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(This paper is part of the series Data Centers and the Next Era of Energy Regulation. Find an overview and all the related resources on the series page here.) People everywhere are concerned about the impact data center load… View Summary +
Germany has 851 distribution system operators (DSOs) leading to fragmented service and higher costs. Attempts to merge this overabundance of DSOs has not been successful in Germany and so inefficiencies persist. As most DSOs today own and operate the… View Summary +
Electricity systems today are undergoing structural change at a speed that current regulatory frameworks are unable to accommodate. Against this fast-transforming background, energy regulators are expected to enable new technologies and market structures, to support investment on an unprecedented… View Summary +
The challenge of avoiding blackouts and maintaining power grid stability is not new. Interruptions to our electricity supply can arise from a variety of perennial causes such as extreme weather, wildlife or vegetation overgrowth. Although such outages happen… View Summary +
(This paper is part of the series Data Centers and the Next Era of Energy Regulation. Find an overview and all the related resources on the series page here.) As natural monopolies that provide an essential service, electric utilities… View Summary +
Os Sistemas Isolados do Brasil atendem cidades e comunidades, quase todas na Amazônia, que não estão conectadas ao Sistema Interligado Nacional (SIN). Funcionam principalmente a diesel. Boa parte do custo desses sistemas é rateada entre todos os consumidores de… View Summary +
Brazil’s isolated power systems supply towns and communities that are not connected to the national grid. Almost all are located in the Amazon and run mostly on diesel. Much of this cost is spread across every electricity consumer in… View Summary +
Heat pumps sit at the core of Europe’s plan to cut fossil gas imports and shield households from price spikes. Yet several governments have scaled back heat pump subsidies under budget pressure, or run them in stop-and-go cycles, just… View Summary +
Interruptions in electricity supply, ‘the lights going out,’ make for arresting headlines and capture public attention. The reality of what actually happened, and why, is messy and complex. Over the last decade — which was an era of… View Summary +
La producción de biometano en Europa ha crecido significativamente en los últimos diez años, alcanzando 4.3 mil millones de metros cúbicos en 2024. El creciente volumen de biometano tiene repercusiones en la regulación de las redes de gas. Esto plantea la pregunta: «¿Quién pagará los costes… View Summary +
Fossil gas provides more than half of Italy’s residential space heating and hot water demand but domestic gas production has been in a decline. Heat pumps, therefore, present a critical technology to increase Italy’s energy security and decarbonise residential… View Summary +
The future energy bill for European industry, businesses and households is an electricity bill. As demand for clean electricity increases, it will be paramount that the network tariff – that part of an electricity bill which goes towards the… View Summary +
(This paper is part of the series Data Centers and the Next Era of Energy Regulation. Find an overview and all the related resources on the series page here.) While data centers can bring tax revenue and economic development,… View Summary +
Regulator Dialogues are interactive, virtual sessions designed for energy regulators who want to explore real-world challenges with regulators from other jurisdictions. Each Dialogue focuses on a specific regulatory challenge through a series of facilitated discussions. Short presentations and… View Summary +
