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Energy efficiency is a cost-effective, multi-pollutant strategy for addressing air quality, but is rarely utilized to meet air quality standards in the United States. This policy brief provides state air quality regulators and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with… View Summary +
This study reveals once again the crucial role that energy efficiency programmes must play in order to maximize the effectiveness of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to meet Europe’s energy, economic, and environmental goals. The ETS is an important… View Summary +
从全球来看,电力行业的排放占能源相关排放的比例高于三分之一,占煤炭消费的比例高于三分之二。无论监管程序、决策还是机制,均会对电力行业的投资、运作和排放量产生复杂而微妙的深远影响。尽管监管的许多方面并未明确旨在解决气候或环境问题,但其仍能对排放产生巨大影响。因此,… View Summary +
Power systems in China evolved in response to economic, social, and political forces that were very different from those in other countries. Many of these practices — designed around rigid, long-term planning for heavy industrial demand and baseload coal generation… View Summary +
Energy efficiency (EE) stands out among capacity resources in its ability to offer economic and social benefits at least cost, as well as its accessibility to all segments of the market. But commercial development of EE has lagged this potential. View Summary +
Achieving Europe’s low-carbon goals while maintaining a competitive and secure power system requires a refined market designed to drive transformation at least cost. The Pentalateral Energy Forum, an initiative of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, is… View Summary +
تم إعداد هذا التقرير ضمن مشروع للبنك الدولي حول كفاءة الطاقة في منطقة الشرق األوسط وشمال افريقيا، ويتضمن دراسات حاالت مف ّصلة وآليات تنظيمية تم تطبيقها في ستة دول ومناطق لتمكين الشركات من مساعدة زبائنها فيما يتصل باستخدام الكهرباء بكفاءة… View Summary +
This report, produced for a World Bank project on energy efficiency in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, includes detailed case studies of policy and regulatory mechanisms implemented in six countries and regions to enable utilities to assist… View Summary +
Im Zuge der Energiewende werden die Verteilnetze ausgebaut, damit Wind- und Solaranlagen ihren Strom einspeisen können. Mehr als 17 Milliarden Euro werden jährlich für Netzentgelte ausgegeben. Aber die bisherige Netzentgelt-Systematik passt nicht zur Energiewende. Das ist ein Ergebnis der Analyse… View Summary +
With many Energy Union discussions focused on securing energy supplies first, RAP suggests that success of the Energy Union rests on prioritizing demand-side resources in a policy called “Efficiency First”. This policy brief highlights successful Efficiency First policies in power… View Summary +
How and when plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) are recharged can dramatically affect the electric grid. As a result, regulation of the power sector could have a significant influence on the rate of EV rollout. This paper explores how regulation can… View Summary +
Regulatory processes, decisions, and mechanisms deeply affect power sector investment, operations, and emissions in complex and sometimes subtle ways. This paper describes developments and trends in power sector regulation and their impact on power sector emissions in the United States,… View Summary +
This 2014 update to Ceres’ 2012 report, Practicing Risk-Aware Electricity Regulation: What Every State Regulator Needs to Know, looks at key trends that continue to reshape the U.S. electricity industry, analyzes changing costs and risk profiles of energy resources (especially… View Summary +