been much debate about their potential effects on electricity reliability. Only very exceptional circumstances would … trigger supply disruptions; however, the changes may affect electricity prices, the generation mix, and industry revenues …. Coincident with these new rules, expectations about natural gas prices and future electricity demand growth are changing in ways …

electricity generating fleet than most studies have predicted. …

) emissions from electricity generation in the eastern U.S. Under each of 18 scenarios examined, we find an annual policy would …

electric power sector using a cap-and-trade program. This paper assesses the importance of long-term electricity contracts … electricity and a small effect on retail price. States may want to consider contracts on a case-by-case basis when making …

Planning of the electricity transmission system generally focuses on the pros and cons of providing generation close to … the source of the power demand versus remote generation linked via the transmission system. Recent electricity supply … electricity supply. Recently, the Western Governors’ Association led the development of a planning exercise that examined the …

policies to provide revenue for the sale of electricity generated from captured methane gas. Individually, any of these …

generation performance standard as alternative approaches for distributing carbon emission allowances in the electricity sector …. We solve a detailed national electricity market model and find the auction is roughly one-half the societal cost of the … competition in the electricity sector. The differences in the cost of the approaches flow from the effect of each approach on …