In these comments filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas, RAP recommends that the state consider adjusting its wholesale market rules to value flexible resources. The comments were filed in the PUCT’s Project 40000 proceeding. View Summary +

The RAP paper “Beyond Capacity Markets” released April 2012 discussed reasons why, in power systems with large shares of variable renewable production, existing capacity market models may no longer be up to their intended task of driving the investments required… View Summary +

Partnering with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Exeter Associates, RAP prepared this paper for the Western Governors’ Association that explores approaches for reducing costs to integrate wind and solar in the Western U.S., barriers to adopting these cost-saving measures,… View Summary +