Clean First: Aligning Power Sector Regulation With Environmental and Climate Goals

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Source:
Regulatory Assistance Project
Date:
1 September 2010

This report argues that clean energy in the power sector should be given priority over resources that have a greater environmental impact. It divides policies to support such an effort into five categories: transmission pricing and access; capacity markets; dispatch; ancillary services; and transmission planning and siting. The report traces the path whereby such an approach could help the power sector achieve high sustainability goals.