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In China, generator dispatch—which largely determines how the vast fleet of power plants are used on an hour-by-hour basis—has long been inefficient and a major obstacle to meeting China’s air quality and clean energy goals. In addition to the curtailment… View Summary +
Kontekst europejski: W większości krajów europejskich ekstremalnie wysokie temperatury wywołały presję na krajowych operatorów i system energetyczny. Presja objawiała się koniecznością podejmowania dodatkowych działań bilansujących i generowała dodatkowe koszty, np. w Niemczech operator systemu przesyłowego wyliczył je na 25 mln… View Summary +
The development of integrated, regional electricity markets is progressing rapidly in Europe and market integration is producing tangible results, evidenced by a reduction of around one-third in average wholesale prices over the period 2008 to 2012. However, while Member States… View Summary +
http://www.slideshare.net/raponline/webinar-rtos-and-implications-for-clean-power-plan-compliance Although individual utility companies own the power plants and lines that generate and carry electricity to consumers, many have joined regional transmission operators (RTOs), which coordinate resources over a broader geographic area to secure greater system reliability and reduce… View Summary +
Although individual utility companies own the power plants and lines that generate and carry electricity to consumers, many have joined regional transmission operators (RTOs), which coordinate resources over a broader geographic area to secure greater system reliability and reduce costs. View Summary +
The National People’s Congress (NPC) adopted revisions to China’s air law on August 29th that will go into effect on January 1, 2016. Last revised in 2000, the new law is intended to respond to and reduce… View Summary +
This brief paper outlines standard approaches to utility cost allocation and explores how decisions made by regulators affect eventual rate designs (i.e., how a utility’s revenue requirement is apportioned among customer classes). Jim Lazar provides an overview of different approaches… View Summary +
This brief paper reviews rate design approaches used by vertically integrated utilities. Jim Lazar discusses elements common to vertically integrated utilities across the U.S., including the establishment of customer classes, seasonal and time-of-use rates, inclining block rates, critical peak pricing… View Summary +
This short paper examines how electricity rates are designed in competitive markets. Wilson Gonzalez outlines and provides examples of wholesale generation auction processes and results, reviews capacity markets and the role of regional transmission organizations and independent system operators, and… View Summary +
Jim Lazar makes the case against straight fixed/variable rate design, in which all costs claimed to be fixed are recovered in a monthly charge, and only those considered variable are recovered on a per kilowatt-hour basis. This approach stabilizes utility… View Summary +