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In a presentation for the Virtual Alaska Electric Vehicle (EV) Workshop, David Farnsworth discussed the principles of beneficial electrification and the role of electric vehicles in promoting a cleaner, more flexible grid....
Mark LeBel discussed the principles of rate design and how they apply to electric vehicles during the Virtual Alaska Electric Vehicle (EV) Workshop, hosted by the Alaska Center for Energy and Power and the U.S. Arctic Research Commission. ...
The environmental and economic benefits that electric vehicles provide to users, and ultimately to all electricity consumers, will depend on how the vehicles are charged and how charging infrastructure is deployed. Research has shown how managed electric vehicle charging can efficiently use grid capacity, optimally exploit electric vehicles as a flexible grid res...
The transition to clean energy is changing the nature of Europe’s power systems. Increasing electrification in the heat and transport sectors, more active consumers and the need to accommodate greater shares of wind and solar are impacting the fundamental design and operation of distribution networks. With the rise in community energy and local markets for ener...
In a webinar for the National Association of State Energy Officials, Nancy Seidman discussed the cost and emissions benefits of grid-interactive efficient buildings and their role as flexible load. ...
In a follow-up discussion to an earlier webinar, co-authors Jim Lazar and Paul Chernick and manual editor Mark LeBel took a more detailed, technical look at how to update cost allocation methods to ensure that costs are shared efficiently and fairly. The presentation breaks down specific issues to be considered within the generation, transmission and distribut...
In a webinar for a National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners staff working group, David Littell explored multiyear rate plans, highlighting key considerations for regulators. ...
In a webinar organised by the Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) on Modelling Electricity Generation & Transmission Systems’ Adequacy, Christos Kolokathis spoke about how to achieve reliability and system flexibility at least cost in a decarbonised power system. He highlighted well functioning energy and ancillary services markets....
Understanding the interactions between carbon markets and electricity markets — the impacts of each on the other — is key to good design of both. International experience shows that designing power markets and carbon markets in isolated policy “silos” does not lead to best outcomes. Designing them in concert helps ensure that the markets are as economical...
