State regulators have a wealth of resources available to help them respond to the upcoming environmental regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants. Energy efficiency, renewable energy, and smarter use of technology to manage customer demand can all help lower the cost of meeting the pending regulations. In an AP article, RAP principal…
In a new paper, Market Mechanisms for Resource Adequacy and System Security: Framing the Issues, RAP identifies new challenges that system planners and market designers face and offers recommendations for framing the discussion around “capacity markets” in Poland, Germany, and Europe. Prepared in cooperation with the Center for International Relations for the conference Capacity Market-Solution…
RAP principal Christopher James joined Where We Live for a conversation about air quality. He discussed China’s unique approach to addressing air pollution and highlighted how the United States could learn from China’s experience. In an effort to address China’s well-known air quality issues, many of China’s cities must improve ambient air quality by 25 percent…
Several unexpected states are taking early action to prepare for pending carbon regulations in the United States. As noted in a Reuters article, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Virginia, states with notable climate-change foes, are already making plans for how they will meet the upcoming regulations. RAP’s Rich Sedano, principal and director of US programs, highlighted…
In an interview with Megawatt Daily, senior associate Ken Colburn highlighted the potential for states to use energy efficiency programs to meet pending greenhouse gas regulations under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. Although the rules won’t be released until June 2014, many expect the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow states…
A new report commissioned by the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP), the European Climate Foundation, and Agora Energiewende demonstrates that increasing the energy efficiency of Germany’s power system will save 10 to 30 billion Euros in 2035, while reducing CO2 emissions and moving the country closer to its Energiewende goal. Positive Effekte von Energieeffizienz auf den…
Mehr Ehrgeiz beim Energiesparen kann die Kosten des deutschen Stromsystems deutlich senken, um die Ziele der Energiewende günstiger zu erreichen. Wenn der Stromverbrauch in den nächsten 20 Jahren um 10 bis 35 Prozent gegenüber dem Referenzszenario reduziert wird, sinken die deutschen Stromkosten jährlich um Milliardenbeträge. Im Jahr 2035 wären nicht nur Einsparungen zwischen 10 und…
In an interview with West Virginia Public Broadcasting, RAP principal and US programs director Rich Sedano called on states to “get into a problem-solving mode if they want to be prepared for the best outcomes,” related to pending US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations for existing power plants. He encouraged states to engage the federal…
Combined heat and power (CHP) installations offer industrial and commercial owners stable energy prices, lower overall energy costs, and reliable power during grid outages. Interest in CHP is on the rise as a result of increased attention to microgrids anchored by CHP and the possibility of reducing emissions below grid-supplied electricity. Under some electricity rates, CHP customers…
