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In this Power System Blueprint deep dive, Dominic Scott and Monika Morawiecka discuss the merits of different types of two-sided contracts for difference (CfDs). Written in the style of a three-act Shakespearian play, the authors take a look at… View Summary +
Deployment of heat pumps is a key part of greenhouse gas reduction goals set out in the Inflation Reduction Act. In this paper, a collaboration between RAP and CLASP, the authors analyze impacts of the IRA on heat pump… View Summary +
Over the past decade, Southern China has been at the forefront of the development and implementation of electricity market rules. Beginning in 2022 and continuing through July 2023, the South China Energy Regulatory Office of the National Energy Administration (国家能源局南方监管局),… View Summary +
In a webinar discussion, Mark LeBel, Steve Kihm, Richard Sedano and Damali Harding highlighted a RAP paper exploring the policy, legal and financial aspects of performance incentive mechanisms and re-examined recent practices underlying cost-of-service ratemaking and the utility business… View Summary +
As electrification continues to gain momentum, the implications for system reliability will be profound. Not only is demand likely to grow, but daily and seasonal patterns of energy use may shift. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator, for one, has highlighted… View Summary +
冬夏季的用电高峰时常让电力系统面临供应不足的风险。除却发电机组的基本调峰外，利用分时电价引导用户错峰用电通常是一种经济的选择。但在某些情况下，静态的分时电价可能无法灵活应对突发状况。相比之下，实时电价作为更“智能”的定价方式，通过揭示系统当前的供需和运行状况，能够及时反映系统在小时和分钟内的变化，使消费者得以根据实际的发电成本做出相应的用电调整。而在消费者方面，大型用户在管理和控制用电方面具有更高的灵活性，更容易适应实时电价机制。 … View Summary +
Electric vehicles (EVs) can do more than simply transport people or goods from place to place. Through smart charging and bidirectional charging, their batteries can become an important societal resource. When these EV batteries are charged matters. Smart charging —… View Summary +
Access to consumption data from utilities enables building owners to cut utility costs, save money, increase asset value, and reduce carbon emissions. Too often, owners cannot access accurate data, especially when utilities bill tenants directly. Stakeholders in many jurisdictions requested… View Summary +
Air-to-air systems are air-source heat pumps where the useful heat is distributed into a building as warm air rather than warm water, which is used in radiators and underfloor systems. Such air-to-air systems are already extremely common in commercial settings,… View Summary +
The European energy sector is facing a triple challenge: ensuring a speedy and cost-efficient rollout of renewables, protecting consumers from price shocks and safeguarding security of supply. As the 2022 energy crisis showed, political acceptance of high electricity prices is… View Summary +
Comme dans de nombreux autres pays européens, les bâtiments français dépendent encore fortement des combustibles fossiles pour le chauffage et le rafraîchissement des locaux et la production d’eau chaude sanitaire. Cette situation est préoccupante si l’on considère que ces utilisations… View Summary +
As in many other European countries, France’s buildings still rely heavily on fossil fuels for space heating and hot water production. This is troublesome considering these uses account for more than one-third of the country’s final energy consumption. The move… View Summary +
有关容量补偿机制的讨论正在不断增多，近期发布的《电力现货市场基本规则》中更提到，需要“结合实际需要探索建立市场化容量补偿机制”。然而，我们观察到，设计不当的容量补偿机制可能导致电力资源过度投资次优类资源，无法有效传达对低效资源的淘汰信号，最终导致了部分市场的超额成本和多余排放。因而，在电力系统的转型过程中，如若决定开展容量补偿机制，我们建议对其设计提出明确、谨慎和可控的条件。 … View Summary +
States are increasingly confronting the reality that burning fossil fuels for heat creates cost burdens for their residents, particularly for low-income households and struggling small businesses, while harming health and the environment. Importing those fuels imposes a drain on the… View Summary +
