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Endogenizing Fuel Price Risk (and Uncertainty)
is underdeveloped and there is even no general agreement on how to do ... power systems, regulators must be shown legally valid and politically acceptable methodologies for assessing risk and incorporating its costs into
Are 100% Renewable Energy Targets Realistic?
California, Washington, and Massachusetts, lawmakers are considering ... falling costs that helped fuel growth can get turned on their head, and ... environmental benefits of renewables can diminish as more wind and solar connect
Scaling Green Hydrogen for a Global Market
nascent global market for green hydrogen and her company’s development of ... in the Arabian Peninsula and Australia. Eastman explores the economic and policy factors, including the Inflation Reduction Act in the U
China’s Renewable Energy Curtailment Challenge
News outlets and analysts have been in awe of the speed of renewable ... capacity early this year. Indeed China is and will be the world’s largest ... its value in 2005 and comprises 1/3 of total global renewable investment
Perry’s Regulatory Curve Ball to Bail Out Baseload
-failing coal and nuclear plants operating in competitive electricity markets ... -site (i.e. coal and nuclear) under the guise that national and economic ... action? Low-cost natural gas is making gas-fired power plants cheaper and
Pragmatism not Fearmongering Needed on Gas Deliverability
Baseload power (i.e. coal and nuclear) interests that are being edged ... (currently) cheap and abundant natural gas for power generation will make the country more vulnerable to power outages. Why? Because unlike coal and
Giving Communities a Voice on Large-Scale Solar
more difficult than it has ever been. Distrust and local opposition are ... situations, projects get pushed through without meaningful input from and engagement with the community—often resulting in more costs than benefits and
Policy Impacts
. FERC and Grid Reform Shelley Welton engaged with policymakers and ... state authority and advance equitable, worker-centered energy transitions ... disconnection policy through direct engagement with state and federal policymakers
The Challenge of Scaling Negative Emissions
practical sense, and major barriers to growth lie ahead in the form of high costs, environmental impacts and political support. Jennifer Wilcox, professor of Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and
A Case Study of Electricity Competition Results in Pennsylvania
Choice and Competition Act was passed in 1996, restructuring the state's wholesale and retail electricity markets. This report examines the impacts of the restructuring law twenty years later—using a variety of metrics and