The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) reassured the public of its commitment to addressing the long-standing challenge of significant case backlog, demonstrated by key measures the ERC implemented in the last two years.
Recognizing that the backlog constrains the ERC’s ability to promptly decide on new cases, the commission, in 2023, initiated a centralized tracking system for cases filed before the regulatory body. This was enabled by the digitization of files within the agency, paving the way for the creation of a unified database at the ERC’s central records division (CRD).
The ERC’s comprehensive inventory of cases and motions filed, resolved and promulgated enabled the agency to study the build-up of cases since it began operations in 2002. The assessment uncovered fundamental issues that hindered timely adjudication, such as the absence of a centralized case-tracking system to monitor filed and resolved cases.
