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April 17, 2018
对中国电力行业发展的四点建议
- Max Dupuy ,
- Fredrich (Fritz) Kahrl ,
- Frederick Weston
中国当前的电力行业改革始于2015年3月颁布的“9号文”,“十三五”规划以及一系列致力于减少限电和提升可再生能源消纳的政策文件紧随其后。尽管中国朝着既定目标已经取得了显著的进步,但政策制定者仍然面临一些严峻挑战,诸如发电产能过剩,可再生能源并网问题,如何达到空气质量目标,实现温室气体减排目标等。 围绕这些问题,睿博能源智库和自然资源保护协会共同总结了以美国为主的国际经验,希望可以为中国的政府部门提供国际视野和应对方案。我们为此准备了4篇文章,分别涉及到可再生能源并网,电力批发市场,电力规划和政府监管领域。… View Summary +
April 16, 2018
Keys to integrating electric vehicles already in hand
- Christos Kolokathis ,
- Michael Hogan
Electricity distribution networks in Europe run at well below their full potential, finds a new study from the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP). The findings show that the unused network capacity could be utilised for charging electric vehicles with little or… View Summary +
March 23, 2018
Small district heating systems key to improving Poland’s air quality
- Edith Bayer ,
- Richard Cowart
Small, coal-fired district heating systems are a major source of air pollution in Poland. Applying EU regulations would go some way toward solving this problem, write Edith Bayer and Richard Cowart of global energy policy advisors Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP),… View Summary +
March 20, 2018
Leveling the Playing Field for Storage Resources in China’s Electricity Markets: A View from the U.S.
- Max Dupuy ,
- Kevin Porter
In February, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) finalized a historic rule on participation of storage resources in the “ISO/RTO” wholesale electricity markets. ISO/RTO markets cover about two-thirds of the United States and are roughly analogous to the… View Summary +
March 16, 2018
美国经验:储能资源如何直接参与现货市场竞争?
- Max Dupuy ,
- Kevin Porter
今年2月,美国联邦能源监管委员会(FERC)为确保储能资源能够参与到“ISO/RTO”的批发电力市场竞争中,颁布了具有历史性意义的一部法规。ISO/RTO市场与中国几个省内正在进行试点工作的现货市场具有很大相似性。ISO/RTO是负责监管市场的独立机构,起到了系统运营商(在中国,被称为“调度中心”)的角色,并且管理着输电系统,确保它面向市场的所有买卖双方公平开放。电力公司通常是输电资产的拥有者,他们将输电资产的运营交由ISO/RTO负责。 这项法规将会有助于拓宽公平参与ISO/RTO市场竞争的范围,以便储能—不久后还会有其他分布式资源—将可以直接与传统的资源(比如燃煤和燃气发电厂)直接竞争。法规要求每一个ISO/RTO在接下来的9个月内(年底前)完成和FERC的合规上报,合规将概括出为了促进储能资源参与市场,关于市场规则和电价应作出的变动,包括配电网甚至是终端用户中的小型储能(“电表后面”)。今年后半年,FERC在考虑如何处理负荷集成整合和其他棘手问题后,将会更进一步的考虑分布式能源资源。… View Summary +
January 22, 2018
浅谈分布式发电补偿机制的几点国际经验
2017年底国家发改委、国家能源局联合发布了《关于开展分布式发电市场化交易试点的通知》 (发改能源[2017]1901号),为就近利用分布式能源资源迈出了新的一步。这一通知规定了分布式发电交易模式和组织形式,并对其中关键问题,如“过网费”、相关补贴和可再生能源配额和节能减排权益等做出了具体的说明。有分析认为新出台的市场化交易政策可以大幅提高分布式发电的收益,同时降低大工业用户以及工商业用户的用电成本,从而推动分布式光伏发电在售电侧的平价上网。睿博能源智库最近就分布式发电市场化举措,也做出了评论。… View Summary +
December 20, 2017
What’s Next for Distributed Generation in China?
Investment in solar photovoltaic (PV) generation is surging in China, and, although utility-scale solar continues to dominate, distributed solar is also growing rapidly. The country is estimated to have added 54 GW of solar in 2017, and distributed solar… View Summary +
November 21, 2017
How Do You Know If “The Price Is Right” for Community Solar Programs?
- John Shenot
In television’s longest running game show, contestants are challenged to guess the prices of a wide variety of consumer goods. The contestant who comes closest to the actual price, without going over, is the winner. I found myself thinking about… View Summary +
October 20, 2017
打造绿色低碳配售电行业需要政策支持
背景:配售电改革 2015年11月,中国首家增量配电网混合所有制企业取得配网经营权,负责深圳自贸区配售电及综合能源供应等业务。鼓励社会资本有序投资、运营增量配电网是电改9号文的举措。2016年10月, 国家发改委,国家能源局联合印发了关于《售电公司准入与退出管理办法》和《有序放开配电网业务管理方法》的通知,并于同年11月发布了第一批105个增量配电网试点。… View Summary +
October 17, 2017
Excess Rooftop Solar Generation, A Source of Help for Neighbors
- Janine Migden-Ostrander ,
- Dara Torre
It seems that almost overnight, huge numbers of American electricity consumers have become electricity producers, mostly via their rooftop solar systems. Today, these Americans aren’t just pulling electrons from the grid, they are adding to the supply of… View Summary +