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Excess Rooftop Solar Generation, A Source of Help for Neighbors
It seems that almost overnight, huge numbers of American electricity consumers have become electricity producers, mostly via their rooftop solar systems. Today, these Americans aren’t just pulling electrons from the grid, they are adding to the supply of… View Summary +
Does “Efficiency First” mean “Renewables Last”?
The European Commission’s “Clean Energy for All Europeans” package of legislation puts “Efficiency First.” Generally praised by energy efficiency advocates, this principle evokes fear in the renewable energy sector. Does Efficiency First mean that renewable energy takes the back seat?… View Summary +
The Clean Growth Strategy puts faith in energy efficiency – here’s how to do it
The UK government’s new Clean Growth Strategy gives quite a lot of priority to energy efficiency. That’s good news, write Jan Rosenow and Richard Cowart. What’s needed next is to develop the policies that actually deliver the goods. This can be… View Summary +
EU must take regionalisation of electricity markets a step further
The European Commission has proposed to set up Regional Operational Centers (ROCs), which is a welcome step in the further integration of the EU internal electricity market, writes Philip Baker of the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP). However, according to Baker,… View Summary +
The future of network regulation: Let’s pay consumers to support the grid
The very fabric of modern economies and the challenge to ensure that our energy systems evolve to provide reliable, affordable, clean energy for us, our children, and grandchildren is at stake in Europe this year, explains Edith Bayer. How much… View Summary +
A Pragmatic Proposal for Supplier Compensation
The European Commission has proposed that independent aggregators should not be required anymore to pay compensation to suppliers, as is the case in many EU member states today. According to Philip Baker this proposal should be supported, as it will… View Summary +
For Climate Progress, Solutions Sprout from Cities, States
At this past summer’s meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), I served on a panel of experts discussing what might happen to America’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the wake of the Trump administration’s… View Summary +
欧洲视角：区域现货市场效益
最近睿博能源智库发表了一份关于促进欧洲电力市场和系统运行一体化进展的报告(英文版)，并为欧盟委员会将来的工作给出了建议。睿博能源智库将继续在市场设计相关议题对欧盟委员会提供咨询。 欧洲的电力行业，正逐步向电力批发市场和系统运行的一体化方向前进，其理念是将地理分布分散的市场、电网公司以及输电系统运行商关联起来。 通过提高跨地理区域的电力市场和系统运营的一体化程度所带来的效益，在欧洲、美国以及世界上其他地方的研究都有过相关陈述。有些效益格外值得一提： 一体化可以提高系统总体的可靠性，降低获得同等可靠性水平需产生的成本。当在更大的区域进行系统运营时，运营的风险是集中的；对运行备用的需求，是由失去跨整个区域的最大组成部分的风险决定… View Summary +
