#17 Regulatory Capture: Smokey back rooms, bureaucratic morass, or an AI mutiny?

Welcome back to another episode of the DER Task Force podcast. Following the highly unexpected John Oliver segment on utilities that made the rounds on Twitter a few weeks back, we wanted to dive into the topic and tease out some of the more nuanced points surrounding this topics. This was a fun one. In it, we talk about:

1. (0:00-8:24) Intro, John Oliver clip, opening quote, quick takes

2. (8:24-23:00) A loss of innocence at the Texas PUC

3. (23:00-30:30) It’s tough to be a regulator, institutional inter Tia

4. (30:30-38:00) NEM3

5. (38:00-50:03) Data problems and wholesome regulators in NY

6. (50:03-1:00:03) When the AI turns against you, Auxin solar case

7. (1:00:03–End) So what do we do now?, wrap up, BIG SHOUTS

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