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The integration of distributed energy resources into the electric power system is profoundly changing how we plan, build and operate the system. These new resources pose a challenge and an opportunity for distribution utilities, transmission system operators, retail energy suppliers… View Summary +
Recognizing the potential of renewable energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support rural electrification, India has set an ambitious target for increasing renewable energy capacity by 2022, particularly rooftop photovoltaic solar. However, affordably transitioning to clean energy is a… View Summary +
Die USA und insbesondere Kalifornien haben bei der Integration von Elektrofahrzeugen einen Vorsprung gegenüber Deutschland. Zum einen beruht dieser auf der größeren Anzahl von Elektrofahrzeugen, zum anderen auf den unterschiedlichen Regulierungsansätze. In dieser Kurzstudie wird diskutiert, welche Erfahrungen hiervon auf… View Summary +
The rapid growth in distributed energy resources (DERs) has delivered benefits for residential customers, businesses and utilities. This accelerating worldwide spread has also created a challenge that regulators recognize: how to determine the value of these resources for the grid,… View Summary +
Several studies have shown that energy and carbon taxes play an important role in many EU Member States for meeting their energy savings obligation under Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive for the period from 2014 to 2020. Often,… View Summary +
Public debates on climate strategy tend to focus on carbon pricing. How we spend carbon revenues, however, can be much more important in driving emission reductions. Investing revenues in effective energy efficiency programmes can save seven to nine times more… View Summary +
In a poster presentation at the Solar Power International conference in Salt Lake City, Dr. Carl Linvill demonstrated how cities can pair solar generation with electrified end uses and highlighted case studies of successful deployment of these resources. View Summary +
Information systems (IS) and information technology (IT), which continue to grow more innovative every year, promise improved communication, services and billing between utilities and customers, better and more reliable service, and greater visibility into the operations of utility grids. View Summary +
In a webinar on Sept. 10, John Shenot and Dr. Carl Linvill looked more in depth at the types of value streams that combinations of distributed energy resources can create and discussed how best to compensate the owners of these… View Summary +
We have in Europe today a huge new opportunity to clean up our energy system, advance social justice and address catastrophic climate change. In this fact sheet, we illuminate the path to achieving these goals — carbon revenue recycling. In… View Summary +
Much has been written about the value of solar photovoltaic generation, but less about the value of some of the other distributed energy resources — other forms of distributed generation, energy storage, electric vehicles, demand response, and energy efficiency —… View Summary +
Die deutschen Stromnetze können in den nächsten Jahrzehnten mit vergleichsweise geringem Aufwand fit für die massenhafte Einführung von Elektroautos gemacht werden. Eine intelligente Regulierung vorausgesetzt, wird es bis 2050 jährlich 1,5 Milliarden Euro kosten, Kabel und Trafos so zu… View Summary +
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) oversight of wholesale energy market services and transmission operations presents the agency with significant opportunities to institute policies that can accelerate the decarbonization of our electric services sector. This article (subscription or purchase required)… View Summary +
A decarbonized energy sector’s many benefits include lower prices, grid resiliency and cleaner energy. However, in order to attain this goal, regulators will need to actively engage in regulatory reforms that align utilities’ actions with the public good. Tools that… View Summary +