Paying for Power: What Two Years of Rate Cases Reveal About Affordability  

Thursday, September 3
1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Central Time

Rate increases hit record levels in 2026, pushing commissions across the country to lean harder on affordability mechanisms, such as low-income discounts to phase-in schedules, to keep bills in check. But not every approach has held up well under scrutiny.

In this session, Matthew Rolnick, HData’s Senior Regulatory Solutions Architect, reviews two years of rate case outcomes to identify which affordability strategies commissions are embracing, which are drawing pushback from intervenors, and why. He’ll share specific findings pulled from HData showing which affordability mechanisms are turning up most often in recent filings and where.

The session will include live Q&A. Whether you’re preparing testimony or tracking the broader trend, you’ll leave with a clearer sense of where affordability policy is headed next.