This Law Seminars International conference, held in Las Vegas on 21-22 February 2013, examined the current ratemaking environment for regulated gas and electric companies as well as the numerous challenges facing regulators, utilities, customer groups, and those who represent them. On the first day of the conference, Dr. David Harrison, Senior Vice President and Co-Head of NERA's Environmental Economics Group, participated in a session entitled "New Environmental Controls for Coal Plants and Large Hydro: Should They Continue to Run Given the Environmental Costs and Concerns?" Dr. Harrison's presentation, "Cumulative Energy Market Impacts of Various Environmental Regulations," provided an overview of major US air emissions, water, and waste regulations and summarized a recent NERA study evaluating their cumulative effects on the electricity and energy markets.

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