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Philip DeCicco is general counsel for National Grid New York.
A recent opinion piece in Utility Dive inaccurately argues that utilities are driving higher customer bills by using "conflicting" gas and electric forecasts to justify infrastructure investments.
While the premise may sound alarming, the central claim rests on a fundamental misunderstanding of what utility forecasts measure, who they are designed to serve and how utilities are required to plan to ensure reliable service for millions of customers of the electric and gas networks.
Philip DeCicco
