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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 +
April 16, 2018
美国可再生能源配额制设计经验
- Ryan Wiser ,
- Rachael Terada
中国正在建立可再生能源电力配额制度。国际上可再生能源配额设计的经验可以给中国提供一些参考,比如美国许多州所使用的可再生能源配额制(Renewable Portfolio Standard,简称RPS)。 在中国建立可再生能源电力配额制度时,可以考虑许多类别的设计问题,例如配额比例是基于发电装机容量还是电量?有哪些监管点?如何处理履约灵活性以及与碳政策的相互配合?最近这篇报告 “… View Summary +
April 6, 2018
When Utility Gas Affiliates Play by Monopoly Rules, Consumers Are Likely to Lose
- David Littell
Can monopolies with market power send business to other regulated monopolies? Can one monopoly create a “need” for which ratepayers will be charged by another related monopoly? As it stands right now, the answer to both these questions is yes. View Summary +
March 29, 2018
Renewable Portfolio Standards: Options from US Experience
- Ryan Wiser ,
- Rachael Terada
China is in the midst of creating a quota system for renewable energy. The policy may resemble that used in many U.S. states known as a renewable portfolio standard (RPS), but China’s electricity market and regulatory structures are unique, as… View Summary +
March 29, 2018
„Efficiency First“ muss zum Grundpfeiler der europäischen Energieunion werden
Die deutsche Bundesregierung hat sich „Efficiency First“ auf die Fahnen geschrieben und auch der Koalitionsvertrag der neuen Regierung macht sich dieses Prinzip zu eigen. Andere EU‑Mitgliedsstaaten sind hier offensichtlich noch skeptisch. Laut einem durchgesickerten Dokument des Rates der Europäischen… 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 +
March 13, 2018
Energy Efficiency 2.0: New Questions, Same Answer
- Ken Colburn
One of RAP’s longtime mantras is: “Efficiency is the answer. What’s the question?” We’ve demonstrated that energy efficiency provides a “layer cake” of multiple benefits, that it could help us meet almost a third of power system demand… View Summary +