Coupling the modes of action of four different climate control mechanisms: emission reduction, CO2 removal, adaptation, and geoengineering can greatly […]
READ moreThis field experiment quantifies the impact of social norm information on the demand for indoor temperature. Based on high-frequency data […]
READ moreThe solar industry in the United States typically uses a credit score such as the FICO score as an indicator […]
READ moreWe use novel microdata on on-road fuel consumption and prices paid for fuel in Japan to estimate short-run elasticities of […]
READ moreThis essay provides a broad-brush comparison of performance under traditional arrangements for electricity supply with those that emerged after the […]
READ moreDespite substantial progress in recent years, the global community is projected to fall short in its goal to achieve universal […]
READ moreWe study how state-led crackdowns under conditions of urgency effect firm behavior. By linking the timing of centralized dispatch of […]
READ moreFuel-economy standards for new vehicles are a primary policy instrument in many countries to reduce the carbon footprint of the […]
READ moreTo overcome adoption barriers and promote battery electric vehicles (BEVs) as an energy efficient consumer transportation option, a number of […]
READ moreIn this short note, I use MIT’s Emissions Prediction and Policy Analysis (EPPA) Model to calculate the carbon tax required […]
READ moreThe cost of utility-scale photovoltaics (PV) has declined rapidly over the past decade. Yet increased renewable electricity generation, decreased natural […]
READ moreElectricity power systems, typically a very slow-moving and traditional industry, is in a state of flux as technological innovations, such […]
READ moreWhen energy storage is employed to facilitate large-scale integration of intermittent renewable electricity generation, do competitive bulk power markets continue […]
READ moreWe obtain a formula for how non-renewable resources should be taxed when governments need to collect commodity tax revenues: This […]
READ moreAnecdotes that Millennials fundamentally differ from prior generations are numerous in the popular press. One claim is that Millennials, happy […]
READ moreAmbiguity in calculating unit cost continues to spur debate on how to account for operating assets in managerial decisions, especially […]
READ moreHistorically, high voltage electric transmission facilities in the U.S. have been owned and operated primarily by incumbent utilities subject to […]
READ moreFuel-switching is inevitable to achieve deep decarbonization. Humanity has used approximately two-thirds of the carbon budget compatible with the goal […]
READ moreIn the United States, consumers invest billions of dollars annually in energy efficiency, often on the assumption that these investments […]
READ moreElectricity tariffs typically charge residential users a volumetric rate that covers the bulk of energy, transmission, and distribution costs. The […]
READ moreThe supply of intermittent wind and solar generation with zero marginal operating cost is increasingly rapidly in the U.S. These […]
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