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Time-Varying Rates: Opportunities for Reform | |
Although some New England utilities offer modernized rates for special applications, like electric vehicles and battery storage, there is substantial room for improvement in time-varying residential pricing. In a new policy brief, David Littell and Joni Sliger look more closely at time-varying rates offered by New England utilities and highlight promising examples from both inside and outside the region. | |
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Revisiting the Concept of the "Public Good" | |
Ensuring the “public good” has been a central regulatory goal since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Munn v. Illinois in 1876. Today, almost a century and a half later, we are at a crossroads of power sector transformation and the public health crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a two-part blog, David Farnsworth takes a fresh look at the public good and considers how regulators can use their expertise to make a difference. | |
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The Future of Offshore Wind in Europe | |
The European Commission envisions that offshore wind will meet 25% of electricity demand by 2050. To harvest this resource in line with Europe’s ambitious decarbonization goals, policymakers need a fully integrated, transnational approach — as Michael Hogan, Andreas Jahn and Zsuzsanna Pató explain in a new report. | |
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Decoupling Mechanisms by the Numbers | |
Dr. Carl Linvill and Max Dupuy collaborated with colleagues at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to study rate impacts relating to decoupling mechanisms across a sampling of U.S. utilities from 2005 to 2017, finding that most rate adjustments are small. A new paper in the December 2020 issue of The Electricity Journal details their findings. | |
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EV Roadmap: Options for Lawmakers | |
Carefully crafted, comprehensive legislation will be a key enabling tool for successfully electrifying cars, trucks, buses, taxis and ports. Join RAP on Thursday, October 29, for a panel discussion diving deeper into our Roadmap for Electric Transportation. Register Now | |
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Grid Modernization and New Business Models | |
At a Clean Energy Legislative Academy virtual conference, Janine Migden-Ostrander and Camille Kadoch explored the important part that legislators can play in furthering grid modernization. Read More | |
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