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Electrification and power sector reform are interdependent challenges for countries around the world. Both will be central components of strategies to achieve ambitious carbon emissions reductions. In China, air quality challenges and other circumstances suggest a further urgency for electrification. View Summary +
电气化和电力行业改革两者密切相关,是全球各国和各地区面临的双重挑战。两者都将是实现雄心勃勃的碳减排战略的核心组成部分。在中国,空气质量挑战和其他情况表明电气化的紧迫性进一步加大。电改使得发电结构发生演变,决定了电气化对改善空气质量和减少温室气体排放产生的贡献,并释放电气化终端用途的灵活性。尤其是,需要合理设计和实施电力市场、改进电力行业规划、良好执行环境法规来激励电力行业远离化石燃料发电同时最小化成本。… View Summary +
The issues of market monitoring and market power have long been important topics in market policy, regulation and design in the United States, European Union and other countries. As China continues its power sector reform effort, which includes an… View Summary +
本政策简介讨论了电力市场监管的几个重要方面:市场监测,缓解市场力以及确保有效的市场和调度的方法。本文主要概述了在中国当前电力行业改革形势下尤为重要的几个相关主题。此外,文中还提供了详细参考资料,引导感兴趣的读者索引有助于设计市场监测方法相关的详细示例和文献。我们在本文中强调的三个主题是:… View Summary +
As the market for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States continues to grow, states are beginning to pay more attention to the issues that arise. Although no one state agency has clear responsibility for it, utility commissions are taking… View Summary +
At the end of January 2020, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity, ENTSO-E, opened a public consultation to solicit comments on its proposed methodologies associated with cross-border participation in capacity mechanisms. ENTSO-E is developing the methodologies… View Summary +
Heating in buildings is responsible for almost one‑third of total EU energy demand, and around 75% of heat is still produced by burning fossil fuels. The European Union must make decarbonising heat a major priority if it hopes to meet… View Summary +
This policy guide — part of the Roadmap for Electric Transportation legislative kit — provides legislators and their staff members an overview of electric vehicle issues and options. It begins by looking at the merits of EV legislation to… View Summary +
Proactive state legislative action and planning are needed to realize the full benefits of electric transportation for citizens, the economy and the environment. Some states may be starting from scratch while others have existing legislation. The legislative options found here… View Summary +
In a webinar presentation, Jim Lazar, Mark Lebel and Paul Chernick discussed and answered questions about their newly published manual, Electric Cost Allocation for a New Era, covering the basics of cost allocation, current best practices and cutting-edge reforms. View Summary +
This policy brief, a generic version of a memo provided for a state public utility commission, considers starting points for how to apply performance-based regulation and associated performance incentive mechanisms to distribution system investments by utilities. Ensuring that such… View Summary +
In December 2019, the European Network of Transmission System operators for Electricity, ENTSO-E, asked stakeholders to comment on the organisation’s proposal for a Methodology for a European Resource Adequacy Assessment (ERAA). The purpose of the ERAA is to assess the risks… View Summary +
Technology has evolved faster than utility-offered rate designs have, and consumer choice will continue to grow as advanced energy technologies — from electric vehicles to battery storage — and smart grid optionality become available. These changes should likewise prompt advances… View Summary +
Für die Elektrifizierung des Verkehrs- und Wärmesektors bei den privaten Verbrauchern werden neue, aber auch flexible Lasten im Verteilnetz angeschlossen. Um den Ausbau und die dadurch entstehenden Kosten begrenzen zu können, hat das Bundeswirtschaftsministerium ein Gutachten unter dem Titel „Digitalisierung… View Summary +
Nella recente proposta di Piano nazionale integrato per l’energia e il clima, l’Italia ha fissato degli obiettivi ambiziosi per aumentare le quote di energie rinnovabili e si è impegnata a chiudere tutte le centrali a carbone entro il 2025. In… View Summary +