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Burbank Water and Power (BWP) is a 50,000-customer, community-owned municipal utility in the Los Angeles area. BWP has implemented an advanced smart grid network, and did so with no rate increase to consumers. How did they do this?… View Summary +

In talking about beneficial electrification, we have emphasized the benefits of various kinds of flexibility. For example, loads that can be scheduled at different times of day without too much inconvenience to the user can be beneficial, because they can… View Summary +

When Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy announced crop loan waivers in his first budget after he came to power in May this year, there was widespread concern about how the state would finance these. Many who thought the loan waiver was… View Summary +

Tourists visit our national parks to see the majestic vistas, not haze-obscured views. The two images of the Grand Canyon below illustrate this point: In the view on the left, one can see for more than 200 miles, while on… View Summary +

Andhra Pradesh’s power sector is going through a second phase of reforms. The first (1999-2004) was widely seen as focused on privatization of electricity distribution; this time the goal is to ensure affordable and reliable power supply for all. To… View Summary +

A rare window is open for power sector reform in Uttar Pradesh. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in office in both Lucknow and New Delhi, has a sweeping mandate to transform Uttar Pradesh’s troubled electricity situation. The party has made… View Summary +

The Indian economy is among the fastest-growing in the world. Sustaining this growth requires a healthy electricity sector that is able to meet increased demands, ideally alongside an eye to environmental sustainability. Yet electricity consumers continue to face unreliable supply,… View Summary +

Ofgem’s recent framework decision on improving its performance-based regulation scheme, RIIO, indicates that it may be ready to take a much-needed step toward levelling the playing field between supply-side and customer-side resources. However, it is not yet clear what the… View Summary +

睿博能源智库专家认为，中国的自愿性可再生能源市场潜力巨大，如果进一步健全监管框架，补全市场机制，中国将很可能出现大量的自愿性可再生能源需求。 2015年以来，美国企业正越来越多地认购可再生能源，美国新增可再生能源利用的主要推动力是企业用户与可再生能源发电厂签订购电协议，这已经成为美国可再生能源发展的一个主要趋动因素。而预计2018年美国的自愿认购的可再生能源消费将超过1亿MWh。 中国自愿可再生能源市场于一年前正式启动。2017年6月，第八届清洁能源部长级会议（CEM）在北京举办，其中可再生能源企业采购分论坛重点聚集中国对可再生能源日益增长的需求，介绍了绿色电力消费合作组织（GECCO）在内的新的市场举措。2017年夏，随着可再生能源绿色电力证书自愿认购机制和追踪系统的推出，市场的乐观情绪高涨。然而，在接下来的一年中，据统计只有大约22,000个可再生能源证书（MWh）达成交易。“绿证”制度推行率低，显示了中国企业认购可再生能源的最佳条件尚未成熟。与美国的自愿认购需求相比，中国自愿可再生能源市场规模较小，但同时也说明中国如果能发挥同样自愿性可再生能源市场力量，其潜在效益将十分巨大。然而，… View Summary +

During the summer of 2017, at the Eighth Clean Energy Ministerial in Beijing, Center for Resource Solutions co-presented a side event highlighting the growing demand for renewable energy in China and new market initiatives, including the Green Electricity Consumption Cooperative… View Summary +