Summary for Policymakers: The True Cost of Electric Power

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June 1, 2012

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Dallas Burtraw and Alan Krupnick

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Dallas Burtraw

Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow

Dallas Burtraw is the Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow at RFF. Burtraw’s research includes analysis of the distributional and regional consequences of climate policy and the evolution of electricity markets, including renewables integration.

Alan Krupnick

Senior Fellow

Alan Krupnick is a senior fellow at RFF.

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