The European Commission has proposed that independent aggregators should not be required anymore to pay compensation to suppliers, as is the case in many EU member states today. According to Philip Baker this proposal should be supported, as it will improve the flexibility of the market and lead to lower prices for consumers. However, it may not be appropriate in... Read More

At this past summer’s meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), I served on a panel of experts discussing what might happen to America’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the wake of the Trump administration’s planned withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. The outlook from my fellow panelists was rather pe... Read More

Windmüller und Solaranlagenbetreiber begeistern sich nicht sofort für den neuen Slogan der Bundesregierung "Efficiency First". Jan Rosenow und Andreas Jahn halten aber 100 Prozent erneuerbare Energien ohne Energieeffizienz nicht für machbar. Die Bundesregierung hat sich mit der Veröffentlichung des Grünbuchs „Efficiency First“ auf die Fahnen geschrieb... Read More

最近睿博能源智库发表了一份关于促进欧洲电力市场和系统运行一体化进展的报告(英文版)，并为欧盟委员会将来的工作给出了建议。睿博能源智库将继续在市场设计相关议题对欧盟委员会提供咨询。 欧洲的电力行业，正逐步向电力批发市场和系统运行的一体化方向前进，�... Read More

Energy efficiency is key to achieving the ambitious carbon reduction goals set out in the Paris Agreement. The International Energy Agency (IEA) created a model scenario, aligned with the Agreement, which indicates that half of global emission reductions will be achieved through energy efficiency measures. This is consistent with work by the Intergovernmental Pan... Read More

Could two electricity bills really be better than one? Just maybe, if the second is a “shadow bill,” provided to educate customers about alternatives to the rates they are charged. Specifically, for electricity customers interested in saving money and for utilities interested in promoting certain electricity rate designs, including time-of-use (TOU) rates,... Read More

Ohne Energieeffizienz gäbe es keine Energiewende. Die Kosten für den Umbau des Energiesystems insbesondere im Wärmebereich liefen sonst einfach aus dem Ruder. Daher hat Deutschland über die letzten Jahre systematisch viele Maßnahmen zur Steigerung der Energieeffizienz ergriffen. Allerdings reicht das momentane Tempo des Fortschritts bei Weitem nicht aus und ... Read More

作为一名曾任职于美国大气环境部门的“监管者”，我认为，中国为了实现能源和环境的宏伟目标，须在制定政策时将二者相结合。尽管任何一个“五年计划”都没有设定通往清洁空气和高效电力市场的途径，中国的决策部门还是应该把握机会提出综合的解决方案。 我最近�... Read More

For years, most utilities have operated quietly, keeping the grid humming along while providing reliable and affordable electricity. That system has served us well. Today, transformational change is sweeping through the power sector, challenging utilities to not only provide energy, but also to manage a grid where customers are generating their own electricity... Read More

We know that Target, Wal-Mart, Costco, Ikea, Kohl’s, and other big-box retailers have installed a lot of rooftop solar. They’ve mostly been doing so under net metering rules, and paying the demand charges for their net load on utilities when their individual peak demands occur. Utilities may think that they are protected in this sector by demand charges. N... Read More