Protection Agency (EPA) could impact coal-fired generation in the United States as well as the electricity system as a whole … (MATS), the proposed Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) rule, and the proposed Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) rule. The … models generally agree that these regulations will result in coal plant retirements, though there is far less agreement on …

-fired generators might accelerate a switch from coal to gas that would decrease emissions. Lastly, if restructuring produced the … desired result of lower electricity prices, many observers suggested that an increase in electricity demand would lead to more … the intervening years to utilization of coal facilities, performance of existing nuclear plants, investment in natural gas …

Promoting energy efficiency (EE) has become a leading policy response to greenhouse gas emissions, energy dependence …, and the cost of new generators and transmission lines. Such policies present numerous puzzles. Electricity prices below … marginal cost of electricity. Rejecting “rationality” of consumer energy choices raises doubts regarding cost–benefit analysis …

one-sixth of the total. Oil markets can affect electricity indirectly via substitution with natural gas. Competition in … security that might pertain to electricity, I examine the role of global energy markets on that sector. Oil is currently used … forefront of U.S. policy concerns. Here, I address the extent to which the U.S. electricity sector is affected by these factors …

This paper looks at speculative behavior in the international oil market. Much of the blame for oil-market turbulence …, to volatility. The paper utilizes a large, detailed database on individual trader positions in crude-oil and heating-oil …

to meeting objectives, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, cor¬recting for consumer error in energy efficiency … investment, or reducing peak de¬mand absent real-time prices. If reducing energy use is a policy goal, one could use energy taxes …

in electricity demand. In response, American energy multinationals have built power plants just south of the border that … export most of their electricity to the United States. This development has stirred considerable controversy because these …

in electricity demand. In response, American energy multinationals have built power plants just south of the border that … export most of their electricity to the United States. This development has stirred considerable controversy because these …

We analyze policies to promote renewable sources of electricity. A renewable portfolio standard raises electricity … prices and primarily reduces gas-fired generation. A “knee” of the cost curve exists between 15% and 20% goals for 2020 in … our central case, and higher natural gas prices lower the cost of greater reliance on renewables. A renewable energy …