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Our research and advocacy covers a wide range of electricity-related issues, including capacity market rules, carbon pricing, distributed energy resources, and the transmission grid. We engage with both federal and state-level regulators.

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Opinion

Ending the Snipe Hunt for Buyer-Side Power in PJM and Other Capacity Markets

Opinion / Utility Dive / June 21, 2021

Event

Getting the Gas Sector’s Energy Transition Underway

May 27, 2021

Update

Comments to FERC on Climate Risks, Reliability, and Resilience

Public Comments / April 14, 2021

Publications

Climate and Power System Reliability in the Aftermath of the Texas Blackouts

Academic Articles/Working Papers / July 1, 2021 / by Marie Petitet, Burçin Ünel, Rolando Fuentes, and Frank Felder
Who Knows What: Information Barriers to Efficient DER Roll-Out

Working Paper

Academic Articles/Working Papers / May 12, 2021 / by Sylwia Bialek, Yury Dvorkin, Jip Kim, and Burçin Ünel
Strategic Policymaking for Implementing Renewable Portfolio Standards: A Tri-level Optimization Approach

Forthcoming

Academic Articles/Working Papers / May 5, 2021 / by Jip Kim, Sylwia Bialek, Burçin Ünel, and Yury Dvorkin

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Past Events

Getting the Gas Sector’s Energy Transition Underway
May 27, 2021, 12:00pm–1:15pm
Building a New Grid Without New Legislation
December 14, 2020, 12:00pm–1:30pm

Recent projects & Updates

Comments to New Jersey on Solar Incentives

Public Comments / May 27, 2021 / Download
Comments to DOE on Process Rule for New Energy Conservation Standards

Public Comments / May 26, 2021 / Download
Comments to Maryland PSC on Energy Storage Report

Public Comments / May 11, 2021 / Download
Comments to New York PSC on Gas Planning Procedures

Public Comments / May 3, 2021 / Download
Comments to FERC Following Technical Conference on Market Design

Public Comments / April 26, 2021 / Download

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In the News

Ending the Snipe Hunt for Buyer-Side Power in PJM and Other Capacity Markets

Opinion / Utility Dive / June 21, 2021
How Private Equity Squeezes Cash from the Dying U.S. Coal Industry

News Clip / Reuters / March 2, 2021
Groups Seek Rigorous Grid Reviews, Undercutting Biden’s Climate Goals

News Clip / Inside EPA / February 18, 2021
Can Biden Transmission Order Avoid State Backlash?

News Clip / Energywire / February 11, 2021
Canada Plans Hydropower Push as Biden Looks to Clean Up U.S. Grid

News Clip / Reuters / February 10, 2021

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