Compensation Rules for Climate Policy in the Electricity Sector

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Aug. 6, 2008

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Karen Palmer and Dallas Burtraw

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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.

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.

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