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    RAP's Recommended Reading: Our reading list offers a broad scope of policy papers that come highly recommended by RAP's staff.

    Highlights of RAP's recent work around the globe:

      RAP in the US:
      NARUC : RAP's presentations at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Summer Meetings, held July 18-21, 2010 in Sacramento, CA, covered topics including smart grid, decoupling and feed-in tariffs. See more on our Presentations page.

      Energy efficiency:
      • RAP is offering technical assistance to Energy Foundation grantees on energy efficiency program design and implementation. View the recent webinar or our resource page.
      • Compendium of Best Practices is the result of extensive outreach, data gathering, and analysis conducted to identify leading state and local-level best practices in energy efficiency and renewable energy in the US.
      • RAP's Richard Sedano is assisting the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) in implementing the energy efficiency elements of recently passed legislation.

      RAP in China:
      FERC meetings: RAP recently organized a series of workshops and discussions in China for Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Read more...
      National training workshops: RAP is working with the Natural Resources Defense Council in Beijing to hold national training workshops for Chinese officials and practitioners on implementing demand-side management (DSM) and energy efficiency projects. The first of the training workshops, "Planning and Constructing an Efficiency Power Plant," was held June 1-3, 2010. Read more....

      RAP in the EU:
      The "Roadmap 2050" Project: RAP is a member of the Roadmap 2050 policy team, analyzing public policies needed to help the European Commission move towards it goal of decarbonizing by 2050. RAP's policy paper on forward capacity markets has been incorporated into the recently released Roadmap 2050 report.

      RAP in Other Regions:
      Asian Development Bank: RAP assisted in the Asian Development Bank's Asia‐Pacific "Dialogue on Clean Energy Governance and Regulation," held in Manila, Philippines on June 21-22, 2010. Read more...

      See more of RAP's latest work here.
 

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The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) is a global, non-profit team of experts that focuses on the long-term economic and environmental sustainability of the power and natural gas sectors, providing technical and policy assistance to government officials on a broad range of energy and environmental issues. Formed by a group of veteran utility regulators, RAP has deep expertise in regulatory and market policies that promote economic efficiency, protect the environment, ensure system reliability, and allocate system benefits fairly among all consumers.
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