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Blog January 9, 2017

Beneficial Electrification: Opportunity Knocks for Utilities

What We Work On

Building on peer-to-peer relationships, our team helps energy and air quality regulators and NGOs navigate the complexities of power sector policy, regulation, and markets.

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Energy Prices, Not Capacity Mechanisms, are Key to Ensuring Reliability at the Lowest Cost

The current energy market design is fully able to reflect the value of reliability, even if it doesn’t always do so in practice. Michael Hogan describes a smarter approach, one that can ensure reliability in a low-carbon power system at the lowest cost to consumers, without need for capacity markets.

Where We Work

We focus primarily on the world's four largest power markets: China, the European Union, India, and the United States.

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Wholesale Electricity Markets and Pricing in China: How is Reform Going?

Max Dupuy and Wang Xuan review reform efforts and recommend relatively easy-to-implement (and relatively low-risk) energy pricing alternatives.

Events

February12017

During this informational webinar hosted by the Pembina Institute, RAP’s Michael Hogan will explore what capacity markets are, key design principles, and lessons learned from other jurisdictions. Sara Hastings-Simon, associate regional director, Alberta at the Pembina Institute will moderate the session, including a Q&A.

The Regulatory Assistance Project is dedicated to accelerating the transition to a clean, reliable, and efficient energy future.

Beneficial Electrification: Opportunity Knocks for Utilities

What We Work On

Energy Prices, Not Capacity Mechanisms, are Key to Ensuring Reliability at the Lowest Cost

Where We Work

Wholesale Electricity Markets and Pricing in China: How is Reform Going?

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Follow the Missing Money: Ensuring Reliability at Least Cost to Consumers in the Transition to a Low-Carbon Power System

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Regional Air Quality Planning: Energy and Air Quality Integration

Moving Load Around: Time-Varying Rates and Demand Response

Hitting the Mark on Missing Money: How to Ensure Reliability at Least Cost to Consumers

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Electricity Market Design: Learning from Experience

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Future Energy Mix in Poland: PV More Likely Than New Coal by 2030

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Events

Capacity Markets 101: Understanding Options for Alberta (Webinar)

The Regulatory Assistance Project is dedicated to accelerating the transition to a clean, reliable, and efficient energy future.

What We Work On

Energy Prices, Not Capacity Mechanisms, are Key to Ensuring Reliability at the Lowest Cost

Where We Work

Wholesale Electricity Markets and Pricing in China: How is Reform Going?

Events

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