2024 NARUC Staff Subcommittee Accounting and Finance Spring Webinar Conference
After completion of this conference, you will be able to:
- Identify the current accounting initiatives, standards, and projects at FASB relevant to utilities.
- Understand the current issues at the FERC from the Office of Chief Accountant.
- Identify the characteristics of programs funded by the Rural Utilities Service and other current issues.
- Understand Virtual Power Plants in the era of high growth load.
- Understand Elements of managing risks associated with technological obsolescence.
- Gain Perspective of how PFAS has impacted the water industry.
- Understand how net operating losses impact accumulated deferred income taxes and FERC and retail rates.
- Understand the requirements for regulatory deferred tax accounting, what they are and how they are treated.
- Understand current gas efficiency programs.
- Gain an understanding of how AI can help with regulatory analysis.
- Gain an understanding of the accounting required to recognize the impact of wildfires.
- Gain an understanding of how to audit utility holding companies.
- Gain an understanding of GHG emission reporting requirements for the power sector.
- Gain an understanding of securitization as it relates to utility companies.
- Gain an understanding of current credit trends and developments in rating utility companies.
- Identify U.S. legislative issues relevant to utilities and regulators.
- List current regulatory issues before the North Carolina Public Utilities Commission.