This is the Ozone Transport Commission’s model rule for additional nitrogen oxides (NOx) control measures. This model rule was developed by the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) as part of a regional effort to attain and maintain the one-hour ozone standard,… View Summary +

This Issuesletter explores the problems created by the lack of a demand response in wholesale markets and presents policy options for state and federal regulators to create the needed demand opportunities, both in the short and long term. View Summary +

Este relatório apresenta as conclusões de um conjunto de nove trabalhos elaborados pelo Projeto de Inovação de Tecnologia Energética (ETIP) patrocinado pela Agência Americana para o Desenvolvimento Internacional (USAID). Os trabalhos apresentam uma proposta para os gastos com eficiência energética… View Summary +

Distributed generation (DG) has been identified by some as a new paradigm in power generation, providing new solutions to changing customer needs for electricity. A huge potential market is forecast for a variety of DG technologies in different end use… View Summary +

As a result of the deregulation of the utility industry, there is a growing potential for small, distributed sources of electrical power that may serve a single home, neighborhood, business, or business complex more efficiently than a centrally located power… View Summary +

In this report, we evaluate rate structures for electric distribution services, including embedded and marginal cost valuation methods, approaches and principles of rate design, and interactions with competitive markets. View Summary +

This report provides practical advice on performance-based regulation (PBR) for distribution utilities. It has a focus on designing and evaluating PBRs to encourage deployment of cost-effective distributed resources. View Summary +

This paper analyzes the linkages between energy use and the environment in China with a focus on restructuring the electric industry while integrating environmental impacts into electricity system planning, expandsion, and reform. View Summary +

The purpose of this task is to assess the regulatory implications of planned aggregation and marketing of emergency generator capacity in New York City. Deployment of this generatorcapacity is intended as a temporary measure to alleviate critical near-term capacity shortfalls… View Summary +

This paper focuses on the critically important role of regulation in restructuring, lessons learned from the California crisis, and a few critical aspects of the creation and operation of a regulatory agency. View Summary +