Comment on the US Department of Energy’s Review of Analytic Methods for Setting Energy Conservation Standards

Finding Flexibility in Data Center Use, with Johanna Mathieu

Johanna Mathieu discusses her research on inefficiencies in the electric power system and how data centers may be able to reduce strain on the electric grid.

New Metrics for Measuring Energy Affordability, with Destenie Nock

Destenie Nock outlines the challenges of evaluating energy accessibility and the measures decisionmakers can take to get better data.

How Do Residential Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Technologies Affect Electricity Prices and Consumer Welfare?

This paper evaluates the effects of such renewable technology adoption on average residential electricity prices as well as the impacts of those price changes for the private welfare of nonadopters.

Hunting for Energy Hogs, with Severin Borenstein

Severin Borenstein discusses the concept of “energy hogs,” ways energy hogs may be punished by regulators, why these penalties are unfair, and alternative options for regulation that can help US states reach their economic and environmental goals.