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Energy markets are often said to suffer from a “missing money” problem. While the analysis behind these claims is often muddled, there can be legitimate concerns about whether energy markets are adequately remunerating needed investment. In this RAP webinar presentation,… View Summary +
中国弃风弃光问题日益严重，亟待加以解决。其根本原因在于电网调峰能力不足，而限制电网调峰能力的关键因素是目前实行的单一电量固定标杆电价机制，引入容量电价是提高电网调峰能力的有效措施 。中国目前仅针对抽水蓄能电站和部分地区的天然气发电电站实行容量电价，应该将该机制扩展到燃煤电厂，同时容量电价水平应该通过市场拍卖竞价的方式产生。这就要求首先实行经济调度机制改革，同时调度中心应该透明公开，另外容量电价应该在终端消费电价中加以体现。… View Summary +
Immer mehr Verbraucher überlegen, ob eine Eigenversorgung mit Solarstrom für sie günstiger ist als der Strombezug aus dem Netz. Mithilfe von Speichern lässt sich sogar ein noch höherer Anteil des selbst erzeugten Stroms zu Hause verbrauchen—direkt oder indirekt, für Strom-… View Summary +
If the challenges of energy decarbonisation are to be met in a cost-effective, affordable, and reliable fashion, customers will need to increasingly engage with the electricity market. Likewise, as the share of intermittent renewable resources continues to grow, the need… View Summary +
The last 18 months have seen a lot of change in the policy landscape affecting carbon emissions from buildings in the UK. The trajectory to zero carbon new build has been ‘paused’; government support for Green Deal finance was withdrawn… View Summary +
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In a RAP webinar held on September 22, 2016, Jim Lazar of RAP and Dr. Thomas Vitolo of Synapse Energy Economics delve into questions surrounding the value of solar, including an examination of the relative merits of various… View Summary +
In this webinar presentation, Edith Bayer and Eoin Lees discuss key elements of energy efficiency obligation (EEO) schemes. These include, considerations for designing, implementing, and (over time) improving EEOs; best practices in successful EEO schemes; and strategies for overcoming common barriers to… View Summary +
Getting the formation of prices in wholesale electricity markets right is key to ensuring reliability, delivering value for money, and empowering and protecting consumers. Yet many of the measures proposed to address what is known as the “missing money… View Summary +
It is time for jurisdictions serious about moving to a new utility model to transition from a rate-of-return structure to direct performance regulation. It will help utilities move to cleaner energy, energy efficiency, and their corollaries: customer-friendly and… View Summary +
This report, produced by RTI International, provides guidance on U.S. best practices in air quality planning and recommendations intended to assist Jiangsu Province and the three pilot cities with developing the next generation of air quality plans. Control strategies are… View Summary +
Energy efficiency projects, despite their financial attractiveness and air-pollution-reducing benefits, often face institutional and technical barriers. In China, which has both severe air pollution and a sophisticated set of nationwide energy efficiency programs, more still needs to be… View Summary +
In this RAP webinar, Michael Hogan describes the role of power markets in supporting a least-cost transition to a reliable, low-carbon power system. He addresses: T… View Summary +
Pollution control systems in the United States and European Union rely heavily on permitting as a key regulatory vehicle for limiting emissions, coordinating local decisions with national targets, and ensuring compliance. Transparent and consistent operation of environmental permitting systems promote a… View Summary +