The Future of Heat Institute

Our mission is to empower regulators and policymakers to uphold affordability, safety, and reliability in energy distribution, while enabling a clean energy future.

Energy regulation is at a crossroads.

Mounting concerns over affordability, safety, and greenhouse‑gas emissions are broadening the regulatory mandate, while growing competition between gas and electric systems for the same end‑uses is upending a century‑old regulatory paradigm. Left unmanaged, these pressures put utilities—and the customers and workers who depend on them—at significant risk.

The Future of Heat Initiative provides state utility regulators, policymakers, and public interest intervenors with independent research, legal analysis, and technical support to advance the effective regulation of gas and electric utilities.

By equipping decision‑makers with rigorous analysis, evidence‑based insights, and practical tools, we support actions that safeguard consumers, empower workers, and enable energy innovation.