At the Electrification Virtual Summit hosted by the Electric Power Research Institute, David Farnsworth explored customer and grid benefits from beneficial electrification and the need for comprehensive cost-benefit analyses to ensure the cost-effectiveness of electrification initiatives....

​In a workshop for the Michigan Public Service Commission, John Shenot discussed a need for improved utility planning processes in today's power sector and highlighted the work of the NARUC-NASEO Taskforce on Comprehensive Electricity Planning....

Given the urgency of the transition to clean energy, Europe has set its sights high. The European Union aims to halve greenhouse gas emissions in the next ten years and attain net zero by 2050. Electrification from renewable energy resources will play an important role in these decarbonisation efforts. The European Commission envisions offshore...

​Although some New England utilities offer modernized rates for special applications, like electric vehicles and battery storage, there is substantial room for improvement in time-varying residential pricing. This policy brief, the last in a series examining rate design issues across New England, looks more closely at time-varying rates offered by utilities in ...

In a Vermont Law School webinar, David Farnsworth described electrification principles and implementation strategies to benefit customers, grid management and the environment.​  ...

The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) in collaboration with Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) organized a workshop on wholesale market reforms for officials from Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) and Power Company of Karnataka Limited (PCKL). Dheer Patel presented an overview of wholesale market reforms proposed and implemented...

​In a webinar hosted by the Urban Sustainability Directors Network and Building Electrification Initiative, Mark LeBel explored smart rate design principles that support thermal efficiency, resulting in reduced system costs and lower customer bills....

Greater integration among regional power grids would lower electric sector emissions and power costs across eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, but coordination today is limited. A new report by an international team, led by RAP in collaboration with The Transition Accelerator and Raab Associates, reveals that key stakeholders on both sides of the ...

​In a presentation for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Staff Subcommittee on Rate Design​, Mark LeBel discussed the diminished role for demand charges in today's electricity sector....