The distribution grid for delivering electricity to the user has been paid for as part of the charge per kilowatt …” electric distribution company revenues or profits from how much electricity goes through the lines. Their motivation is that …. Price-cap regulation may distort utility incentives to inform consumers about energy efficiency -— getting more performance …

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 …

Among the many complex issues of technology, governance, and market design affecting the electricity sector, climate …

emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. One of the challenges California faces is how the state should regulate the electricity sector …. About 80 percent of the state’s electricity consumption is generated in the state, but about 52 percent of the greenhouse … gas emissions associated with electricity consumption comes from outside the state. The question addressed in this paper …

efficiency policies covering appliance standards, financial incentives, information and voluntary programs, and government energy …

We evaluate the effectiveness of energy efficiency labeling in guiding household appliance choice decisions. Using a …

, 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 …

forefront of U.S. policy concerns. Here, I address the extent to which the U.S. electricity sector is affected by these factors … and, in turn, whether increased electricity competition exacerbates them. After defining four dimensions of energy … security that might pertain to electricity, I examine the role of global energy markets on that sector. Oil is currently used …

siting difficulty, state electricity demand and imports, and states with renewable portfolio standards (RPSs). Major results … reveal that state resource potential varies, and siting is significantly more difficult in states that import electricity and … those with RPSs. These results suggest that states with the greatest incentives to develop renewable energy also face the …