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In a webinar for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' rate design subcommittee, Mark LeBel, Jim Lazar and Carl Linvill explored principles to guide smart subscription rate design....
In an event on retail markets organised by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, commissioners and utility experts from the United States met with German experts to exchange knowledge about their respective energy sectors. Andreas Jahn outlined for the group German retail markets, distribution grids and regulations on photovoltaic self-supply and ...
Maps showing the average monthly customer bill in each New England state (left) and rates per kilowatt-hour for large utilities throughout the region (right). Household electricity bills vary significantly across the United States, but in no region do they vary as much as in New England. The average household in Massachusetts pays 34 percent more...
The electric vehicle revolution offers tremendous opportunity to benefit consumers, the power system, and the environment.
At a Paris event organised by the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Dr. Jan Rosenow provided insight into energy efficiency obligations. He shared recommendations for programme design and illustrated how this market-based instrument can trigger significant energy savings as well as public and private investment....
Die Diskussion über eine Reform der Netzentgeltsystematik dauert inzwischen mehrere Jahre, ohne dass bisher Fortschritte erkennbar wären. Im Gegenteil: Die bestehenden Netzkosten und Netzentgelte werden wieder intransparenter, und etliche Verteilnetzbetreiber haben einen schleichenden Prozess in Richtung höhere Grundpreise in Gang gesetzt. Die Politik hat eine...
In a National Governors Association webinar for new energy advisors, Carl Linvill highlighted the critical role of utility commissions in advancing power sector reform....
In a presentation to the Organization of PJM States, Michael Hogan discussed fuel security and reliability in the PJM territory....
Jim Lazar presented by videoconference to a workshop convened in Brasilia by the Brazilian regulator, ANEEL. His presentation included discussion of the nature of residential loads, the nature of diversity on a power system, and the best approaches to rate design to address system capacity cost recovery. It explains why demand charges are less accurate ways to...
In a webinar on power sector planning for the National Association of Clean Air Agencies, Nancy Seidman discussed how integrated resource planning compares to state implementation plans, a process familiar to state and local air quality agencies. She urged air quality agencies to consider participating in integrated resource planning or adopting some of ...
