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Presentation November 5, 2019

The Role of Energy Efficiency in a Decarbonized Economy

By John Shenot, Steven Nadel, Sue Coakley, Carmen Best

In a recent special issue of The Electricity Journal guest-edited by RAP staff, authors tackled various aspects of the topic of energy optimization. RAP brought together three of the authors who contributed to the special issue for a webinar conversation: Steven Nadel, executive director of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy; Sue Coakley, execut...

Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Download View Summary
November519
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The Role of Energy Efficiency in a Decarbonized Economy

Smart policies and regulations alone will not lead to reliable and affordable decarbonization of the U.S. economy — but they are essential components of the decarbonization “recipe.” In a recent special issue of The Electricity Journal guest-edited by RAP staff, authors tackled various ingredients in this recipe. RAP brought together three of the authors who...

Journal Article August 1, 2019

Decarbonization of Electricity Requires Market-Based Demand Flexibility

By Carmen Best, Adam Scheer, Matt Golden

To effectively decarbonize the electric sector, utilities will need to address the growing load shape challenges driven by the variability of many renewable resources. Behind-the-meter solutions, such as energy efficiency, demand response, electrification and storage, will play an important role in grid stability, but only if they can deliver changes in demand th...

Energy Efficiency and Demand Response, Energy Resource Planning Download View Summary