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2025

Forrester, Sydney, and Eric O'Shaughnessy."A Review of Value of Solar Studies In Theory and In Practice." (2025).

McDonnell, Matt, Ron Nelson, and Natalie Mims Frick."Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Integration Framework: Regulatory Innovation for DER Compensation and Cost Allocation." (2025).

Satchwell, Andrew, Natalie Mims Frick, Peter Cappers, Sanem Sergici, Ryan Hledik, Goksin Kavlak, and Glenda Oskar."Electricity Rate Designs for Large Loads: Evolving Practices and Opportunities." (2025).

Satchwell, Andrew, Elaine Hale, Christina E Simeone, and Samanvitha Murthy."Research Needs and New Capabilities for Retail Electricity Rate Analysis." (2025).

Forrester, Sydney, Ryan Hledik, Adam Bigelow, Natalie Mims Frick, and Kala Viswanathan."State regulatory opportunities to advance distributed energy resource aggregations in wholesale markets." (2025).

Pereira, Guillermo, Jeff Deason, and Anthony Sandonato."Unlocking load growth at the grid edge: Practices for managing, recovering, and allocating distribution system investments." (2025).

2024

Forrester, Sydney, Andrew Satchwell, Galen L Barbose, Evan Cappers, Cesca Miller, and Andrew Alberg."Retail Electricity Price and Cost Trends: 2024 Update." (2024).

Kahn-Lang, Jenya, Cesca Miller, Andrew Satchwell, and Elaina Present."Building efficiency, electrification, and distributed solar PV bill savings under time-based retail rate designs." (2024).

Kahrl, Fritz, and Jiang Lin."Changing economics of China’s power system suggest that batteries and renewables may be a lower cost way to meet peak demand growth than coal."iScience 27.2 (2024). DOI

2023

Abhyankar, Nikit, Umed Paliwal, Michael O’Boyle, Michelle Solomon, Jeremy Fisher, and Amol A Phadke."A new era for rural electric cooperatives: New clean energy investments, supported by federal incentives, will reduce rates, emissions, and reliance on outside power."The Electricity Journal 36.8 (2023). DOI

Xiang, Chenxi, Xinye Zheng, Feng Song, Jiang Lin, and Zhigao Jiang."Assessing the roles of efficient market versus regulatory capture in China’s power market reform."Nature Energy (2023). DOI

Abhyankar, Nikit, Priyanka Mohanty, Shruti M Deorah, Nihan Karali, Umed Paliwal, Jessica Kersey, and Amol A Phadke."India’s path towards energy independence and a clean future: Harnessing India's renewable edge for cost-effective energy independence by 2047."The Electricity Journal 36.5 (2023). DOI

Simeone, Christina E, Pieter Gagnon, Peter Cappers, and Andrew Satchwell."The Bill Alignment Test: Identifying Trade-Offs With Residential Rate Design Options."Utilities Policy 82 (2023). DOI

Hanus, Nichole L, Jay Barlow, Andrew Satchwell, and Peter Cappers."Assessing the Current State of U.S. Energy Equity Regulation and Legislation." (2023).

2022

Advocates, National Association of State Utility Consumer, Kevin Lee, Adam Cooper, Anne Hoskins, Christopher M Worley, Keyle Horton, Kristin Barbato, Barbara Kates-Garnick, Max McCafferty, and Lisa C Schwartz."The Role of Innovation in the Electric Utility Sector."Future Electric Utility Regulation Series FEUR Report No. 13 (2022).

2021

Abhyankar, Nikit, Shruti M Deorah, and Amol A Phadke."Least-Cost Pathway for India’s Power System Investments through 2030." (2021).

Farley, Chandra, John Howat, Jenifer Bosco, Nidhi Thakar, Jake Wise, Jean Su, and Lisa C Schwartz."Advancing Equity in Utility Regulation."Future Electric Utility Regulation Series FEUR Report No. 12 (2021).

2020

Abhyankar, Nikit, Jiang Lin, Xu Liu, and Froylan Sifuentes."Economic and environmental benefits of market-based power-system reform in China: A case study of the Southern grid system."Resources, Conservation and Recycling 153 (2020) 104558. DOI

2019

Abhyankar, Nikit, Jiang Lin, Xu Liu, and Froylan Sifuentes."Economic and environmental benefits of market-based power-system reform in China: provincial versus regional grid optimization." (2019).

Elliot, Randolph, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Organization of MISO States, Scott Aaronson, Edison Electric Institute, National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, and Lisa C Schwartz."Utility Investments in Resilience of Electricity Systems."Future Electric Utility Regulation Report Series FEUR Report No. 11 (2019).

Lin, Jiang, Fredrich Kahrl, Jiahai Yuan, Xu Liu, and Weirong Zhang."Challenges and strategies for electricity market transition in China."Energy Policy 133 (2019) 110899. DOI

Lin, Jiang, Fredrich Kahrl, Jiahai Yuan, Qixin Chen, and Xu Liu."Economic and carbon emission impacts of electricity market transition in China: A case study of Guangdong Province."Applied Energy 238 (2019) 1093 - 1107. DOI

2018

Abhyankar, Nikit."Leapfrogging to Electric and Smart Vehicles: Key Challenges and Opportunities." (2018).

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

2017

Blansfield, Jonathan, Lisa Wood, Ryan Katofsky, Benjamin Stafford, Danny Waggoner, National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, and Lisa C Schwartz."Value-Added Electricity Services: New Roles for Utilities and Third-Party Providers."Future Electric Utility Regulation Report Series FEUR Report No. 9 (2017).