Much has been written about the meteoric rise of the Chinese and Indian economies, and it is well documented that this phenomenal growth has coincided with a massive expansion of thermoelectric power plants—power plants that either burn their fuels to… View Summary +

This paper appeared in Volume 24 of the Energy and Environment Journal. The authors identify key policy issues and options for an energy efficiency fed-in-tariff (EE FiT) design. While an EE FiT will not always be the best approach, its… View Summary +

Transmission resources have begun to figure more prominently in policy discussions as regions move to adopt more ambitious goals for clean energy supply from variable energy resources, such as wind and solar. The global body of experience related to expanding… View Summary +

This paper identifies sound practices in rate design applied around the globe using conventional metering technology. Rate design for most residential and small commercial customers (mass market consumers) is most often reflected in a simple monthly access charge and a… View Summary +

In this paper RAP assesses the suitability for tracking CO2 emissions associated with electricity imported into the RGGI region of two energy attribute tracking systems currently in use in the RGGI region. The paper explores the capacity of the Generation… View Summary +

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Order 1000 makes great strides towards ensuring just and reasonable transmission rates and a level competitive playing field. It does this, in part, by requiring the consideration of non-transmission alternatives (NTAs) during regional transmission… View Summary +

在世界范围内，煤炭仍然是发电的主导燃料。煤炭的燃烧方式影响着污染物的排放率和总排放量。几十年来，许多国家为煤炭质量制订了一系列标准和细则，使得电厂经营者减少了运行和维护成本，改善了锅炉的热效率。高效率意味着同样发电量需要的煤炭投入减少，降低了二氧化碳、二氧化硫以及颗粒物的排放。改善煤质也减少了燃烧过程产生的固体废物，延长电厂寿命和减少其生态足迹。中国燃煤量居世界首位，煤质国际最佳实践这篇文章倡导中国采取行动提高煤质，并给出了如何实现这一目标的具体建议。… View Summary +

中国清洁空气联盟（CAAC）知识系列之一“空气污染应急机制国际经验”在回顾了中国2013年1月大面积遭遇灰霾天气而采取的应急方案之后，介绍了欧洲和美国污染应急领域所开展的工作和历程，并结合中国的空气污染情况为中国构建空气污染应急机制提出了建议。文中从空气质量的预测、空气污染警报服务、有效的污染控制措施三个方面来描述如何构建完备的空气污染应急系统。其中建议还包括需要不断完善长期的空气质量管理体系来最终杜绝极端污染天气。… View Summary +

在中国电网企业开展电力需求侧管理工作中节能服务公司的运作机制 这篇文章中（中文），睿博诠释了不同节能服务公司的商业运作模式，描述了节能服务行业在中国的发展，并提出国际经验说明节能服务公司的运作模式并不一定在任何情况下都能良好运转。对中国的建议包括应该促使电网公司直接投资终端用户的节能项目和引入第三方节能服务公司，避免电网企业下属的节能服务公司在所有细分市场与第三方节能服务公司竞争。采纳这些建议将有利于电网企业业务模式的转型，从以电力供应为重点转向为客户提供全方位的能源服务，从而降低成本，提高经济效益。… View Summary +

RAP invited Tim Woolf, Vice President of Synapse Energy Economics, to address the importance of properly applying energy efficiency cost-effectiveness tests in its March 11th webinar. Mr. Woolf spoke to a crowd of nearly 150 regulators, utility staff, Commissioners and… View Summary +