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Participating in Power: A Practical Guide to Utility Resource Plans for Local Governments

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Building on peer-to-peer relationships, our team helps energy and air quality regulators and NGOs navigate the complexities of power sector policy, regulation, and markets.

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Renovating Regulation to Electrify Buildings: A Guide for the Handy Regulator

Existing policies and regulations covering energy use in buildings may have served us well in the past, but now some of them create unnecessary barriers to beneficial electrification. Addressing these challenges will help realize the full potential of electrified, flexible, grid-integrated buildings. A new guidebook, a collaboration between Regulatory Assistance Project and Synapse Energy Economics, details some of the changes we need.

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We focus primarily on the world's four largest power markets: China, the European Union, India, and the United States.  

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EV Roadmap: Options for Lawmakers

Carefully crafted, comprehensive legislation will be a key enabling tool for successfully electrifying cars, trucks, buses, taxis and ports. ​RAP's Roadmap for Electric Transportation offers a menu of choices, allowing policymakers to choose what works best in their state.

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RAP's experts highlight policy, regulatory, and market solutions to accelerate the clean energy transition.

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Participating in Power: A Practical Guide to Utility Resource Plans for Local Governments

To meet 21st century decarbonization and social equity priorities, utilities need to transform the way they plan power sector investments. One of the most important opportunities to encourage these changes is to become an effective participant in the development of a utility integrated resource plan (IRP). An IRP shapes the thinking of utility executives, regulat... By David Farnsworth, Jake Duncan

Participating in Power: A Practical Guide to Utility Resource Plans for Local Governments

Rebalancing energy levies is a practical way to increase the electrification of heat

Every year households in the UK install about 1.7 million gas boilers. In May, the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council reported that 2021 looks to be a record year for gas boiler sales, with year-to-date sales up 41 per cent from 2020. So far, low-carbon heating occupies a small — although growing — niche in the heating market. One important factor suppo... By Jan Rosenow, Richard Lowes

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Report October 13, 2021

Participating in Power: How to Read and Respond to Integrated Resource Plans

By Jake Duncan, Julia Eagles, David Farnsworth, John Shenot, Jessica Shipley Read now
Policy Brief September 28, 2021

Health Benefits by the Kilowatt-Hour

By Nancy Seidman, John Shenot, Jim Lazar Read now
Presentation September 14, 2021

Smart Rate Design for Distributed Energy Resources

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Presentation September 9, 2021

History and Theory of Wholesale Electricity Markets

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Presentation September 9, 2021

Building a Next-Generation Mix of Energy Resources: Procurement Best Practices

By Fredrich (Fritz) Kahrl, Lauren Shwisberg, Carl Linvill, Max Dupuy Read now
Presentation September 2, 2021

Performance-Based Regulation for Resilience

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Report August 24, 2021

Zukünftige Anforderungen an eine energiewendegerechte Netzkostenallokation

By Nina Zetsche, Philipp Daniel Hauser, Thorsten Lenck, Andreas Jahn Read now
Presentation August 11, 2021

Energy Efficiency for Better Air Quality: Reducing Air Pollution and Restoring Scenic Beauty

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Presentation August 10, 2021

Measuring Success: Performance Mechanisms and Frameworks for Co-ops

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Report August 9, 2021

Unlocking demand-side response in Turkey

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