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Over the past thirty years, China has implemented a series of reforms that have greatly improved the efficiency, reliability, and environmental performance of its power sector. But there are still daunting challenges facing the country and, to respond to them,… View Summary +
In an earlier publication, RAP presents a number of “key lessons” from international experience for countries designing market-based mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This paper builds on that earlier publication, providing more details on the international experience, and… View Summary +
States have jurisdiction over most interconnections of distributed generation to utility systems in the U.S. While a majority of states have established interconnection regulations, they tend to focus on the smallest systems. This paper provides recommendations for state interconnection rules… View Summary +
While utilities and their regulators are familiar with the energy savings that energy efficiency measures can provide, they may not be aware of how these same measures also provide very valuable peak capacity benefits in the form of marginal reductions… View Summary +
This paper presents a brief history of activity since 1992 in developing and implementing policy and regulatory initiatives aimed at increasing demand-side participation in the Australian National Electricity Market. Three main groups have developed and implemented policy and regulatory initiatives:… View Summary +
There is growing interest in electricity market reforms that can tap the potential of dispatchable demand response to balance an increasing percentage of renewables in the power system. In the two “forward” capacity markets in the US, dispatchable demand response… View Summary +
This state-by-state analysis details which states have worked energy efficiency into active integrated resource plans (IRPs) or have developed a similar planning process. It is based on RAP’s annual tracking of energy efficiency policies throughout the US. View Summary +
This report sets out a broad-based strategy to improve the energy fitness of Vermont buildings and to lower fuel bills for Vermont families and businesses. It is an update of “Affordable Heat: A Whole-Buildings Efficiency Service for Vermont Families and… View Summary +
If the video is not visible, please accept all cookies to enable the player. The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP), with support from the Energy Foundation (EF), offered this webinar at no charge to EF grantee participants as part of… View Summary +
In this presentation, the instructors Peter Adamczyk and Dennis O’Connor will discuss why financing is necessary, but not sufficient for enabling energy efficiency on a massive scale. They will also explore why most financing offers to date have not succeeded… View Summary +