choice in the past 5-7 years reach an important juncture in retail market design. Most states with retail choice established … link between wholesale and retail market transactions. This paper, which draws from a lengthier report, describes the … 60-65% of competitive C&I sales in the U.S. in 2004 [2]. …

fossil fuel prices, environmental concerns, and policy support at the state and federal levels. In this article, we review …), covering almost 80% of retail electricity sales in the region. Although many of these state policies have only recently been … rising and volatile fuel prices. Of particular importance for supporting renewable energy is the increasingly common …

markets confront a range of basic policy issues. First, a fundamental issue in any market context is how to organize the … bearing--namely, what level of price response can be expected through the competitive retail market, and whether establishing … customer classes? Second, what types of tariff design is most appropriate, given prevailing policy objectives, wholesale market …

Installations of PV systems have been expanding at a rapid pace in recent years. In the United States, the market for … in the U.S. PV market, the vast majority of the systems in the data sample are located in California (83%, by capacity …

's fourth largest PV market in 2009, behind Germany, Italy, and Japan. The market for PV in the United States is driven by …

initiated customer choice in the past 5-7 years reach an important juncture in retail market design. Most states with retail … responsive demand, creating an important link between wholesale and retail market transactions. This article, which draws from a …

prices indexed to the real-time spot market, and thus have no advance knowledge of prices. Because the price responsiveness … both ends--retail market development and demand response--we conducted a comprehensive review of experience with default …

As a market segment for solar photovoltaic (PV) adoption, new homes have a number of attractive attributes. Homebuyers … transaction costs and information-related market barriers typically confronted when each individual homeowner must make a decision … market differentiation, enhanced media exposure, and less community or political opposition to development projects …