On Tuesday 16 March, 2021 the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) hosted a public event to launch and debate its latest Energy & Climate report “Electricity and gas coupling in a decarbonised economy” that was co-authored by some EPRG members. Michael Pollitt and Chi Kong Chyong were among the speakers at the event. The… Continue Reading
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EPRG Working Paper 2105
Richard Green and Iain Staffell The contribution of taxes, subsidies and regulations to British electricity decarbonisation Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2104
Tiago Cavalcanti, Zeina Hasna and Cezar Santos Climate Change Mitigation Policies: Aggregate and Distributional Effects Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Online event “Welcoming new entrants in electricity markets” with M. Pollitt
Michael Pollitt participated in the online event “Welcoming new entrants in electricity markets” organised by Florence School of Regulation as part of their Insights Series on 24 February 2021. The highlights of the event can be viewed here Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2103
Paul Simshauser Renewable Energy Zones in Australia’s National Electricity Market Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2102
Bowei Guo and David Newbery The cost of uncoupling GB interconnectors Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text First published in March 2021, updated in September 2021 Also published in Energy Policy, Volume 158, article #112569, November 2021 Continue Reading
S. Littlechild latest submission to Ofgem
Stephen Littlechild’s latest submission to Ofgem “Time to stop digging” is the response to Ofgem’s consultation on its Forward Work Plan | PDF Continue Reading
Pedro Linares
Professor of Industrial Engineering, ICAI-IIT, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain Email: [email protected] Tel: +34 91 5406257 Research interests: Energy Policy, Energy Modeling, Decision Making Biography: Pedro Linares is Professor of Industrial Engineering at Comillas University, Director of the BP Chair on Energy and Sustainability, and co-director and founder of Economics for Energy. He currently serves as Director… Continue Reading
Petr Doležal
PhD student, Department of Computer Science and Technology E-Mail: [email protected] Supervisors: Prof Srinivasan Keshav and Dr Emily Shuckburgh Research Topic: Complementarity of distributed renewables and its effect on the transmission grid Research interests: renewable forecasting, energy transmission grid, climate models, probabilistic modelling, artificial intelligence Biography: Petr is a PhD student at the AI for Environmental… Continue Reading
Article “Developments in the Overall Customer Satisfaction League” by S. Littlechild
Some years ago, Stephen Littlechild developed the concept of an Overall Customer Satisfaction score for suppliers in Great Britain’s retail energy sector (Utilities Policy, vol 73, December 2021). You can read the article here The calculations are updated several times a year as Ofgem, Citizens Advice and Which? ratings are updated, and the updates are… Continue Reading
Article “What are they really like?” by S. Littlechild
Stephen Littlechild published an article “What are they really like?”. It first appeared in Utility Week on 18 December 2020. You can read the article here Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2101
Ashish Kumar Sedai, Tooraj Jamasb, Rabindra Nepal, Ray Miller Electrification and Welfare for the Marginalized: Evidence from India Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Call for Papers: Special Issue “Innovation, Policy, and Regulation in Electricity Markets”
Call for Papers for Special Issue “Innovation, Policy, and Regulation in Electricity Markets“. This special issue will explore lessons from electricity innovation experiments across the world and what implications they have for policy and regulation. Authors are invited to use their papers to describe the nature of the experiments they discuss, the results of the… Continue Reading
Journal Article: “The Adaptive Investment Effect: Evidence from Chinese Provinces”, Economics Letters, Vol 193, August 2020
K. Mohaddes and Rhys J. Williams The Adaptive Investment Effect: Evidence from Chinese Provinces Economics Letters, volume 193, article #109332, August 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “The political economy of carbon pricing: a panel Analysis”, Oxford Economic Papers, Vol 72(2), July 2020
G. Dolphin, M. Pollitt and D. Newbery The political economy of carbon pricing: a panel Analysis Oxford Economic Papers, volume #72(2), pages 472–500, 10 July 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “Reactive power procurement: A review of current trends”, Applied Energy, Vol 270, July 2020
K. Anaya and M. Pollitt Reactive Power Procurement: A Review of current trends Applied Energy, volume 270, article #114939, 15 July 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “Protests and Policies: How Radical Social Movement Activists Engage with Climate Policy Dilemmas”, Sociology, September 2020
O. Corry and D. Reiner Protests and Policies: How Radical Social Movement Activists Engage with Climate Policy Dilemmas Sociology, article #0038038520943107, 9 September 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “A Bayesian LSTM model to evaluate the effects of air pollution control regulations in Beijing, China”, Environmental Science and Policy, Vol 115, January 2021
Y. Han, J. Lam, V. Li, D. Reiner A Bayesian LSTM model to evaluate the effects of air pollution control regulations in Beijing, China Environmental Science & Policy, volume 115, pages 26-34, January 2021 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “Developing a generic System Dynamics model for building stock transformation towards energy efficiency and low-carbon development”, Energy and Buildings, Vol 224, October 2020
W. Zhou, A. Moncaster, D. Reiner, P. Guthrie Developing a generic System Dynamics model for building stock transformation towards energy efficiency and low-carbon development Energy and Buildings, volume 224, article #110246, 1 October 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “Forecasting urban residential stock turnover dynamics using system dynamics and Bayesian model averaging”, Applied Energy, Vol 275, October 2020
W. Zhou, E. O’Neill, A. Moncaster, D.M. Reiner and P. Guthrie Forecasting Urban Residential Stock Turnover Dynamics using System Dynamics and Bayesian Model Averaging Applied Energy, volume 275, article #115388, 1 October 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “Changing trends of the elasticity of China’s carbon emission intensity to industry structure and energy efficiency”, Energy Economics, Vol 86, February 2020
F. Wang, X. Sun, D.M. Reiner and M. Wu Changing trends of the elasticity of China’s carbon emission intensity to industry structure and energy efficiency Energy Economics, volume 86, article #104679, February 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “Identifying Global and National Output and Fiscal Policy Shocks Using a GVAR”, Advances in Econometrics, Vol 41, April 2020
K. Mohaddes, A. Chudik, M.H. Pesaran Identifying Global and National Output and Fiscal Policy Shocks Using a GVAR Advances in Econometrics, volume 41: Essays in Honour of Cheng Hsiao, pages 143–189, April 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “Asymmetric oil prices and trade imbalances: Does the source of the oil shock matter?”, Energy Policy, Vol 137, February 2020
K. Mohaddes, H. Jibril and K. Chaudhuri Asymmetric oil prices and trade imbalances: Does the source of the oil shock matter? Energy Policy, volume 137, pages 1-15, February 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “European Industrial Energy Intensity: Innovation, Environmental Regulation, and Price Effects”, The Energy Journal, Vol 41, 2020
V. Ajayi and D. Reiner European Industrial Energy Intensity: Innovation, Environmental Regulation, and Price Effects Energy Journal volume 41, issue 4, pages 75-98, 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “Public views of Scotland’s path to decarbonization: Evidence from citizens’ juries and focus groups”, Energy Policy, Vol 140, May 2020
R. Ostfeld and D.M. Reiner Public views of Scotland’s path to decarbonization: Evidence from citizens’ juries and focus groups Energy Policy, volume 140, article #111332, May 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “The impact of a Carbon Tax on the CO2 emissions reduction of wind”, The Energy Journal, Vol 41, 2020
K. Chyong, B. Guo, and D. Newbery The impact of a Carbon Tax on the CO2 emissions reduction of wind The Energy Journal, volume 41, issue 1, pages 1-31, 2020 Based on EPRG WP#1904 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “The cost of uncoupling”, Nature Energy, Vol 5, February 2020
David Newbery The cost of uncoupling Nature Energy, volume 5, pages 187-188, February 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “Measuring inefficiency in international electricity trading”, Energy Policy, Vol 143, August 2020
G. Montoya, B. Guo, D. Newbery, P.E. Dodds, G. Lipman, G. Castagneto Gissey Measuring inefficiency in international electricity trading Energy Policy, vol. 143, pages 1-12 Based on EPRG WP#1932 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “Social Science Sequestered”, Frontiers in Climate, Vol 2, June 2020
N. Markusson, N. Balta-Ozkan, J. Chilvers, P. Healey, D. Reiner, D. McLaren Social Science Sequestered Frontiers in Climate, volume 2, 2 June 2020 Continue Reading
Report “Regulation and policies for local flexibility markets: Current and future developments in seven leading countries” by K. Anaya and M. Pollitt
Karim Anaya and Michael Pollitt wrote a report “Regulation and policies for local flexibility markets: Current and future developments in seven leading countries” for Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), as a result of their participation in Project MERLIN. The report was published on Project MERLIN website in November 2020. This report investigates stakeholder opinion… Continue Reading
Report “A Review of International Experience in the use of smart electricity platforms for the procurement of flexibility services (Part 2 – Main Findings)” by K. Anaya and M. Pollitt
Karim Anaya and Michael Pollitt wrote a report “A Review of International Experience in the use of smart electricity platforms for the procurement of flexibility services (Part 2 – Main Findings)” for Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), as a result of their participation in Project MERLIN. The report was published on Project MERLIN website… Continue Reading
Article “What are customers saying?” by S. Littlechild
Stephen Littlechild published an article “What are customers saying?“. It first appeared in Utility Week on 7 December 2020. The article is based on Stephen’s recent EPRG WP2025 You can read the article here Continue Reading
Report “A review of international experience in the use of smart electricity platforms for the procurement of flexibility services (Part 1)” by K. Anaya and M. Pollitt
Karim Anaya and Michael Pollitt wrote a report “A review of international experience in the use of smart electricity platforms for the procurement of flexibility services (Part 1)” for Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), as a result of their participation in Project MERLIN. The report was published on Project MERLIN website in May 2020.… Continue Reading
Report “Feasibility and impacts of EU ETS scope extension: Road transport and buildings” by M. Pollitt and G. Dolphin
Michael Pollitt and Geoffroy Dolphin wrote a new report “Feasibility and impacts of EU ETS scope extension: Road transport and buildings” for CERRE (Centre for Regulation in Europe) that was published in December 2020. You can read the report here Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2038
David Andrés-Cerezo and Natalia Fabra Storing Power: Market Structure Matters Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Article “The CMA and Ofwat: Another nail in the coffin?” by S. Littlechild
Stephen Littlechild published an article “The CMA and Ofwat: Another nail in the coffin?“. It first appeared in Utility Week on 26 November 2020. You can read the article here Continue Reading
2020 EPRG Online Winter Seminar
EPRG is pleased to announce our successful 2020 Online Winter Seminar in partnership with FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon. The event took place on 3 and 4 December 2020 and consisted of 4 sessions. PROGRAMME 3 December 2020 SESSION 1 – Panel discussion: “Green Growth: Harnessing Economic Opportunities while Meeting Climate Policy Targets” Chair: David Reiner… Continue Reading
Book Chapter “The Evolution of Competitive Retail Electricity Markets” by S. Littlechild
Stephen Littlechild’s latest work “The Evolution of Competitive Retail Electricity Markets” is a preliminary version of what will appear as Chapter 4 in the forthcoming Handbook on the Economics of Electricity Markets, to be published by Edward Elgar Publishing | PDF Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2037
Mathilde Fajardy and David Reiner An overview of the electrification of residential and commercial heating and cooling and prospects for decarbonisation Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Thea Jung
PhD Student, Department of Land Economy E-Mail: [email protected] Supervisors: Laura Diaz Anadon and Jorge Viñuales Research Topic: Decarbonisation pathways in energy-intensive industries: The case of the cement industry Biography: Thea is a PhD student at the Center for Energy, Environment and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG), Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge (since October 2019). She… Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2036
David Newbery Club goods and a tragedy of the commons: the Clean Energy Package and wind curtailment Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Previously published as “The distortionary cost of marginal wind curtailment” on 1 December 2020, this paper was revised and renamed in January 2021 An updated version of WP2036 published in April 2022… Continue Reading
Article “Sustainable investment: Look more closely at corporate divestitures of carbon-heavy assets” by R. Ritz
Robert Ritz published a piece “Sustainable investment: Look more closely at corporate divestitures of carbon-heavy assets” with Cambridge Zero on 2 December 2020 You can read the article here Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2035
Ryan Rafaty, Geoffroy Dolphin and Felix Pretis Carbon pricing and the elasticity of CO2 emissions Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2034
Grischa Perino, Robert A. Ritz and Arthur A. van Benthem Overlapping Climate Policies Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2033
Victor Ajayi and David Reiner Are Consumers Willing to Pay for Industrial Decarbonisation? Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment on Green Plastics Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2032
Qingyu Xu and Benjamin F. Hobbs Economic Efficiency of Alternative Border Carbon Adjustment Schemes: A Case Study of California Carbon Pricing and the Western North American Power Market Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Presentation “Generalized linear competition: From pass-through to policy” by R. Ritz
Robert Ritz gave a research seminar on “Generalized linear competition: From pass-through to policy” to the Helsinki Graduate School of Economics on 11 November 2020 | PDF Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2031
Ramit Debnath, Vibhor Mittal, Abhinav Jindal A review of challenges from increasing renewable generation in the Indian Power System Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2030
Ramit Debnath, Ronita Bardhan, Sarah Darby, Kamiar Mohaddes, Minna Sunikka-Blank, Ana Cristina Villaça Coelho, Abdulrasheed Isa A deep-narrative analysis of energy cultures in slum rehabilitation housing of Abuja, Mumbai and Rio de Janeiro for just policy design Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Report “A Blueprint for a Green Future” by Cambridge Zero
Cambridge Zero Policy Forum, a collaboration of Cambridge Zero and the Centre for Science and Policy, released an ambitious new report: A Blueprint for a Green Future. This report brings together ideas from senior academics across the University of Cambridge to present a multidisciplinary perspective and series of recommendations for policymakers and industry. To read… Continue Reading