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Leadership in Infrastructure Policy Since 1972

The Public Utility Research Center (PURC) at the University of Florida is an internationally recognized academic center dedicated to both research and providing training in utility regulation and strategy, as well as the development of leadership in infrastructure policy.

Highlights

• Body of Knowledge on Infrastructure Regulation (BoKIR) website has been updated, reformatted and redesigned with enhanced security and expanded content
• Evaluation of the Florida Energy Efficiency Conservation Act (FEECA)
• Sandy Berg appointed to NRRI Committee
• "Why Do We Have Power Lines?"
• Energy in America: Is There an Alternative to Power Lines? (Fox News)
• Addressing the Level of Florida's Electricity Prices
• "Would Burying Power Lines Reduce Power Outages?" (National Public Radio)
• PURC Offers Modeling Support for U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities Coalitions

Upcoming Events

• 2013 TPRC: Call for Papers

  The 41st Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy - Call for Papers
  TPRC Short Form - Call for Papers
  

• June 10 – 21, 2013

  34th PURC/World Bank International Training Program on Utility Regulation and Strategy
  

• June 22, 2013

  PURC Leadership Workshop for Emerging Leaders in Utility Policy
  

• July 28 – August 2, 2013

  2013 PURC Advanced International Practices Program: Energy Pricing Course
  

• August 5-8, 2013

  2013 PURC Advanced International Practices Program: Benchmarking Infrastructure Operations
  

• August 5-8, 2013

  2013 PURC Advanced International Practices Program: Telecom Policy and Regulation for Next Generation Networks
  

Recent Programs

• February 18 - 21, 2013

  Telecom Policy and Regulation for Next Generation Networks for Office of the Communications Authority of Hong Kong (OFCA)
  - Hong Kong

• February 2013
  • 40th Annual PURC Conference
• January 2013
  • 33rd PURC/World Bank International Training Program
  • PURC Leadership Workshop for Emerging Leaders in Utility Policy

Partners

• African Forum for Utility Regulation
• Associação Brasileira de Agências de Regulação (ABAR)
• National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
• National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand
• National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI)
• Organisation of Caribbean Utility Regulators
• UCT Graduate School of Business, South Africa
• The World Bank

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