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    Externalities

    Costs that are not factored into ("internalized") electricity generation, such as the environmental costs of additional pollution

    Exit Fee

    The price paid by a customer who switches to another electricity supplier

    EWG (Exempt Wholesale Generator)

    Under the Energy Policy Act of 1992, a wholesale generator that is exempted from certain financial and legal restrictions specified in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
    Evolving the RPS: A Clean Peak Standard for a Smarter Renewable Future,” 2016.Abstract
    Executive Summary
    Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) have been fundamental to jump-starting the renewable energy (RE) industry, accounting for over 60% of the growth in RE generation since 2000. However, the simple MWhbased approach used by traditional RPS policies does not differentiate between each renewable MWh based on its value to the grid or for reducing fuel consumption. Already some states are experiencing challenges as renewable energy production during certain times is beginning to provide diminished value in terms of reduced fuel consumption or capacity contribution. As states continue to achieve their RPS
    goals and reach increasingly higher levels of RE penetration, new approaches will likely be needed to guard against diminishing returns of a simple MWh based approach.

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