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Jim Lazar takes aim at the widely circulated “duck curve” in this webinar, which highlights 10 low carbon strategies for “teaching the duck to fly.” Mr. Lazar utilizes existing technologies to address the load shape of emerging utility requirements as… View Summary +

With the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Section 111(d) New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for new plants published in January 2014—and a proposed rule for existing fossil generators expected in June 2014—many states are exploring the development of… View Summary +

With over a half-dozen environmental regulations expected in the next several years, many state energy regulators find themselves having to reach beyond their traditional regulatory boundaries to understand the effects of public health and environmental regulations on the energy sector. View Summary +

Jim Lazar takes aim at the widely circulated “duck curve” in this brief policy paper, which highlights 10 low carbon strategies for “teaching the duck to fly.” Mr. Lazar utilizes existing technologies to address the load shape of emerging utility… View Summary +

Across Europe there is an increasing concern over rising energy prices and their impacts on industry, households, and national economies. Many believe that relaxing Europe’s commitment to a clean energy future is the only way to reduce energy costs. This… View Summary +

RAP’s Mike Hogan and Bentham Paulos, of America’s Power Plan, describe market design ideas for dealing with increased system variability in the January 2014 edition of Public Utilities Fortnightly. Renewables and demand-side technologies have some features that will disrupt traditional… View Summary +

In comments submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Docket AD13-7-000, which considers how centralized capacity market rules support the procurement and retention of resources necessary to meet future reliability and operational needs, RAP suggests three areas warranting additional consideration. View Summary +

In these comments filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas’ Project 40000, RAP offers suggestions for how to evaluate “resource adequacy” in terms that ultimately matter most to Texas businesses and consumers and for defining the product one is… View Summary +

Improvements in distributed generation economics, increasing consumer preference for clean, distributed energy resources, and a favorable policy environment in many states have combined to produce significant increases in distributed generation adoption in the United States. Regulators are looking for the… View Summary +

能效电厂计算器用户手册详细地介绍了能效计算器的工作原理和使用方法。其中包含了各个功能的说明，编制计算器所使用的主要公式和具体案例的分析演示。… View Summary +

Increased adoption of distributed solar photovoltaics (PV), and other forms of distributed generation, have the potential to affect utility-customer interactions, system costs recovery, and utility revenue streams. If a greater number of electricity customers choose to self-generate, demand for system… View Summary +

In this webinar presentation, Ken Colburn and David Farnsworth previewed the forthcoming RAP paper “Further Preparing for EPA Regulations.” They explored how public health and environmental considerations will need to increasingly factor into energy policy decisions, and vice versa. By… View Summary +

Over the past 15 years, the Chinese government has implemented a series of power sector reforms that have greatly expanded the availability of electricity and improved the efficiency, reliability, and environmental performance of the sector. But significant challenges remain: rising… View Summary +

在过去的15年里，中国政府实施了一系列的电力行业改革，极大地扩大了供电能力，提高了电力行业的效率、可靠性和环境绩效，但仍面临着严峻的挑战。这些挑战包括电力需求的快速增长，电力成本的不断上涨以及对电力可靠性与安全性的担忧；此外，电力行业对国内环境与公共健康及全球气候的威胁也十分严峻。中国政府已经在“十二五规划（2011… View Summary +