A confluence of events presents major implications for the development of electricity system policy as part of the larger energy transition. The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties in Glasgow, Federal legislation for the economy and climate policy, increasing focus on upgrading the transmission grid to achieve national goals, and responses to extreme events such as in Texas (ERCOT) could set dramatically new paths for the evolution of the electricity system. There is general agreement that much is broken and needs to be fixed, but less of a common view of what is broken and what policies are needed or would work. How does the confluence of broad policy agendas translate into the context of U.S. electricity systems? How do aspirational objectives become practical policies that are consistent with the system fundamentals? What are the best approaches for legislators, regulators, investors and all market participants? How is the balance shifting between markets, risks, investments, and integrated resource planning? What is new, and what is just old wine in new bottles?
Speakers:
Robert Stavins , A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy & Economic Development, Harvard Kennedy School
Carrie Cullen Hitt, Executive Director, National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium
Steve Huntoon Principal, Energy Counsel, LLP
Michael Webber, Josey Centennial Professorship in Energy Resources, University of Texas at Austin
Moderator:
Kristine Raper, Commissioner, Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
LOCATION:Virtual Session STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTART:20211206T180000Z DTEND:20211206T180000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR