Innovation outlines the challenges energy regulators face due to the uncertainty surrounding the development of the low-emissions hydrogen industry. It argues that regulators must adopt a proactive, holistic approach—looking beyond their immediate jurisdictional purview to include policy, emissions accounting, air pollution, and water usage—to ensure energy affordability, reliability, and safety while avoiding stranded assets.