FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New CCIF Report Highlights Principles to Strengthen Resource Adequacy Amid Growing Electricity Demand
MINNEAPOLIS (July 19, 2026) – The Critical Consumer Issues Forum (CCIF) today released a new report, Energy Security Through Resource Adequacy: Resources and Regulation to Reinforce Reliability, Resilience, and Reasonable Rates for Customers, during an event collocated with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) 2026 Summer Policy Summit and the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) 2026 Mid-Year Meeting in Minneapolis. Since 2010, CCIF has brought together representatives from state commission members of NARUC, consumer advocate members of NASUCA, and electric company members of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) for collaboration on a variety of energy topics.
In CCIF’s latest annual process, participants from these three core groups recognized that energy security depends heavily on resource adequacy, which ensures that electric customers continue to receive reliable service at the lowest reasonable cost. Thus, resource adequacy is the focus of the new CCIF report, which presents 16 consensus principles, including four each in the following four areas:
- Recognitions (i.e., foundational statements regarding engagement and accountability)
- Demand Growth
- Market Structure & Other Policy Considerations
- Customer Affordability & Cost Allocation
Participants from the three core groups appreciate that ensuring resource adequacy is a complex, long-term challenge. Nevertheless, these principles are an essential step forward to help states maintain and strengthen resource adequacy and, in turn, support enduring energy security.
Following today’s launch, this report is intended to serve as a foundation for additional dialogue and collaboration among the three core groups, as well as with other relevant stakeholders. Representatives of NARUC, NASUCA, and EEI reiterate the importance of efforts to work together on shared resource adequacy and energy security objectives, while ensuring customer rates are affordable.
“Resource adequacy is top of mind for state commissions, especially due to added pressures associated with demand growth, market structure, policy directives, and affordability,” said NARUC President and Washington Utilities and Transportation Commissioner Ann Rendahl. “Fortunately, state commissions have time-tested toolkits for determining rates, including the power to convene and to determine the public interest. Now there’s an additional tool—consensus principles containing collaborative ideas for maintaining resource adequacy and affordability.”
“The customers we represent wouldn’t use the term ‘resource adequacy,’ but we know they expect delivery of reliable electric service at the lowest reasonable cost and expect us to work to achieve it on their behalf,” said NASUCA President and Michigan Department of Attorney General Special Litigation Division Chief Michael Moody. “The new CCIF report offers a valuable resource to help us deliver on those customer expectations and support our core mission as consumer advocates.”
“Demand for electricity is growing at a pace we haven’t seen in decades, making it more important than ever to ensure we have the resources and infrastructure needed to power homes, businesses, and communities,” said EEI Vice President of State Engagement Kristine Esposo Telford. “This report demonstrates what’s possible when regulators, consumer advocates, and electric companies work together to address complex challenges and focus on practical solutions that support reliability, affordability, and long-term energy security for all customers.”
The principles developed during the CCIF dialogues are not intended to represent or override any individual or collective policies or positions of NARUC, NASUCA, EEI, or other participating organizations.
To learn more or to download the new CCIF report, please visit www.CCIForum.com.
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Contact:
Katrina McMurrian, Executive Director
Critical Consumer Issues Forum (CCIF)
Phone: 615.905.1375
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