On the radicality of New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision

Abstract

In his article ‘The REVolution Yields to a More Familiar Path,’ Dr. Makholm argues that the New York commission’s REV efforts are misguided because the traditional regulatory framework is efficient and well developed. Looking to the entire set of REV dockets, this article argues that the REV is attempting to overcome deeply entrenched incumbency advantages and is therefore both ‘radical’ and necessary to the successful transition to a clean, distributed energy infrastructure.