This paper examines how digitalization impacts public service provision through a study of the U.S. power sector. We exploit the […]
READ moreThe average wait for a new generation project to interconnect to the grid continues to rise, with the median time […]
READ moreBuilding on the stochastic economic analysis of the plant-level ammonia production (AP) model, this study comprehensively considers key low-carbon AP […]
READ moreIn industries with extensive infrastructure needs and pronounced scale economies, consumers can be better served by well-designed regulation than by […]
READ moreFinancial risk is a central concern for investors in electricity technologies. Investors are both risk-averse and unable to optimally manage […]
READ moreI have noted that many observers of climate policy do not believe that the widely adopted policy of Net-zero emissions […]
READ moreMotivated by Carbon Emissions Trading Schemes, Treasury Auctions, Procurement Auctions, and Wholesale Electricity Markets, which all involve the auctioning of […]
READ moreWe consider repeated multi-unit auctions with uniform pricing, which are widely used in practice for allocating goods such as carbon […]
READ moreWind energy plays an important role in decarbonizing the economy and increasingly accounts for a growing share of electricity supply […]
READ moreWhat makes a sustainable company a sustainable company? More and more companies are setting seemingly ambitious net-zero targets for their […]
READ moreThe Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) represents the largest federal response to climate change to date. We highlight the key climate […]
READ moreThe power demand for electric vehicles in future mobility scenarios may lead to peaks and overloads threatening grid stability. The […]
READ moreThe Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) issued draft Circulars A-4 and A-94 for public comment earlier this year. […]
READ moreAccounting for nearly 8% of global annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the cement industry is considered difficult to decarbonize. While […]
READ moreOpinions regarding the climate impacts of Bitcoin mining deviate fundamentally between scholars and Bitcoin proponents. We validate arguments from both […]
READ moreOn March 14, 2023, the European Commission (EC) published the much awaited “Proposal for a regulation (…) to improve the […]
READ moreWe consolidate, generalize, and expand on a set of price-theory results to measure consumer benefits from technologies that improve the […]
READ moreWidespread adoption of hydrogen as an energy carrier is widely believed to require continued advances in Power-to-Gas (PtG) technologies. Here […]
READ moreRural populations are particularly exposed to increasing weather variability, notably because of agriculture. In this paper, we exploit longitudinal data […]
READ moreTo mitigate climate change, governments use various policy instruments to support low-carbon technologies. In many cases, state investment banks (SIBs) […]
READ moreThe ‘nuclear battery’ is a new concept for delivering nuclear powered heat and electricity. Their small scale and portability enable […]
READ moreParticulate matter significantly reduces life expectancy in India. We use a randomized controlled trial in the Indian state of Punjab […]
READ moreOn the 23rd of January 2023, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the reform of the EU’s electricity […]
READ moreThe ongoing energy crisis has severely hit energy consumers in Europe. Although it is a gas crisis, the existing electricity […]
READ moreReplacing conventional cars and trucks with battery electric vehicles requires a rapid expansion of fast-charging infrastructure. However, private sector charging […]
READ moreAbsent fundamental reform of retail electricity rates, economy-wide electrification will be substantially more difficult than necessary. In this Research Commentary, […]
READ moreWe estimate the macroeconomic impacts of carbon taxes on GDP and employment growth rates using 30 years of data on […]
READ moreWe use the 2017 National Household Travel Survey to investigate whether all-electric vehicles (EVs) are driven less than their counterfactual […]
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