Possible Futures of Electricity Retailing

Wolak, Frank A.; Hardman, Ian H.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-85005-0_7

Lecture Notes in Energy

2021

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-85005-0_7

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Possible Futures of Electricity Retailing

Frank A. Wolak

Ian H. Hardman

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A measurement strategy to address disparities across household energy burdens

Scheier

Kittner

2022

Nat Commun

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Energy inequity is an issue of increasing urgency. Few policy-relevant datasets evaluate the energy burden of typical American households. Here, we develop a framework using Net Energy Analysis and household socioeconomic data to measure systematic energy inequity among critical groups that need policy attention. We find substantial instances of energy poverty in the United States – 16% of households experience energy poverty as presently defined as spending more than 6% of household income on energy expenditures. More than 5.2 million households above the Federal Poverty Line face energy poverty, disproportionately burdening Black, Hispanic, and Native American communities. For solar, wind, and energy efficiency to address socioeconomic mobility, programs must reduce energy expenditures by expanding eligibility requirements for support and access to improved conservation measures, efficiency upgrades, and distributed renewables. We recommend the United States develop a more inclusive federal energy poverty categorization that increases assistance for household energy costs.

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A measurement strategy to address disparities across household energy burdens

Scheier

Kittner

2022

Nat Commun

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Electricity Retail Rate Design in a Decarbonizing Economy: An Analysis of Time-of-use and Critical Peak Pricing

Schittekatte¹,

Mallapragada²,

Joskow³

et al. 2024

The Energy Journal

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Currently, the main component of most U.S. consumers’ electricity bills is based on a constant price per kWh consumed. As intermittent renewable resources and flexible loads that can be shifted within days (such as electric vehicle charging) gain prominence in the electricity system, the efficiency gains to be realized from basing bills instead on wholesale spot prices increase. There is little political support for this change, however. We focus on second-best alternatives: time-of-use (TOU) rates and critical peak pricing (CPP). We introduce alternative assessment criteria that focus on intra-day load shifting. Using historical data, we find that TOU rates can reasonably replicate the intra-day load-shifting incentives provided under spot pricing. Thus, TOU rates, especially when complemented with CPP involving load control during infrequent scarcity price events, can be considerably more socially valuable than previously estimated.

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Possible Futures of Electricity Retailing

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A measurement strategy to address disparities across household energy burdens

A measurement strategy to address disparities across household energy burdens

Electricity Retail Rate Design in a Decarbonizing Economy: An Analysis of Time-of-use and Critical Peak Pricing

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