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Beginning in the 1980s, governments around the world introduced market reforms to their electricity supply industries in order to create competition in the production and supply of electricity. A standard textbook approach relied on empowering an independent electricity regulator while… View Summary +
Jump to English summary Ziel der vorliegenden Analyse ist es, die Herausforderungen beim Netzanschluss von Ladeparks zu systematisieren und auch für Fachfremde nachvollziehbar darzustellen. Außerdem werden zentrale Lösungsansätze beschrieben und bewertet. Dafür haben wir drei typische Anwendungsfälle für verschiedene… View Summary +
For the kind attention of: Shri (Dr.) Rajendra G. Ambedkar Hon’ble Secretary, MERC World Trade Centre, Centre No.1, 13th Floor, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai-400005 15 April 2024 Background: We want to thank the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) for this opportunity… View Summary +
For the kind attention of: Shri (Dr.) Rajendra G. Ambedkar Hon’ble Secretary, MERC World Trade Centre, Centre No.1, 13th Floor, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai-400005 15 April 2024 Background: We thank the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) for this opportunity to comment… View Summary +
(A summary version of this paper is also available.) An increasing number of national, state and local government leaders recognize that rapidly decarbonizing the electricity grid is necessary to slow the disruptive effects of a changing climate. At the… View Summary +
For the kind attention of: The Chief Engineer (DP&T) 6th Floor, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 31 March 2024 Background: We want to thank the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for this opportunity to comment on… View Summary +
(A technical version of this paper, with four detailed appendices, is also available.) An increasing number of national, state and local government leaders recognize that rapidly decarbonizing the electricity grid is necessary to slow the disruptive effects of a… View Summary +
Shri Harpreet Singh Puthi Secretary Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) Chanderlok Building, 36 Janpath, New Delhi- 110001, India 10 Feb. 2024 Background We want to thank the Commission for this opportunity to comment on the Draft Notification (No.L-1/268/2022/CERC) on the… View Summary +
Brazil has excellent experience with policy regarding electricity accessibility. The Luz para Todos program, enacted in 2003, had connected 17.2 million rural Brazilians with electricity by 2023. But in some areas, particularly the Legal Amazon, challenges to electricity access persist. View Summary +
Brazil has excellent experience with policy regarding electricity accessibility. The Luz para Todos program, enacted in 2003, had connected 17.2 million rural Brazilians with electricity by 2023. But in some areas, particularly the Legal Amazon, challenges to electricity access persist. View Summary +
Access to consumption data from utilities enables building owners to cut utility costs, save money, increase asset value, and reduce carbon emissions. Too often, owners cannot access accurate data, especially when utilities bill tenants directly. Stakeholders in many jurisdictions requested… View Summary +
For the kind attention of: Shri Irfan Ahmad Chief Engineer (PS&LF) PS&LF Division, Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram New Delhi – 110066 11 May 2023 Background: The CEA is the primary national source of load forecasting, at the level of all-India,… View Summary +
Europe is heavily reliant on fossil fuels in the heating sector. The EU has set itself a goal of deploying 30 million additional heat pumps by 2030. To advance the transition away from fossil fuels in the heating sector,… View Summary +
The Renewable Energy Directive (RED), designed to help meet the EU’s ambitious 2030 and 2050 climate targets, sets targets for growing renewables usage for heating and cooling in the building sector. As currently written, however, the RED encourages inefficient uses… View Summary +
As the UK energy system moves towards net zero compliance, heat pumps will likely play a key role in this transition. In fact, the government is currently proposing a target of 600,000 heat pumps to be installed annually by 2028. View Summary +
