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Traditionally in planning power sector investments, utilities have been focused on two metrics for success: reliability and affordability. These metrics remain important, but they do not effectively account for the climate, environmental, and human impacts of fossil fuels, which disproportionately affect marginalized communities. To address climate and equity cha...
Energy planners and regulators have traditionally valued the health benefits of energy efficiency and renewable energy at zero — because these benefits do not flow to energy users in proportion to usage and because decision-makers had no simple and feasible way to estimate them. But recent work by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an important step fo...
In a presentation for the Michigan Senate Committee on Energy and Technology, Mark LeBel discussed smart rate design principles and pathways for distributed energy resources....
In a webinar for the National Governors Association, Mark LeBel reviewed the history and structures of electricity markets as well as the implications for state clean energy policies....
In an interactive webinar presentation, panelists discussed a “next-generation” approach to utility procurement and evolving best practices, based in part on recent work done by RAP and RMI. The webinar offered recommendations on how to design clear rules for procurement processes that consider all available resources, are aligned with both utility and pub...
In a technical meeting for the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, David Littell explored the role of performance-based regulation in helping states achieve a robust and resilient energy system....
Mit fortschreitender Energiewende werden fluktuierende Erneuerbare Energien immer zentraler bei der Energieversorgung. Für ein kosteneffizientes Energiesystem müssen die bestehenden industriellen und größeren kommerziellen Verbraucher sowie deren anstehende Elektrifizierung der Wärme- und Produktionsprozesse (Sektorenkopplung) darauf reagieren. Strompreise s...
In a webinar for an Arkansas energy efficiency stakeholder group, RAP's Nancy Seidman and Erika Droke of the Arkansas Office of Air Quality highlighted how energy efficiency has played a quantifiable role in improving air quality....
