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RAP has recently hired four new staff members as it continues to expand its work in the United States, European Union, China and other regions. Barbara Wagner recently joined RAP as chief operations officer; J. Riley Allen will serve as RAP's research manager; Christopher James joins RAP as a senior associate; and Diane Derby will serve as RAP's communications manager. Read more....
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RAP's Richard Sedano was presented with the National Association of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners' Mary Kilmarx Award during the organization's 121st Annual Convention in Chicago. Read more....
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RAP's Richard Sedano spoke with Vermont Public Radio for this July 17, 2010 segment on David Coen's role with the National Assocation of Regulatory Utility Commissioners in shaping national energy policy.
PC World wrote about a Smart Grid forum hosted by the New American Foundation and quoted RAP's Bob Lieberman in its July 13, 2010 story,
"Experts: Smart Meters Face Image Problem."
The online Smart Grid Library noted RAP's work in this July 12, 2010 story, "Decoupling and Energy Efficiency: A Winning Combination."
This Stateline news service story, "The RGGI Raid: How Cap-and-Trade Revenues Went to Fix State Budgets,"
included comments from RAP's David Farnswoth. The story ran on June 26, 2010.
Finchannel.com carried a June 22, 2010 article on the Asian Development Bank's forum on clean energy, which drew more than 100 energy regulators from around the world. The article notes RAP's role in helping to organize the two-day event.
RAP's David Farnsworth authored this piece,
"Images and How We Remember History," positing which images history books will use to represent climate change and casting his vote on behalf of the McKinsey curve. The piece ran on the Huffington Post on June 8, 2010.
Intelligent Utility carried this June 1, 2010 article, "Regulatory Assistance Project Tackles Smart Grid," in which RAP's Richard Sedano discusses the implications of smarter grids for regulation and policy. "In Sedano's view, if regulation is aligned with the public interest, with national priorities, with economic efficiency, the result should be positive. Utilities should see incentives and they whould be rewarded for good performance," author Phil Carson concludes.
RAP’s work with the European Climate Foundation (ECF) was contained in this
Roadmap 2050 report, which was released on Apr. 13, 2010. RAP
authored this
supporting document on forward capactiy markets for the Roadmap 2050 report. The report’s release was detailed in the
New York Times and other media.
Forbes.com quoted RAP's Richard Sedano in this April 1, 2010 story,
"America's Highest Power Bills."
RAP's Rick Weston spoke with
Channel 3 News
about the potential impact of a 26-year power purchase agreement between the State of Vermont and Hydro-Quebec.
RAP's Richard Cowart was interviewed by Electric Utility Week for a Feb. 22, 2010 story that covered the NARUC winter meetings. Cowart spoke about how states are moving forward on climate policy in the absence of federal legislation, but warned that efforts to achieve an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 will require more than a national price on carbon. "No path to a 2050 climate change policy can succeed without energy efficiency," he said. (Story available by subscription only).
The Hawaii Island Journal interviewed Richard Cowart for the story,
"Powering Ahead: Green Energy vs. Crude," which explored Hawaii's energy future during a two-day summit of energy experts.
EurActiv, a European media network, published this
Q&A with Richard Cowart, which ran on October 27, 2009 under the heading, "Advisor: 'Investment strategy' needed to cut emissions."
This IIEA video captures Richard Cowart's presentation, "Carbon Prices, Consumer Costs and Efficiency Solutions," made to the Institute of International and European Affairs on June 22, 2009 (36 mins).
Vermont Public Radio interviewed Richard Sedano for this June 1, 2009
segment on Vermont Yankee's relicensing, in which Sedano addressed lower regional electricity prices in the wake of a greater supply of natural gas.
Environmental Finance spoke with Richard Cowart for a March 26, 2009
story about policy changes that will be needed before carbon capture and storage (CCS) can be developed in the US (subscription required). |
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