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Sweetening the deal for heat decarbonisation

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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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Under Pressure: Gas Utility Regulation for a Time of Transition

By Megan Anderson, Mark LeBel, Max Dupuy Read now
Presentation April 12, 2021

Open Data Access Standards Approaches

By David Littell Read now
Presentation April 7, 2021

Electric Vehicles: Regulatory Considerations

By David Farnsworth, Camille Kadoch, Mark LeBel Read now
Presentation March 31, 2021

Establishing Clean Energy Goals Through RPS and CES Policies

By John Shenot, Camille Kadoch Read now
Presentation March 24, 2021

Building Rate Design for EVs from the Ground Up

By Mark LeBel Read now
Report March 24, 2021

Getting on track to net zero: A policy package for a heat pump mass market in the UK

By Richard Lowes, Jan Rosenow, Pedro Guertler Read now
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Ladeblockade Netzentgelte

By Andreas Jahn, Fanny Tausendteufel, Kerstin Meyer, Thorsten Lenck Read now
Policy Brief March 22, 2021

Looking Beyond the State Targets: Renewable Energy for Export

By Surabhi Joshi, Rasika Athawale, Dheer Patel, Tim Simard Read now
Policy Brief March 9, 2021

Considering minimum energy performance standards for Germany

By Louise Sunderland, Andreas Jahn Read now
Policy Brief March 9, 2021

Energetische Mindeststandards für den Gebäudebestand

By Louise Sunderland, Andreas Jahn Read now
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