January 12, 2022

MITEI appoints
Professor Christopher Knittel
as Deputy Director for Policy

Christopher Knittel has held a number of titles at MIT: George P. Shultz Professor of Energy Economics … Director of […]

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December 16, 2021

Large Scale Wind Power Investment’s Impact on Wholesale Electricity Markets

Wind energy plays a critical role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by providing carbon-free and low marginal cost energy. In […]

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December 1, 2021

Global Externalities, Local Policies, and Firm Selection

How to fight global problems without hurting the local welfare? Economists are increasingly confronting this question: Whether it relates to […]

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November 19, 2021

Will the Climate Crisis Force America to Reconsider Nuclear Power?

Despite providing nearly 9% of California’s electricity generation, and accounting for 15% of its clean-energy production, Diablo Canyon is set […]

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November 17, 2021

At UN Climate Change Conference, Trying to “Keep 1.5 Alive”

A delegation from MIT traveled to Glasgow for COP26, where international negotiators sought to keep global climate goals on track. […]

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November 16, 2021

The Value of Nuclear Microreactors in Providing Heat and Electricity to Alaskan Communities

We evaluated the system cost of providing electricity and heat to serve the load profiles of two types of Alaskan […]

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