Electricity
At its core, energy is about flipping on the light switch in your home. We examine the always changing markets, regulations, and policies that direct the power lines that come into our communities.
Recent Work
Digest
We analyze 337 million customer-level reliability and voltage measurements, collected from more than 1,000 utility customers over the span of six years, and survey data from over 2,000 households and firms in Accra, Ghana, to generate some of the first evidence on the large-scale economic costs of poor voltage quality.
Digest
In the United States, there is no national electricity policy. Reaching nationally defined decarbonization targets in the electricity sector, without a national electricity policy, while maintaining grid reliability, is a growing challenge.
Grids
Report
The U.S. electric grid is under strain, with extreme weather and blackouts on the rise. Some say the cause is overreliance on renewables like wind and solar. This white paper argues that the primary threat to grid reliability is not the changing energy mix but rather failures in grid governance.
Digest
Wholesale electricity and justice are not terms often joined together. While it can be difficult to trace the consequences of federal decisions to their localized impacts, it can and should be done. Here are some targeted recommendations.
Featured Researcher
Kelli Joseph
Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center
Kelli Joseph is a Kleinman Center Senior Fellow. She works at the intersection of policy and markets, with a focus on transitioning the electricity sector to support a decarbonized, climate resilient economy.