This paper focuses on the actual costs of distribution utilities in the U.S., based on FERC Form 1 filings from 1994-1999, and identifies deviation between particular distribution expansion costs and average marginal and average embedded costs. View Summary +

This document is a part of the Distributed Resource Policy Series and is entitled “Distribution System Cost Methodologies for Distributed Generation: Volume II Appendices.”… View Summary +

A group of approximately 30 people consisting of state utility regulators, state air pollution regulators, representatives of the distributed resources industry, environmental advocates, and federal officials participated in an effort to develop model emissions standards for smaller-scale, primarily distributed, electric… View Summary +

This newsletter shares program development information on green pricing, a service that electric utilities can offer to their customers to support acquiring more renewable energy resources. This is Volume 8: RECs. View Summary +

This report explores the role that cost-effective energy efficiency and load management resources can play in restoring the demand-supply balance in electricity. View Summary +

The Philippines’ utility industry is still vertically integrated, but it is expected that generation will soon be separated and turned into a more competitive business. Our recommendations focus on the distribution utility. View Summary +

This series of charts, from the NREL/RAP DR Emissions Collaborative, show air emissions values for a number of distributed generation technologies. View Summary +

This Issuesletter addresses two fundamental tasks of state regulators regarding distribution companies: rate design for distribution rates and performance-based regulation for distribution utilities. View Summary +

This paper reviews state taxation of electricity during restructuring and recommends changes to preserve tax revenue stability while enhancing economic efficiency in the electric sector and positively affecting the environment as well. View Summary +

A guidance document for a stakeholder process, the distributed resources emissions collaborative. This includes a statement of objectives, guiding principles and scope of the draft model rules. View Summary +