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In our prior Retooling Regulation posts, we illuminated the need to integrate energy and environmental regulatory planning processes, spotlighted recommended steps to do so via a process we’ve dubbed “E-Merge,” and considered the legality of such an… View Summary +

2017年3月，国务院总理李克强在全国人大发布了本年度政府工作报告。报告强调，提高可再生能源入网效率对重塑中国蓝天有着非常重要的意义。 尽管中国斥巨资发展可再生能源，总装机居世界首位，但是目前却仍在努力充分享受可再生能源带来的益处。可再生能源本来可以帮助中国减少排放，重现蓝天，但创纪录的弃风弃光率却使得这些资源无法发挥作用，解决这个问题并不容易，但对于改善空气质量非常重要。 弃电不是小问题 之所以出现弃风弃光现象是因为电网无法消纳入网的所有电力。据中国国家能源局统计，… View Summary +

Will Brexit put energy efficiency progress in the UK at risk, ask Jan Rosenow and Richard Cowart of RAP and Pedro Guertler of the Association for the Conservation of Energy? In electric appliances and heating systems—probably not. The biggest risk… View Summary +

Resilience is a character trait that is universally admired and respected in people. In recent years, it has also gained attention as a new imperative for infrastructure planning and development. In the wake of Superstorm Sandy and other recent natural… View Summary +

At the second State of the Energy Union conference, European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič noted the central role of local authorities and the business community in driving energy efficiency in Europe and underlined the Commission’s determination to harness… View Summary +

In a series of blog posts over the last several weeks, RAP has spotlighted the opportunities associated with beneficial electrification—the practice of electrifying appliances and machines that are currently powered by fossil fuels. Embracing beneficial electrification provides a significant opportunity… View Summary +

In the first blog post in this series, we observed that rapid power sector transformation presents challenges but also opportunities for utilities. As older, inflexible resources are retired, cleaner, more distributed resources are being deployed by companies and customers… View Summary +

As highlighted in our earlier post, Beneficial Electrification: Opportunity Knocks for Utilities, the power sector is rapidly transforming. Today’s older, inflexible resources are being retired, the grid is becoming more flexible, resources are getting cleaner and more distributed, and… View Summary +

With the coming change of administration in the U.S., speculation on the future of the Clean Power Plan (CPP) is running high. During the campaign, the president-elect made his views on climate change—it’s a hoax perpetrated by China—perfectly clear; and,… View Summary +

本周五美国将迎来新一届政府，与此同时，关于美国《清洁电力计划》（Clean Power Plan，简称CPP… View Summary +