Audience Response Question Results
Result Totals - Day One (XLS 213 KB, Multiple pages)
Result Totals - Day Two (XLS 221 KB, Multiple pages)
Day One
Results by Question (XLS 25 KB)
Graphical Results by Question (XLS 69 KB)
Demographic Comparison (XLS 27 KB)
Graphical Comparison (XLS 134 KB)
1. What demographic category do you primarily represent?
Regulator or Regulatory Staff
43% 
Vertically Integrated Utility
14%
Ind. Transmission Co.
02%
LDC
03%
RTO/ISO
06%
Merchant Generator
04%
Coop
02%
Muni
01%
Consumer Advocate
04%
Other
20%
2. What are your expectations concerning the rate of growth in demand over the next decade?
I expect the rate of demand growth, measured in megawatts, to:
Rapidly Increase
25%
Slowly Increase
67%
Stay the Same
06%
Slowly Decline
02%
Rapidly Decline
00%
3. How long do you think it will be before greenhouse gas emissions are regulated by the Federal Government?
Within one year
03%
Within three years
45%
Within five years
34%
Not within the next five years
13%
Fed Gov will never regulate GHG
05%
4. Which component of the North American electric infrastructure should have the highest priority for improvement?
More Generating Infrastructure
14%
Changing Generating Resource Mix
22%
Equipping Transmission System with Advanced Devices
19%
Replacing Old Distribution Facilities
08%
Deploying Demand Response Infrastructure
28%
Other
10%
5. What is the biggest obstacle to industry actions intended to address the Three Grand Challenges?
Cost recovery uncertainties
29%
Uncertainty about legislative/recovery standards
49%
Need for technological improvements
17%
Difficulties in accessing capital
02%
Lack of trained workforce
01%
Other
02%
6. In your opinion, which technology will make the greatest contribution to curbing long-term growth in CO2 emissions?
Clean Coal with Capture and Storage
08%
Nuclear Power
34%
Increased Use of Natural Gas
04%
Renewable Energy
17%
Storage Tech, including PHEVs
05%
Energy Efficient Programs
21%
Distributed Energy Resources
06%
Demand Response Technologies
06%
7. In your opinion, which technology should be given priority in our nation's efforts to meet demand growth?
Clean Coal with Capture and Storage
11%
Nuclear Power
28%
Increased Use of Natural Gas
03%
Renewable Energy
15%
Storage Tech, including PHEVs
04%
Energy Efficient Programs
23%
Distributed Energy Resources
03%
Demand Response Technologies
13%
8. In your opinion, which technology should be given priority in our nation's efforts to increase energy security?
Clean Coal with Capture and Storage
20%
Nuclear Power
24%
Increased Use of Natural Gas
02%
Renewable Energy
18%
Storage Tech, including PHEVs
06%
Energy Efficient Programs
20%
Distributed Energy Resources
06%
Demand Response Technologies
06%
9. What is the most important step that state officials can take to appropriately address the Three Grand Challenges?
Make appropriate decisions using existing statutory authority
10%
Obtain expanded regulatory authority from state legislatures
04%
Develop mechanisms for more informal consultation with stakeholders
04%
Actively participate in regional/national efforts
19%
All of the above
59%
Other
04%
Day Two
Results by Question (XLS 24 KB)
Graphical Results by Question (XLS 70 KB)
Demographic Comparison (XLS 28 KB)
Graphical Comparison (XLS 141 KB)
1. What demographic category do you primarily represent?
Regulator or Regulatory Staff
37%
Vertically Integrated Utility
08%
Ind. Transmission Co.
04%
LDC
04%
RTO/ISO
07%
Merchant Generator
02%
Coop
01%
Muni
01%
Consumer Advocate
03%
Other
35%
2. What are your expectations concerning rate of growth in demand over the next decade?
Rapidly Increase
22%
Slowly Increase
73%
Stay the Same
05%
Slowly Decline
00%
Rapidly Decline
00%
3. How long do you think it will be before greenhouse gas emissions are regulated by the Federal Government?
Within one year
02%
Within three years
60%
Within five years
30%
Not within the next five years
05%
Fed Gov will never regulate GHG
02%
4. Which component of the North American electric infrastructure should have the highest priority for improvement?
More Generating Infrastructure
10%
Changing Generating Resource Mix
29%
Equipping Transmission System with Advanced Devices
21%
Replacing Old Distribution Facilities
05%
Deploying Demand Response Infrastructure
24%
Other
12%
5. Assuming NERC is correct in its forecast of 20% demand increase in ten years, what is the potential for reducing peak demand thru demand response?
0-5 percent
15%
6-10 percent
25%
11-15 percent
31%
16-20 percent
17%
21 percent or more
08%
Wouldn't hazard a guess
03%
6. Should customer participation in time-based pricing be mandatory?
No–it should be voluntary for all
24%
No–but it should be default for all, unless they opt out
39%
It should be mandatory for larger customers
11%
It should be mandatory for all
26%
7. How should the cost of transmission expansion projects be allocated?
Utility building the line
10%
All customers causing need for construction of the line
14%
All customers contracting for capacity on the line
11%
All users of the system based on their use of line
35%
All users of the system equally
15%
Utilize hiqhway/byway system
10%
Other
05%
8. Will designation of National Corridors and federal backstop authority help or hinder the process for siting of new transmission?
Helps–gets needed transmission sited
21%
Hinder–overrides local interests unduly
23%
Controversial at first and later accepted
33%
Leads to state-federal cooperation in siting
19%
Neutral–neither helps nor hinders
04%
9. I attended this forum because it followed the NARUC Winter Committee Meeting?
Yes
21%
No
79%
10. The length of the forum was:
Too long
22%
Too short
02%
Just right
76%
11. As a result of this forum, I believe there should be a fourth National Electricity Delivery Forum.
Yes
88%
No
02%
No opinion
10%