This document provides information about preparing community witnesses to qualify as experts and present testimony that regulators can credit. Daubert or Daubert-Like Standards Daubert and Daubert-like jurisdictions generally focus on whether expert testimony is reliable, relevant, and will assist the decisionmaker. Community witnesses may qualify as experts based on knowledge,…
Learn how lawyers can elevate community voices through full intervenor or participant status, and understand the rights each provides in energy proceedings.
From the Climate Xchange State Climate Policy Dashboard: Climate governance and equity policies establish the fundamental procedures, definitions, and directives that guide each states’ transition to a clean economy through an equitable and just process. These policies establish foundational governmental practices for reducing emissions, create accountability for reductions through mandates…
A practical guide for community experts and organizations serving as community witnesses in energy and utility proceedings, outlining roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
Explore this map to find out what policies are in place where, if there are models of legislation that might work in your state, and the statutes that you might leverage in your own fight for energy equity in your community.
The Climate Resilience Maturity Model is a tool for regulators to hold utilities and companies accountable for meeting their obligation to provide safe, reliable, and affordable service, by managing risks associated with climate change by designing and building systems that are resilient in the face of these increasing risks.
