Electricity Policy
Publications
Eight months after Winter Storm Uri left much of Texas in the dark, researchers and regulators are still trying to figure out what exactly caused such widespread power plant failures, and how to…
From Institute for Local Self-Reliance:
In this episode of Building Local Power, ILSR Co-Director John Farrell is joined by Chris Villarreal, President of Plugged In Strategies and an…
From E&E News:
In addition, the proposal doesn’t include an independent market monitor, which is commonplace in organized power markets elsewhere in the U.S. That factor is a sticking point…
From Bracewell’s Policy Resolution Group:
R St. Holds Forum on Electric Competition – The R Street Institute holds a forum next Thursday October 21st at 1:30 p.m. on electric competition in…
When schoolchildren are taught about our system of government, they learn that there are three branches: a legislative branch, that makes the law; an executive branch that implements it; and a…
The proposed Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP) under the Build Back Better Act (aka the budget reconciliation infrastructure bill) is claimed to be a policy that would lead to roughly 80…
From Show-Me Institute:
Even small competitive reforms to tighten these rules can have a big impact. A study from the Brattle Group found that the winning bids in competitive transmission projects…
From Politico:
“DOE’s electricity work requires more external cooperation and broader and deeper technical expertise than ever before,” said Devin Hartman, director of Energy and…
From The Hill:
Clean energy’s largest hurdle is regulatory in nature, but the CEPP would exacerbate this problem by subsidizing a regulatory machine prone to excessive spending —…