Date
Nov. 7, 2018
Authors
Karen Palmer and Kathryne Cleary
Publication
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Karen Palmer
Senior Fellow; Director, Electric Power Program
Karen Palmer is a senior fellow at Resources for the Future and an expert on the economics of environmental, climate and public utility regulation of the electric power sector.
Kathryne Cleary
Senior Research Associate
Kathryne Cleary is a senior research associate at RFF where her work centers around the Future of Power Iniative.
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