Share it This is one of four articles related to the 2021 State of the Electric Utility Survey Report. To see the other articles and download the report, visit our State of the Electric Utility landing page. Utilities have a long list of priorities for the federal government, according to Utility Dive's 2021 State of the Electric Utility (SEU) Survey Report, released this week. Tax credits, enhanced cybersecurity requirements, baseload generation support, a carbon price and strong federal decarbonization targets were among the top issues respondents from public power entities, electric cooperatives, and investor-owned utilities want the federal government to address. The SEU survey was taken by respondents before the results of the 2020 presidential election were known, and the federal landscape has shifted dramatically since then. The White House is now aiming for a 100% carbon-free power grid by 2035, 15 years earlier than the 2050 target many utilities have set. And most utilities are still wary of more prescriptive federal policies, favoring instead market-based approaches — though some would prefer federal regulation over a patchwork of different state approaches.