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Report February 28, 2019

Economic Benefits and Energy Savings through Low-Cost Carbon Management

By Richard Cowart, David Farnsworth, Frederick Weston

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...

Energy Efficiency Program Design, Greenhouse Gas Management, Regulation and Governance Download View Summary
Presentation February 28, 2019

Drivers of recent EU energy consumption growth

By Samuel Thomas

​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...

EM&V, Energy Efficiency Program Design Download View Summary
Presentation February 19, 2019

Engaging Utility Regulators on Solar Policy

By Carl Linvill

​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....

Distributed Generation, Storage, and EVs, Regulation and Governance, Role of Utilities Download View Summary
Journal Article February 19, 2019

Electricity-Centered Clientelism and the Contradictions of Private Solar Microgrids in India

By Jonathan Balls, Harry Fischer

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...

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Presentation February 16, 2019

Beneficial Electrification: Electrification in the Public Interest

By David Farnsworth

​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....

Distributed Generation, Storage, and EVs, Energy Efficiency and Demand Response, Integrated Energy and Environmental Policy, Pricing and Rate Design Download View Summary
Presentation February 16, 2019

Carbon Efficiency: Opportunities for Leadership in Vermont

By Richard Cowart

​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....

Energy Efficiency Program Design, Greenhouse Gas Management, Regulation and Governance Download View Summary
Policy Brief February 15, 2019

Revisiting the Gas Tax

By David Farnsworth, Jim Lazar

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...

Electric Vehicles, Regulation and Governance Download View Summary
Presentation February 7, 2019

EV Charging Infrastructure: Utility and Regulatory Approaches

By Jessica Shipley

​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. ​...

Electric Vehicles, Role of Regulatory Institutions, Role of Utilities Download View Summary
Presentation February 5, 2019

Let’s Be More Flexible: Rules and Tools for a Modern Power Grid

By David Farnsworth, Carl Linvill, David Littell, Jim Lazar, Jessica Shipley

​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...

Energy Efficiency and Demand Response, Integrating Demand and Supply Resources, Market Design, Pricing and Rate Design, Role of Regulatory Institutions Download View Summary