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A step backward – European Member States threaten to reverse progress on Single Electricity Market
The European Council’s proposals on the internal energy market fundamentally weaken the framework that is needed to deliver an integrated market that will benefit European energy consumers, write Philip Baker and Christos Kolokathis from the global energy policy advisors Regulatory… View Summary +
As Reliable as Your Morning Coffee: Why Do We Go Overboard on Generation Resource Adequacy?
On a recent Tuesday morning, we had a blackout here in Key West. Five Brothers Grocery, the best Cuban coffee shop in town, is just around the corner, and owner Heriberto “Pepe” Paez was out of the café con leche… View Summary +
Calming Chicken Little: An EV Grid Tale Without the Scary Ending
When kids hear the fairy tale Chicken Little, they learn that a confused little bird is hit on the head with an acorn and concludes the sky is falling. It then manages to convince a handful of other animals of… View Summary +
浅谈分布式发电补偿机制的几点国际经验
2017年底国家发改委、国家能源局联合发布了《关于开展分布式发电市场化交易试点的通知》 (发改能源[2017]1901号)，为就近利用分布式能源资源迈出了新的一步。这一通知规定了分布式发电交易模式和组织形式，并对其中关键问题，如“过网费”、相关补贴和可再生能源配额和节能减排权益等做出了具体的说明。有分析认为新出台的市场化交易政策可以大幅提高分布式发电的收益，同时降低大工业用户以及工商业用户的用电成本，从而推动分布式光伏发电在售电侧的平价上网。睿博能源智库最近就分布式发电市场化举措，也做出了评论。… View Summary +
Time for German network operators to come clean about tariffs
Network tariffs are an important part of energy costs for consumers, yet, surprisingly, the way these fees are established in Germany is completely opaque, writes Andreas Jahn, Berlin-based senior associate at global energy policy advisors Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP). According… View Summary +
The quiet power market transformation behind the new carbon market in China
In December, the Chinese government announced the launch of a national carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS), which is expected to become the largest ETS in the world. This is a major development, writes Max Dupuy, senior associate at the Regulatory… View Summary +
Environmental Permits Can Help to Implement Power Sector Reform
During my trip to China this past October and November, my tenth such during that time of year, I wore my facemask only once, on a day when the air quality index (AQI) was 260. While an AQI of 260… View Summary +
Reflections on 2017: Key Trends Shaping the Power Sector
Reflection comes naturally during the holiday season. As I come to the end of my first year at RAP, I am reflecting on many interesting power sector developments from 2017. I will focus on a handful here—trends that stood out… View Summary +
What’s Next for Distributed Generation in China?
Investment in solar photovoltaic (PV) generation is surging in China, and, although utility-scale solar continues to dominate, distributed solar is also growing rapidly. The country is estimated to have added 54 GW of solar in 2017, and distributed solar… View Summary +
On the Road to “Efficiency First” in the Energy Union – Are we there yet?
In 2015, the European Commission adopted moderating energy demand as a pillar of the Energy Union and “Efficiency First” as a guiding principle underpinning it. Last Friday, the Commission released its third State of the Energy Union. So how… View Summary +
