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Die Debatte zur „Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule“

By Raffaele Piria, Magdalena Magosch, Andreas Jahn

Die lebhafte Debatte um die „Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule“ bietet einen aufschlussreichen Einblick in die föderale US-Strommarktpolitik. Die genannte Vorschrift wurde von Energieminister Rick Perry im September 2017 vorgeschlagen. Ziel war die Einführung eines milliardenschweren Förderprogramms in großen Teilen der USA für Kraftwerke, die mindestens...

Energy Resource Planning, Governance, Market Design, Reliability Download View Summary
Presentation February 8, 2018

Getting Started: Rethinking Utility Regulation in an Era of Exponential Change

By Ken Colburn, Richard Sedano, Jim Lazar, Michael Hogan, David Farnsworth, John Shenot

Rapid technology change means cleaner, lower-cost, and more resilient options for meeting customers’ energy needs are or soon will be available. Customers may soon have cost-effective options to meet their own energy needs through transactive platforms and markets. How can utility regulators best prepare for this changing world? On February 8, 2018, RAP host...

Demand Response, Energy Resource Planning, Market Design, Reliability, Renewable Energy Policies, Role of Utilities Download View Summary
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Getting Started: Rethinking Utility Regulation in an Era of Exponential Change (Webinar)

If the video is not visible, please accept all cookies to enable the player. State and federal utility regulators have traditionally controlled the electric power industry through their decisions. But rapid technology change means cleaner, lower-cost, and more resilient options for meeting customers’ energy needs are or soon will be available. Customers may soon have...

Report February 1, 2018

中国电力行业改革与空气质量管理:明确机构职能的国际经验

By Christopher James

中国“十三五”规划提出要建立电力市场,加大改善空气质量的力度等目标。然而在实现规划提 出的能源和环境目标过程中,可能会导致意想不到的后果,包括污染的加剧,污染从一个地区 转移到另一个地区,以及中国可再生能源和新的高效火电厂利用不足等问题。 欧盟...

Air Quality and Multi-Pollutant Strategies, Climate and Public Health, Integrated Energy and Environmental Policy Download View Summary
Policy Brief January 31, 2018

Treasure Hiding in Plain Sight: Launching Electric Transport with the Grid We Already Have

By Michael Hogan, Christos Kolokathis, Andreas Jahn

Declining costs for electric vehicles (EVs) make the prospect of a surge in EVs on the power system seem imminent. Policymakers are understandably excited at the prospect of decarbonising road transport, and the grid services that EV’s can provide. In the rush to plan for more EVs, many are focusing on incentivising new investment in distribution networks to ac...

Demand Response, Distribution Resource Planning, Electric Vehicles, Pricing and Rate Design Download View Summary
Journal Article January 31, 2018

Energy distribution trajectories in two Western Indian states: Comparative politics and sectoral dynamics

By Siddharth Sareen

This article, published by Energy Research & Social Science, unpacks the institutional bottlenecks and path dependency holding back the energy transition in Gujarat and Rajasthan. As heavily-indebted electricity distribution companies in Rajasthan seek to emulate thriving counterparts in Gujarat and turn to technology adoption, efficiency enhancement, and l...

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Policy Brief January 19, 2018

Cleaner, Smarter, Cheaper: Network tariff design for a smart future

By Christos Kolokathis, Michael Hogan, Andreas Jahn

Network charges—the fees paid by consumers to cover the costs for power lines and other network assets and services—are steadily increasing across Europe. In one respect, this is not surprising, as these costs are expected to increase as the network is updated to accommodate new distributed activities, such as electric vehicle charging and distributed generat...

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Designing retail electricity tariffs for a successful Energy Union (Webinar)

If the video is not visible, please accept all cookies to enable the player. Effective electricity network tariff design is a powerful tool in the regulator’s toolbox as Europe strives to make energy more secure, sustainable, and affordable. Yet ineffective designs, such as fixed monthly charges, are on the rise in Europe. This is a...

Policy Brief January 12, 2018

Netzentgelte 2018: Problematische Umverteilung zulasten von Geringverbrauchern

By Andreas Jahn, Patrick Graichen

Neben der EEG-Umlage sind die Netzentgelte für die meisten Verbraucher der zweite Hauptbestandteil der Stromrechnung. Während die Höhe der EEG-Umlage jährlich große Aufmerksamkeit erhält, ist dies für die Entwicklung der Netzentgelte bislang nicht der Fall – nicht zuletzt aufgrund mangelnder Transparenz bei diesem Thema. So ist es bei den Netzen in kei...

Pricing and Rate Design, Revenue Regulation Download View Summary