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Hybrid financing can help build efficient interstate electricity highways
As some Americans suffered through power outages and high electricity prices during Winter Storm Fern, other regions were curtailing power that costs nearly nothing to produce. Wholesale real-time electricity prices from January 25, 2026. Source: Grid Status Nodal Price… View Summary +
Council of Commissioners Urges Bold Action to Build a 21st Century Regulatory System
Energy is an essential service, and utility regulation exists, first and foremost, to protect customers. But utility regulators across the U.S. are experiencing a period of immense change. View Summary +
From Shortages to Security: How Financially Settled Contracts Support Generator Availability
India’s draft National Electricity Policy (NEP), released in January 2026, emphasises the importance of deepening Indian power markets — stating, for example, a “suitable policy and regulatory framework shall be established for generation capacity addition through market mechanisms” and… View Summary +
优化市场机制提升消纳能力
世界各国在进行电力系统转型、迈向“净零电力系统”的过程中，都经历了相似的难题和挑战——比如新能源给电网带来的波动性，电力系统对灵活性与可靠性需求的大幅增加，以及如何在更大时间和空间尺度上调配清洁能源等。各个国家的电力系统在发展不同阶段采取了各种各样的措施。值此国际清洁能源日，我们不妨回归本源，探讨各个国家为缓解清洁能源消纳难题，在市场机制和制度层面都采取了哪些实践。 … View Summary +
Flex appeal: Why more industrial demand flexibility in Europe is desirable
The major differentiating factor between European industry and its competitors is the cost of energy. Europe’s increased dependence on imported fossil fuels has become a structural disadvantage. Electrifying industrial heat using home-grown renewable electricity is the only durable strategy… View Summary +
Financially Settled Contracts Can Bring Multiple Wins for India
The Indian economy is growing at a rapid rate and, as a result, the need for power is rising. As the electric loads continue to grow, the power system needs additional generation resources to meet these new loads and… View Summary +
Social leasing for heat pumps: A game changer?
At the end of September, France relaunched one of the most popular energy transition support programmes in recent years: the social leasing scheme for electric vehicles. With several other countries showing interest and the European Commission investigating… View Summary +
Better oversight, better foresight: Mandating Europe’s energy regulators to think long-term to unlock clean investment
Europe’s clean energy transition depends on modern, efficient electricity grids to unlock its full potential, but outdated regulatory structures and insufficient oversight are slowing down progress. In this paper we propose two urgent reforms for national governments: granting national… View Summary +
Regulatory Assistance Project Adds Two Former Public Utilities Commissioners to its U.S. Program Leadership
The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)® today announced the appointment of two new senior leaders to its U.S. Program. Jay Griffin has joined RAP as its new executive chair, U.S. Program, and Sarah Freeman will join as principal, U.S. Program, after… View Summary +
Searching for Meaning: Why It’s Important to Define IRP “Approval”
In an earlier blog post, RAP discussed the role of the regulatory commission in the integrated resource planning process and the importance of clearly defining that role. In this follow-up, we discuss the various ways “approving” an integrated resource… View Summary +
