A review of the value of solar methodology with a case study of the US VOS

KS Hayibo, JM Pearce - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Distributed generation with solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is economically competitive if
net metered in the US Yet there is evidence that net metering is misrepresenting the true …

The SO2 Allowance Trading System: The Ironic History of a Grand Policy Experiment

R Schmalensee, RN Stavins - Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2013 - aeaweb.org
Two decades have passed since the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 launched a grand
experiment in market-based environmental policy: the SO2 cap-and-trade system. That …

The impact of variable renewable energy resources on power system reliability

AJH Steele, JW Burnett, JC Bergstrom - Energy Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Transitioning the electric power sector to rely more on wind and solar photovoltaics (WPV)
has long been cited as a potential solution to reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions …

Emerging economic viability of grid defection in a northern climate using solar hybrid systems

A Kantamneni, R Winkler, L Gauchia, JM Pearce - Energy Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
High demand for photovoltaic (PV), battery, and small-scale combined heat and power
(CHP) technologies are driving a virtuous cycle of technological improvements and cost …

A commentary on the US policies for efficient large scale renewable energy storage systems: Focus on carbon storage cycles

E Gençer, R Agrawal - Energy Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
The inevitable depletion of fossil resources and increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas
concentrations demonstrate the need for renewable energy conversion technologies for a …

Impact of different types of environmental regulation on employment scale: an analysis based on perspective of provincial heterogeneity

W Guo, H Dai, X Liu - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020 - Springer
Firstly, we divided the existing environmental regulation policies into two types as “expense-
type” and “investment-type” according to their characteristics. And then we analyzed the …

Secular trends, environmental regulations, and electricity markets

D Burtraw, K Palmer, A Paul, M Woerman - The Electricity Journal, 2012 - Elsevier
A simulation model of the US electricity market to examine the impact of natural gas prices
and future electricity demand growth on the electricity industry suggests that recent …

Economic ideas for a complex climate policy regime

D Burtraw, M Woerman - Energy Economics, 2013 - Elsevier
The parsimony of economic theory provides general insights into an otherwise complex
world. However, the most straightforward organizing principles from theory have not often …

Taxing electricity sector carbon emissions at social cost

AC Paul, B Beasley, KL Palmer - Resources for the Future …, 2013 - papers.ssrn.com
Concerns about budget deficits, tax reform, and climate change are fueling discussions
about taxing carbon emissions to generate revenue and reduce greenhouse gas emissions …

Maximizing Utility in Electric Utility Regulation

JJ Monast - Fla. St. UL Rev., 2015 - HeinOnline
The electric power sector is undergoing a period of profound change, reacting to economic,
technological, and regulatory variables that have emerged quickly and largely without …