Institute of Public Utilities

MSU's Institute of Public Utilities, with sponsorship from several MSU colleges and outside utility corporations, supports informed, effective, and efficient regulation of utility network industries--electricity, natural gas, water, and telecommunications. The Institute provides, to the regulatory policy community, integrative, interdisciplinary and balanced educational programs, as well as applied research on the institutions, theory, and practice of modern economic regulation. The Institute focuses on informing and improving the regulatory process through:

• Educational programs and seminars on regulation policies--held at MSU, at the client's site, or at various locations within the US;
• Online discussion forums, Web casts, and surveys;
• Online resources such as links, glossaries, and statistics;
• Public Utilities publications; and
• The Trebing Library on Public Utility Regulation, which houses extensive documentation on public utility regulation.

East Lansing, MI

Policy makers

• Quello Center for Telecommunication Management & Law
• Institute for Public Policy & Social Research
• The Visiting International Professional Program
• Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services
• Land Policy Institute
• Institute of Water Research
• Center for Water Sciences
• Center for International Business Education and Research
• Global Community Security Institute
• MSU Global
• College of Law
• College of Communication Arts and Sciences
• School of Labor and Industrial Relations Professional Development Programs
• Department of Agricultural Economics
• Michigan Center for Innovation and Economic Prosperity
• Center for Economic Analysis