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Puerto Rico is confronting a growing list of challenges in the electricity sector. Perhaps chief among them are high rates and inefficient generation. These challenges are increasingly recognized as concerns connected to governance and oversight of the Puerto Rico Energy… View Summary +
Jim Lazar takes aim at the widely circulated “duck curve” in this webinar, which highlights 10 low carbon strategies for “teaching the duck to fly.” Mr. Lazar utilizes existing technologies to address the load shape of emerging utility requirements as… View Summary +
If the video is not visible, please accept all cookies to enable the player. Join Jim Lazar as he takes aim at the “duck curve” and provides readily available options utilities can use to adapt to high penetrations of… View Summary +
With the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Section 111(d) New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for new plants published in January 2014—and a proposed rule for existing fossil generators expected in June 2014—many states are exploring the development of… View Summary +
With over a half-dozen environmental regulations expected in the next several years, many state energy regulators find themselves having to reach beyond their traditional regulatory boundaries to understand the effects of public health and environmental regulations on the energy sector. View Summary +
Jim Lazar takes aim at the widely circulated “duck curve” in this brief policy paper, which highlights 10 low carbon strategies for “teaching the duck to fly.” Mr. Lazar utilizes existing technologies to address the load shape of emerging utility… View Summary +
Across Europe there is an increasing concern over rising energy prices and their impacts on industry, households, and national economies. Many believe that relaxing Europe’s commitment to a clean energy future is the only way to reduce energy costs. This… View Summary +
RAP’s Mike Hogan and Bentham Paulos, of America’s Power Plan, describe market design ideas for dealing with increased system variability in the January 2014 edition of Public Utilities Fortnightly. Renewables and demand-side technologies have some features that will disrupt traditional… View Summary +
In comments submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Docket AD13-7-000, which considers how centralized capacity market rules support the procurement and retention of resources necessary to meet future reliability and operational needs, RAP suggests three areas warranting additional consideration. View Summary +
In these comments filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas’ Project 40000, RAP offers suggestions for how to evaluate “resource adequacy” in terms that ultimately matter most to Texas businesses and consumers and for defining the product one is… View Summary +