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November 27, 2023
Will EU’s buildings directive bring benefits for low-income households?
Louise Sunderland highlights that flexible household energy use is pivotal to the energy transition. The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive provides an essential gateway to citizen participation in the smart energy system and to cheaper energy for low-income households —… View Summary +
November 14, 2023
Introducing RAP’s new look and improved website
At the Regulatory Assistance Project, we have always been guided by a vision where clean, sustainable energy is a reality in our world. In many ways, this is a vision of a changing world. As RAP helps governments improve and… View Summary +
November 8, 2023
新能源时代,煤电上网电价何去何从?
近日,国家发展改革委、国家能源局联合发布了《电力现货市场基本规则(试行)》,为全国各地区现货市场的建立起到了关键性的指导作用。在现货市场运行日渐成熟的情况下,国家发展改革委在2021年提出的“有序放开全部燃煤发电电量上网电价” 的概念值得继续完善,从而为现货市场的发展起到更好地协调和支撑作用。而继续当前的煤电上网电价机制可能会削弱系统可靠性,增加成本,甚至会减缓清洁能源转型的步伐。 煤电机组的补偿机制应当以现货市场为主,中长期市场为辅。具体来说,应当进一步落实国家发展改革委在2021年提出的计划,“有序放开全部燃煤发电电量上网电价,扩大市场交易电价上下浮动范围”,甚至更进一步,完全取消“基准价+上下浮动”机制。这当然并不是说所有中长期交易都应该被取消,而是取消中长期交易行政定价的限制。在新的机制中,中长期交易仍能够以金融合约的形式扮演重要角色,为现货市场的价格波动提供风险对冲服务,但协调各类电力资源、补偿运行行为和投资的主要平台应该是现货市场。 回望2021年,可以从全国范围内的“停电潮”中看出煤电上网电价机制的一些问题。2021年初,煤价显著上涨,然而当时的煤电上网电价机制难以及时地反映燃料成本价格以及市场供需的变化。因此,年中有许多煤电站都陷入了… View Summary +
September 20, 2023
Key issues at stake as EU electricity market reform nears finishing line
A quick side-by-side of the positions in Parliament and Council Reform of the European electricity market design should enter the final stages ahead of next year’s elections. Will the racers be able to cross the finish line in time? This… View Summary +
August 28, 2023
发掘分时电价潜力:考虑全面系统成本
自2021年7月,国家发改委发布《关于进一步完善分时电价机制的通知》(《通知》)以来,全国各省都积极响应了国家号召。截止到2023年1月,全国32个省级行政区都已经逐渐推出了符合地方负荷及电力资源特性的分时电价(云南、福建处于征求意见阶段)。如此大规模地在全国范围内推广分时电价,中国已在施行范围内走在了世界前列。除此之外,各省也按照《通知》的指示,扩大峰谷比,并且个别省份(如广西)会根据省内电力系统情况,灵活调整分时电价执行。以上几点都能够看出,中国的分时电价整体来看在朝着不断完善的方向发展。 然而,分时电价的成效取决于实施细节。一个研究对美国国内163个试点时变电价设计(time-varying… View Summary +
August 16, 2023
The IRA Includes a Big Push for Heat Pumps, But States Can Do Even More
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) became law one year ago, on August 16, 2022. Its billions in investment for the clean energy transition includes considerable resources to spur heat pump adoption across the country. But how much of an… View Summary +
August 2, 2023
The UK is sleepwalking into a big problem with its gas network
To decarbonise the UK, the long term use of gas for heating, including any potential for hydrogen, is limited. Getting off gas is now an obvious climate change and energy security necessity. Both the UK government… View Summary +
July 17, 2023
How to reap the benefits of district heating? Make it local
The city of Groningen in the Netherlands has long been home to Europe’s largest fossil gas field. As fossil fuel production winds down, city authorities are looking for alternative residential and commercial heat sources. One of the solutions they found… View Summary +
July 15, 2023
Zeitvariable Netzentgelte für eine flexible Energiewelt
- Andreas Jahn ,
- Mareike Herrndorff
Ein Stein kommt ins Rollen. Die Bundesnetzagentur hat verkündet, dass sie zum Januar 2024 zeitvariable Netzentgelte einführen will. Mit dem vorliegenden, detaillierten Festlegungsentwurf zum Paragrafen 14a des Energiewirtschaftsgesetzes wurde eine zweite Konsultationsrunde eingeläutet. Gerade einmal fünf Monate danach soll es mit der… View Summary +
June 30, 2023
Business as usual? Heating and cooling in the EU’s updated Renewable Energy Directive
On 28 June, a committee made up of members of European Parliament finally signed off on a new EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED III), the landmark law that aims to speed up the deployment of renewable energy across the EU. View Summary +