Find papers and presentations on generation generally, or specifically on the topics of coal, distributed energy resources, natural gas, nuclear power, renewable energy, and resource adquacy.
Salovaara, Jackson. "Coal to Natural Gas: Fuel Switching and CO2 Emissions Reduction." Award-winning thesis to Applied Mathematics in partial fulfillment of the honors requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts Harvard College Cambridge, Massachusetts. Recipient of the Jon Dunlap Prize awarded by the Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School, and The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Prize for the Best Senior Thesis, award by the Harvard Energy and Environment Program at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Ruff, Larry. "Gas Markets Reform: A Global Perspective." Gas Industry Company Conference: “Optimizing the Contribution of Gas to New Zealand.” Wellington, New Zealand, August 24, 2011.
Johnson, Anders. "U.S. Natural Gas Infrastructure and Intermittent Power Resources." Presentation to Harvard Electricity Policy Group, 63rd Plenary Session, Washington, DC. June 3, 2011. 30 pages.
Horvath, Skip. "The Future Role of Natural Gas in the U.S." Presentation to Harvard Electricity Policy Group, 63rd Plenary Session, Washington, DC. June 2, 2011. 9 pages.
Firming Renewable Electric Power Generators: Opportunities and Challenges for Natural Gas Pipelines. Prepared for the INGAA Foundation, Inc., by ICF International. March 16, 2011. 220 pages.
World Shale Gas Resources: An Initial Assessment of 14 Regions Outside the United States. Introductory website and Report. Advanced Resources International, Inc., sponsored by the US Energy Information Administration. April 5, 2011.
Skadden memo: "Secretary of Energy Advisory Board’s Shale Gas Subcommittee Issues Draft Report on Environmental and Safety Aspects of Shale Gas Production." August 12, 2011. The report can be found here.
Shelk, John. Shale Shock: The Revolution in Shale Gas Recovery, Electricity Markets the Green Agenda. Presentation to the Harvard Electricity Policy Group's Fifty-Seventh Plenary Session. Austin, TX. December 10, 2009. 22 pages.
Smutny-Jones, Jan. Regulating Generation: When Do Wholesale and Retail Generation Become Part of the Same Whole? - How Very Zen." Presentation to the Harvard Electricity Policy Group 75th Plenary Session, Cambridge, MA, June 2014."
Nieto, Amparo. Connecting Wholesale and Retail Pricing: A Look at Market and Policy Design Decisions." Harvard Electricity Policy Group 70th Plenary Session, Dana Point, CA, March 7-8, 2013. 7 pages.
Neenan, Bernie. Why Direct Customer Participation in Wholesale Markets is Counter Productive." Harvard Electricity Policy Group 70th Plenary Session, Dana Point, CA, March 7-8, 2013. 12 pages.
In this paper we propose a method for the allocation of fixed (capital and non-variable operation and maintenance) costs at the medium voltage (MV) distribution level. The method is derived from the philosophy behind the widely used MW- mile methodology for transmission networks that bases fixed cost allocations on the “extent of use” that is derived from load flows. We calculate the “extent of use” by multiplying the total consumption or generation at a busbar by the marginal current variations, or power to current distribution factors (PIDFs) that an increment of active and reactive power consumed, or generated in the case of distributed generation, at each busbar, produces in each circuit. These PIDFs are analogous to power transfer distribution factors (PTDFs).
Unlike traditional tariff designs that average fixed costs on a per kWh basis across all customers, the proposed method provides more cost reflective price signals and helps eliminate possible cross-subsidies that deter profitable (in the case of competition) or cost-effective (in the case of a fully regulated industry) deployment of DG by directly accounting for use and location in the allocation of fixed costs. An application of this method for a rural radial distribution network is presented.
Skadden memo: "Secretary of Energy Advisory Board’s Shale Gas Subcommittee Issues Draft Report on Environmental and Safety Aspects of Shale Gas Production." August 12, 2011. The report can be found here.
Santa, Donald. "Complementing Wind and Solar: Is the Natural Gas Infrastructure Up to the Job?" Presentation to Harvard Electricity Policy Group, 63rd Plenary Session, Washington, DC. June 3, 2011. 16 pages.
Salovaara, Jackson. "Coal to Natural Gas: Fuel Switching and CO2 Emissions Reduction." Award-winning thesis to Applied Mathematics in partial fulfillment of the honors requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts Harvard College Cambridge, Massachusetts. Recipient of the Jon Dunlap Prize awarded by the Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School, and The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Prize for the Best Senior Thesis, award by the Harvard Energy and Environment Program at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Ruff, Larry. "Gas Markets Reform: A Global Perspective." Gas Industry Company Conference: “Optimizing the Contribution of Gas to New Zealand.” Wellington, New Zealand, August 24, 2011.
Johnson, Anders. "U.S. Natural Gas Infrastructure and Intermittent Power Resources." Presentation to Harvard Electricity Policy Group, 63rd Plenary Session, Washington, DC. June 3, 2011. 30 pages.
Horvath, Skip. "The Future Role of Natural Gas in the U.S." Presentation to Harvard Electricity Policy Group, 63rd Plenary Session, Washington, DC. June 2, 2011. 9 pages.
Firming Renewable Electric Power Generators: Opportunities and Challenges for Natural Gas Pipelines. Prepared for the INGAA Foundation, Inc., by ICF International. March 16, 2011. 220 pages.
Shelk, John. Shale Shock: The Revolution in Shale Gas Recovery, Electricity Markets the Green Agenda. Presentation to the Harvard Electricity Policy Group's Fifty-Seventh Plenary Session. Austin, TX. December 10, 2009. 22 pages.
Bradford, Peter (Regulatory Assistance Project). Testimony Before the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Nuclear Safety supporting Renewal of the Price Anderson Act. 23 January 2002. 4 pages.
The articles describes 100% renewable/clean energy systems and argues that they may be less costly and easier to achieve than is often argued in the industry.
Mukerji, Rana. Squaring the Circle of Resources Adequacy: The NYISO Perspective." Harvard Electricity Policy Group 69th Plenary Session, Washington, D.C., December 6, 2012. 12 pages."
Newell, Sam. The Resource Adequacy Challenge in ERCOT: The Best Market Design Depends on the Minimum Acceptable Reserve Margin." Harvard Electricity Policy Group 69th Plenary Session, Washington, D.C., December 6, 2012. 12 pages.
Rothleder, Mark. Resource Adequacy in the Era of RPS and Carbon Concerns: Reliability Considerations and the Specter of Scarcity Prices? Presentation to the Harvard Electricity Policy Group, Sixty-First Plenary Session, Marana, AZ, December 9, 2010. 10 pages.
Lehr, Ron. Resource Adequacy, Reliability, and Price: Impacts of RPS and Carbon Limits, New Business Models and Incentives. Presentation to the Harvard Electricity Policy Group, Sixty-First Plenary Session, Marana, AZ, December 9, 2010. 19 pages.
Sotkiewicz, Paul. Consideration of Forthcoming Environmental Rules for Resource Adequacy in PJM. Presentation to the Harvard Electricity Policy Group, Sixty-First Plenary Session, Marana, AZ, December 9, 2010. 20 pages.
Carnegie Mellon University. Third Annual Carnegie Mellow Conference on the Electricity Industry: Ensuring that the Industry Has the Physical and Human Resources Needed for the Next 30 Years. 13-14 March 2007.
