Sustainable Electricity Systems
To be sustainable, electricity systems must recover operating costs, invest for the future, provide reliable electricity and meet environmental and social objectives.
Renewable electricity generation is an essential part of a sustainable energy future. An increasing number of governments are subsidizing the deployment of renewable energy technologies for electricity generation and the growth of domestic industries. What can be learned from their experiences?
Our experts in renewable energy technologies, energy policy and environmental fiscal reform help government officials and civil society organizations achieve a supportive policy framework for sustainable electricity systems. We do this by conducting research to evaluate the impact of subsidies and electricity sector policies to make the case for reform. Our services include policy design and evaluation, bottom-up analysis of electricity subsidies, evaluation of electricity system externalities, stakeholder consultation, and the organization of seminars and other events.
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Public Finance for Renewable Energy in China: Building on international experience
The Chinese government has responded to the challenge of increasing energy consumption and environmental pollution with ambitious targets for...
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A Climate Gift or a Lump of Coal? The emission impacts of Canadian and U.S. greenhouse gas regulations in the electricity sector
On June 2, 2014, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released proposed regulations for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from...
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A Financially Sustainable Power Sector: Developing assessment methodologies
This paper explores the concept of financial sustainability and proposes a framework to analyze electricity sectors based on this model.The concept...
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A Cautionary Tale: Spain's Solar PV Investment Bubble
This study provides a detailed exploration of the events leading up to, during and after the notorious Spanish solar PV bubble—when a sudden and...
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Balancing State, Utility and Social Needs in Agricultural Electricity Supply: The case for a holistic approach to reform
This paper, prepared by CUTS Institute for Regulation and Competition, examines the challenges in reforming subsidized electricity for India's...
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Stable Policies, Turbulent Markets-Germany's Green Industrial Policy: The costs and benefits of promoting solar PV and wind energy
This report is one in a series that considers the lessons for green industrial policy that can be learnt from policies in the renewable energy sector. The aim of the series is to provide policy makers with research to support the development of cost effective, well targeted policies for the development of green industries.
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Green Revenues for Green Energy: Environmental fiscal reform for renewable energy technology deployment in China
China's economy continues to grow rapidly with corresponding increases in both energy consumption and environmental pollution.Renewable energy is a...
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WTO Members, Not the Appellate Body, Need to Clarify Boundaries in Renewable Energy Support
What constitutes appropriate state measures for incentivizing renewable energy development and deployment?This key question has been posed, not...
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Renewable Energy Jobs: Status, prospects & policies. Biofuels and Grid-Connected Electricity Generation
The job-creating potential of renewable energy is analyzed in Renewable Energy Jobs: Status, prospects & policies, a recent IRENA Working Paper...
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Subsidies and External Costs in Electric Power Generation: A comparative review of estimates
This review highlights the paucity of consistent information and data on subsidies to electricity generation. It also highlights the...
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