Publications: Utility Regulation & Business Models

2020

Energy, Xcel, Steve Chriss, Lori Bird, Priya Barua, Heidi Bishop, Celina Bonugli, and Lisa C Schwartz. Renewable Energy Options for Large Utility Customers. Vol. FEUR Report No. 12. 2020.

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2019

Darghouth, Naïm R, Galen L Barbose, and Andrew D Mills. Implications of Rate Design for the Customer-Economics of Behind-the-Meter Storage. 2019.

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Cappers, Peter, and Sean Murphy. Unpacking the Disconnect Between Wholesale and Retail Electric Rates. 2019.

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Satchwell, Andrew, Peter Cappers, and Galen L Barbose. Current Developments in Retail Rate Design: Implications for Solar and Other Distributed Energy Resources. 2019.

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Elliot, Randolph, National Rural Elec Association, Organization of MISO States, Scott Aaronson, Edison Electric Institute, and National Associatio Advocates. Utility Investments in Resilience of Electricity Systems. Ed. Schwartz, Lisa C. Vol. FEUR Report No. 11. 2019.

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2018

Jones, Philip B, Jonathan Levy, Jenifer Bosco, John Howat, and John W Van Alst. The Future of Transportation Electrification: Utility, Industry and Consumer Perspectives. Ed. Schwartz, Lisa C. Vol. FEUR Report No. 10. 2018.

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Satchwell, Andrew, and Peter Cappers. Evolving Grid Services, Products, and Market Opportunities for Regulated Electric Utilities. 2018.

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Seel, Joachim, Andrew D Mills, and Ryan H Wiser. Impacts of High Variable Renewable Energy Futures on Wholesale Electricity Prices, and on Electric-Sector Decision Making. 2018. LBNL-2001163.

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CAISO Data XLS (6.56 MB)

ERCOT Data XLS (6.95 MB)

NYISO Data XLS (6.75 MB)

SPP Data XLS (6.74 MB)

Satchwell, Andrew, Peter Cappers, and Charles A Goldman. "Customer bill impacts of energy efficiency and net-metered photovoltaic system investments." Utilities Policy 50 (2018) 144-152.

2017

Gagnon, Pieter, Anand Govindarajan, Lori Bird, Galen L Barbose, Naïm R Darghouth, and Andrew D Mills. Solar + Storage Synergies for Managing Commercial-Customer Demand Charges. 2017. LBNL-2001071.

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Blansfield, Jonathan, Lisa Wood, Ryan Katofsky, Benjamin Stafford, Danny Waggoner, and National Associatio Advocates. Value-Added Electricity Services: New Roles for Utilities and Third-Party Providers. Ed. Schwartz, Lisa C. Vol. FEUR Report No. 9. 2017. LBNL-2001073.

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Lowry, Mark Newton, Matthew Makos, and Jeff Deason. State Performance-Based Regulation Using Multiyear Rate Plans for U.S. Electric Utilities. Ed. Schwartz, Lisa C. 2017. LBNL-2001039.

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Satchwell, Andrew. "What will Electric Utility Regulation and Business Models Look Like in 2030?." 2017.

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Kihm, Steve, Janice Beecher, and Ronald Lehr. Regulatory Incentives and Disincentives for Utility Investments in Grid Modernization. Ed. Schwartz, Lisa C. Vol. FEUR Report No. 8. 2017. LBNL-2001032.

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Satchwell, Andrew, Peter Cappers, and Charles A Goldman. Financial Impacts of a Combined Energy Efficiency and Net-Metered PV Portfolio on a Prototypical Northeast Utility. 2017. LBNL- 1007280.

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Glazer, Craig, Jay Morrison, Paul Breakman, Allison Clements, and National Associatio Advocates. The Future of Centrally-Organized Wholesale Electricity Markets. Ed. Schwartz, Lisa C. Vol. FEUR Report No. 7. 2017. LBNL-1007226.

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Barbose, Galen L. Putting the Potential Rate Impacts of Distributed Solar into Context. 2017. LBNL-1007060.

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2016

Kahrl, Fredrich, Andrew D Mills, Luke Lavin, Nancy Ryan, and Arne Olsen. The Future of Electricity Resource Planning. Ed. Schwartz, Lisa C. Vol. FEUR Report No. 6. 2016. LBNL-1006269.

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Schwartz, Lisa C. "Rate Design: Trends and Perspectives." 2016.

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Kihm, Steve, Andrew Satchwell, and Peter Cappers. "The Financial Impacts of Declining Investment Opportunities on Electric Utility Shareholders." 2016. LBNL-1005828.

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Wood, Lisa, Ross Hemphill, John Howat, Ralph Cavanagh, Severin Borenstein, Jeff Deason, and Lisa C Schwartz. Recovery of Utility Fixed Costs: Utility, Consumer, Environmental and Economist Perspectives. Ed. Schwartz, Lisa C. Vol. FEUR Report No. 5. 2016. LBNL-1005742.

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Hledik, Ryan, and Jim Lazar. Distribution System Pricing with Distributed Energy Resources. Ed. Schwartz, Lisa C. Vol. FEUR Report No. 4. 2016. LBNL-1005180.

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Barbose, Galen L, John Miller, Ben Sigrin, Emerson Reiter, Karlynn Cory, Joyce McLaren, Joachim Seel, Andrew D Mills, Naïm R Darghouth, and Andrew Satchwell. Utility Regulatory and Business Model Reforms for Addressing the Financial Impacts of Distributed Solar on Utilities. 2016. LBNL-1004371.

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Lowry, Mark Newton, and Tim Woolf. Performance-Based Regulation in a High Distributed Energy Resources Future. Ed. Schwartz, Lisa C. Vol. FEUR Report No. 3. 2016. LBNL-1004130.

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2015

Kihm, Steve, Andrew Satchwell, and Peter Cappers. "The Effects of Rising Interest Rates on Electric Utility Stock Prices: Regulatory Considerations and Approaches." 2015. LBNL-1003952.

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