At the Regulatory Assistance Project, we have always been guided by a vision where clean, sustainable energy is a reality in our world. In many ways, this is a vision of a changing world. As RAP helps governments improve and… View Summary +

In Politik und Medien werden die Diskussionen um die einheitliche deutsche Strom-Gebotszone und lokale Netzentgelte häufig miteinander vermischt. Im Kern geht es bei beiden Debatten darum, Fehlanreize in ökonomisch stimmige Anreize zu überführen. Da Veränderungen jedoch Umverteilungen mit sich bringen, ist daraus eine festgefahrene politische Diskussion… View Summary +

In the coming years, states will need to expand their skilled workforce in order to meet the increasing demand for heat pumps and other electrification measures, especially as new federal funds become available.  To help state decision-makers determine which approaches… View Summary +

Louise Sunderland highlights that flexible household energy use is pivotal to the energy transition. The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive provides an essential gateway to citizen participation in the smart energy system and to cheaper energy for low-income households —… View Summary +

近日，国家发展改革委、国家能源局联合发布了《电力现货市场基本规则（试行）》，为全国各地区现货市场的建立起到了关键性的指导作用。在现货市场运行日渐成熟的情况下，国家发展改革委在2021年提出的“有序放开全部燃煤发电电量上网电价” 的概念值得继续完善，从而为现货市场的发展起到更好地协调和支撑作用。而继续当前的煤电上网电价机制可能会削弱系统可靠性，增加成本，甚至会减缓清洁能源转型的步伐。 煤电机组的补偿机制应当以现货市场为主，中长期市场为辅。具体来说，应当进一步落实国家发展改革委在2021年提出的计划，“有序放开全部燃煤发电电量上网电价，扩大市场交易电价上下浮动范围”，甚至更进一步，完全取消“基准价+上下浮动”机制。这当然并不是说所有中长期交易都应该被取消，而是取消中长期交易行政定价的限制。在新的机制中，中长期交易仍能够以金融合约的形式扮演重要角色，为现货市场的价格波动提供风险对冲服务，但协调各类电力资源、补偿运行行为和投资的主要平台应该是现货市场。 回望2021年，可以从全国范围内的“停电潮”中看出煤电上网电价机制的一些问题。2021年初，煤价显著上涨，然而当时的煤电上网电价机制难以及时地反映燃料成本价格以及市场供需的变化。因此，年中有许多煤电站都陷入了… View Summary +

A quick side-by-side of the positions in Parliament and Council Reform of the European electricity market design should enter the final stages ahead of next year’s elections. Will the racers be able to cross the finish line in time? This… View Summary +

自2021年7月[1]，国家发改委发布《关于进一步完善分时电价机制的通知》（《通知》）以来，全国各省都积极响应了国家号召[2]。截止到2023年1月，全国32个省级行政区都已经逐渐推出了符合地方负荷及电力资源特性的分时电价（云南、福建处于征求意见阶段）… View Summary +

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) became law one year ago, on August 16, 2022. Its billions in investment for the clean energy transition includes considerable resources to spur heat pump adoption across the country. But how much of an… View Summary +

To decarbonise the UK, the long term use of gas for heating, including any potential for hydrogen, is limited. Getting off gas is now an obvious climate change and energy security necessity. Both the UK government… View Summary +

The city of Groningen in the Netherlands has long been home to Europe’s largest fossil gas field. As fossil fuel production winds down, city authorities are looking for alternative residential and commercial heat sources. One of the solutions they found… View Summary +