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In the 2018 legislative session, the Vermont Legislature called for a study to examine the possible methods, costs, and benefits of using carbon pricing to address the problem of carbon pollution in the state. RAP was then asked to assess that study, produced by Resources for the Future (RFF), as further analysis for the Legislature's Joint Fiscal Office. To a...
Samuel Thomas was invited to speak at the World Sustainable Energy Days 2019 in Wels, Austria, about the increase in EU energy consumption over recent years. He analysed the main causes of the rise and highlighted the urgent need to step up energy efficiency, particularly in the building sector. Evaluation, monitoring and verification of the efficiency measu...
At the Midwest Energy Solutions Conference in Chicago, Dr. Carl Linvill identified a broad range of policy drivers to advance non-wires alternatives for a resilient grid....
Dr. Carl Linvill discussed regulator engagement strategies to reduce barriers to the development of solar energy during a webinar for the Urban Sustainability Directors Network....
Most discussions about solar microgrids focus on sustainable energy and development goals and the technical aspects of electricity generation, storage, transmission, and distribution. Very few explicitly examine the ways in which their introduction upsets and reshapes entrenched practices of electoral politics and citizen claim-making around electricity access an...
At a conference at Vermont Law School in South Royalton, Vermont, David Farnsworth described electrification principles and implementation strategies to benefit customers, grid management, and the environment....
In a keynote address at Vermont Law School in South Royalton, Vermont, Richard Cowart explored carbon efficiency as a framework to guide cost-effective and fair climate policies....
As they electrify their transportation sectors, states will need to consider how best to incorporate electric vehicles, electric buses, and other vehicles using electricity as fuel into the way they fund transportation sector construction and maintenance. In recent years, various taxes and other mechanisms have been unable to keep up with transportation infrastru...
In a presentation to the National Association of State Energy Officials in Washington, D.C., Jessica Shipley discussed the key role of utilities and regulators in advancing smart charging policy to ensure that electric vehicle charging infrastructure results in reduced costs and emissions as well as grid management benefits. ...
In a webinar presentation moderated by David Farnsworth, Carl Linvill, David Littell, Jim Lazar, and Jessica Shipley discussed the importance of flexible resources to the power grid. They offered examples of flexibility from around the country and explored tools to optimize flexible resources: pricing and price-responsive demand, controlled loads, and open p...
