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As they electrify their transportation sectors, states will need to consider how best to incorporate electric vehicles, electric buses, and other vehicles using electricity as fuel into the way they fund transportation sector construction and maintenance. In recent years, various taxes and other mechanisms have been unable to keep up with transportation infrastru...
In a presentation to the National Association of State Energy Officials in Washington, D.C., Jessica Shipley discussed the key role of utilities and regulators in advancing smart charging policy to ensure that electric vehicle charging infrastructure results in reduced costs and emissions as well as grid management benefits. ...
In a webinar presentation moderated by David Farnsworth, Carl Linvill, David Littell, Jim Lazar, and Jessica Shipley discussed the importance of flexible resources to the power grid. They offered examples of flexibility from around the country and explored tools to optimize flexible resources: pricing and price-responsive demand, controlled loads, and open p...
Michael Hogan was invited to speak about resource adequacy and power system flexibility at a workshop in Budapest organised by the Hungarian regulatory authority. He explored best practices for assessing necessary resources, the role of energy pricing, and recommendations for ensuring security of supply and flexibility at least cost....
RAP’s definition of beneficial electrification asserts that an electrified end use must satisfy at least one of the following conditions, without adversely affecting the other two: Saves consumers money over the long run; Enables better grid management; and Reduces negative environmental impacts. The market for electric vehicles (EVs) is growin...
At the invitation of the Vermont House Committee on Energy and Technology, Rick Weston spoke on the theory and practice of energy regulation in the United States, highlighting Vermont's electric sector evolution and emerging trends....
RAP's definition of beneficial electrification asserts that an electrified end use must satisfy at least one of the following conditions, without adversely affecting the other two: Saves consumers money over the long run; Enables better grid management; and Reduces negative environmental impacts. Water heating accounts for almost 20 percent of re...
Auch viele Jahre nach der Liberalisierung wird ein relevanter Teil der Verbraucher noch durch den sogenannten Grundversorger mit Strom und Gas beliefert. Die gesetzlichen Regelungen bestimmen denjenigen Versorger zum Grundversorger, der in einem Netzgebiet die meisten Haushalte versorgt. Er ist allerdings in seiner Preisgestaltung weitgehend frei. Ferner ist die ...
There is an increasing interest in the role so-called market-based instruments (MBIs) can play to deliver energy efficiency across the world. Their rising popularity among policymakers owes, in part, to their characteristics. They tend to be less prescriptive than traditional regulations and grants because they focus on the energy savings versus the means of deli...
