Price Responsive Demand
Economic Experiments
It is little wonder why so many commissions prefer a regulatory model that shields most consumers (especially residential) from real time market volatility.
Pricing
Will Demand Charges Accelerate Adoption of Behind-the-Meter Storage? Part 2
Potential Unintended Consequences
A high-level assessment of the largest utilities’ exposure levels and the importance of the development of a thorough understanding and segmentation of customers.
Do Load Shapes of PV Customers Differ?
Implications for Rate Design
A load shape for PV customers that is materially different from the status quo residential customer may be sufficient grounds to implement a separate rate class.
Will Demand Charges Accelerate Adoption of Behind-the-Meter Storage?
Part One of Two
Innovation in rate design may suggest additional paths and revenue structures beyond demand charges.
Electricity or Natural Gas
Which Holds the Real Price Advantage?
The price of electricity per Btu based on marginal costs may be considerably lower than the price of natural gas when the grid is primarily supplied by wind and solar.
Finding Common Ground on TOU Rates
Consumer, Clean Energy Advocates
Cooperation has produced concrete guidance on time of use rates, described in a new joint paper.
Multi-Purpose Solar's Value Proposition
Case Study from Arizona
A case study of Solar Energy’s PowerParasol, which promises to quicken the adoption of solar energy.
Jousting at Windmills
Maryland PSC Subsidizes Offshore Wind
Maryland’s residential and smaller business customers will bear the full cost of the subsidies.
Dynamic Pricing Works in a Hot, Humid Climate
Evidence from Florida
We examine the impacts of dynamic pricing on conservation and load shifting in the hot and humid climate of Florida. We then compare the results to those from dynamic pricing experiments across the world. Our evaluation is based on the Energy Smart Florida pilot study, which was run by Florida Power and Light, the third-largest electric utility in the United States.
Arizona on Value of Solar
Turning Point for Distributed Energy
In December 2016, Arizona's utility regulators set in motion a new policy many believe is likely to undermine investment in solar and other distributed technologies in the state. We urge advocates and regulators looking for sustainable models of state DER policy to think carefully before following Arizona's example.