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Comments to FERC on Clean Resources’ Participation in NYISO’s Capacity Market

Public Comments / November 18, 2020 / Download
Presidential Transition Guidance

News / November 9, 2020
Comments to Arizona on Integrated Resource Planning

Public Comments / October 15, 2020 / Download
Comments to DOE on Energy Storage Systems

Public Comments / August 31, 2020 / Download
Comments to the New York PSC on Resource Adequacy

Public Comments / August 21, 2020 / Download

Publications

Efficiency in Wholesale Electricity Markets

On the Role of Externalities and Subsidies (Working Paper)

Academic Articles/Working Papers / November 9, 2020 / by Sylwia Bialek and Burcin Unel
A Path Forward for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Near-Term Steps to Address Climate Change

Research Reports / September 18, 2020 / by Burcin Unel
Making the Most of Distributed Energy Resources

Subregional Estimates of the Environmental Value of Distributed Energy Resources in the United States

Research Reports / September 11, 2020 / by Matt Butner, Iliana Paul, and Burcin Unel

In the News

Carbon Pricing Would Make Electricity Markets Less Efficient

News Clip / Competitive Enterprise Institute / November 20, 2020
How One Obscure Federal Agency Is Clearing the Path for a U.S. Carbon Price

News Clip / Quartz / October 21, 2020
Will Massachusetts’ Clean Peak Standard Deliver Clean Energy When Needed?

News Clip / Forbes / October 7, 2020
Chatterjee Hints at FERC Role for Carbon Pricing

News Clip / Energywire / October 2, 2020
FERC’s Carbon Blind Spot

News Clip / The Regulatory Review / September 8, 2020

Media Resources

New Report Calculates Environmental Benefits of Distributed Energy Resources Nationwide

Press Releases / September 11, 2020
FERC Rejects NERA Petition Threatening Net Metering Programs

July 16, 2020
Statement on FERC Expansion of MOPR

Press Releases / December 19, 2019
Statement on New York ZEC Program Court Ruling

Press Releases / October 8, 2019
New Report Analyzes Electric Grid Resilience and Reveals Flaws in Coal Bailout Plan

Press Releases / August 1, 2018