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Will price cannibalisation kill the market for wind and solar? Another conversation with Dominic Scott’s inner teenage sceptic
Not to be out done by Monika and Bram, Dominic Scott has another chat with his inner teenage self. This time on the topic of whether the rollout of renewables will eat itself. (For more on this topic, please see our … View Summary +
Making contracts for difference smart: Conversations with Dominic Scott’s inner teenage sceptic
In response to stomach-churning increases in electricity prices of 2022, prompted by the invasion of Ukraine and issues with the French nuclear power fleet, European institutions have been devising reforms to put consumers on a more solid footing. One of… View Summary +
中国区域电力市场：南方电网区域市场设计方案回顾（执行摘要）
在过去的十几年，中国南方区域一直走在电力市场规则制定与实施的前沿。从2022年中到2023年7月，国家能源局南方监管局、中国南方电网电力调度控制中心以及广州电力交易中心有限责任公司发布了一系列文件，明确了中国南方电网地区的区域电力市场设计。本报告主要基于2023年6月发布的《南方区域电力市场运营规则（征求意见稿）》（以下简称《运营规则》或《规则》），并在一定程度上参考了多个“实施细则”和其他政策文件的基础上，对南方区域市场设计进行了简要回顾。本文为讨论稿，希望借此文抛砖引玉，与业内人士共同探讨。 区域电力市场可以有效地加强系统稳定性、降低排放、低成本地帮助可再生能源并网，更公平地分摊成本，并且提高电价和成本的透明性。《运营规则》是推动中国南方电网建立区域电力市场重要的第一步。然而，《规则》在一些关键领域仍然存在一些不清晰之处与尚未充分解决的市场设计问题，其中最重要的几点包括： 结算体系并不完善； 由于部分市场参与主体未以现货市场价格结算而导致了市场运营商（电力交易中心）的不平衡资金问题； 缺乏区域调度控制；… View Summary +
Boiler alert: Predicting boiler breakdowns benefits households and reduces harmful emissions
Policymakers can provide stronger tools to avoid households becoming locked into new gas boiler systems We do not get to choose when our boiler breaks down. It could be at the start of the weekend, when a houseful of relatives… View Summary +
China’s coal power capacity payment policy: What it means and what’s next
The possibility of establishing a new capacity payment for power plants has been under debate in China for years. If well-designed and open to competing clean-energy resources, a capacity payment mechanism could be a workable part of a broad power… View Summary +
Getting contracts for difference right: Conversations with Monika Morawiecka’s inner teenage sceptic
The fossil gas price rollercoaster witnessed over the last couple of years has underlined the need to get renewables deployed at breakneck speed. At the same time we need tools to protect consumers from big price hikes. Well-designed, two-sided contracts… View Summary +
RGGI’s 2023 Program Review: An Opportunity for Frontline Communities (Part 2)
Part 1 of this blog highlighted the foresight of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative founders. These air and energy regulators acknowledged their uncertainty as to all the effects this new program might have on electricity ratepayers, and developed an… View Summary +
RGGI’s 2023 Program Review: An Opportunity for Frontline Communities (Part 1)
When the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative’s program review comes around, many of us at RAP think of it as a cause for celebration. Now, that may be because we are environmental protection and administrative law nerds. View Summary +
Avoiding the worst pitfalls with capacity markets – Conversations with Bram Claeys’ inner teenage sceptic
Governments want to make sure the lights stay on during the most challenging moments of the year — think freezing cold days when the wind is not blowing and the sun hides behind grey clouds. Around Europe and further afield,… View Summary +
Getting the Job Done: Insights on Developing the Heat Pump Workforce
In the coming years, states will need to expand their skilled workforce in order to meet the increasing demand for heat pumps and other electrification measures, especially as new federal funds become available. To help state decision-makers determine which approaches… View Summary +
