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November 8, 2023
新能源时代,煤电上网电价何去何从?
近日,国家发展改革委、国家能源局联合发布了《电力现货市场基本规则(试行)》,为全国各地区现货市场的建立起到了关键性的指导作用。在现货市场运行日渐成熟的情况下,国家发展改革委在2021年提出的“有序放开全部燃煤发电电量上网电价” 的概念值得继续完善,从而为现货市场的发展起到更好地协调和支撑作用。而继续当前的煤电上网电价机制可能会削弱系统可靠性,增加成本,甚至会减缓清洁能源转型的步伐。 煤电机组的补偿机制应当以现货市场为主,中长期市场为辅。具体来说,应当进一步落实国家发展改革委在2021年提出的计划,“有序放开全部燃煤发电电量上网电价,扩大市场交易电价上下浮动范围”,甚至更进一步,完全取消“基准价+上下浮动”机制。这当然并不是说所有中长期交易都应该被取消,而是取消中长期交易行政定价的限制。在新的机制中,中长期交易仍能够以金融合约的形式扮演重要角色,为现货市场的价格波动提供风险对冲服务,但协调各类电力资源、补偿运行行为和投资的主要平台应该是现货市场。 回望2021年,可以从全国范围内的“停电潮”中看出煤电上网电价机制的一些问题。2021年初,煤价显著上涨,然而当时的煤电上网电价机制难以及时地反映燃料成本价格以及市场供需的变化。因此,年中有许多煤电站都陷入了… View Summary +
September 20, 2023
Key issues at stake as EU electricity market reform nears finishing line
A quick side-by-side of the positions in Parliament and Council Reform of the European electricity market design should enter the final stages ahead of next year’s elections. Will the racers be able to cross the finish line in time? This… View Summary +
August 2, 2023
The UK is sleepwalking into a big problem with its gas network
To decarbonise the UK, the long term use of gas for heating, including any potential for hydrogen, is limited. Getting off gas is now an obvious climate change and energy security necessity. Both the UK government… View Summary +
July 17, 2023
How to reap the benefits of district heating? Make it local
The city of Groningen in the Netherlands has long been home to Europe’s largest fossil gas field. As fossil fuel production winds down, city authorities are looking for alternative residential and commercial heat sources. One of the solutions they found… View Summary +
June 30, 2023
Business as usual? Heating and cooling in the EU’s updated Renewable Energy Directive
On 28 June, a committee made up of members of European Parliament finally signed off on a new EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED III), the landmark law that aims to speed up the deployment of renewable energy across the EU. View Summary +
June 23, 2023
From the Ground Up: Rural Electric Co-ops Can Lead on Decarbonization
- Megan Anderson ,
- Ken Colburn ,
- Camille Kadoch
With the Biden-Harris administration’s recent announcement of $11 billion for rural energy providers to electrify and decarbonize, rural electric cooperatives now have the boost they need to apply their nimble capabilities and lead the energy transition. Although energy… View Summary +
June 15, 2023
How clean is Europe’s district heating?
District heating needs to speed up decarbonisation to reach climate goals Over the past year, how we heat our buildings has become a top priority for most citizens, businesses and governments. And rightfully so, as a third of… View Summary +
April 24, 2023
Time for a System Update: Financing our Buildings’ Future
- Cliff Majersik ,
- Caitlin Caplinger
Buildings should last decades or longer, but to do so they must be periodically modernized — and that’s challenging when financing options are limited. This means we are missing opportunities to implement new technologies that support efficiency, health and productivity… View Summary +
April 5, 2023
Tackling the Job of Building Modernization: A Toolkit for State Decision-Makers
- Camille Kadoch ,
- Donna Brutkoski ,
- Jessica Shipley
Energy efficiency and electrification are the dynamic duo of a modern building. Technology advances in both these areas mean that we have the ability to improve the comfort and health of a building’s residents, save them money, reduce air… View Summary +
February 27, 2023
To Serve Everyone, IRA’s Climate Grants Need Inclusive Participation
As expansive and even overwhelming as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) seems to be, it is important to remember that the IRA authorizes a number of different programs that will benefit states — programs, for example, that may… View Summary +