04662nam 22005053u 450 991045970450332120210111143447.00-8330-8835-1(CKB)3710000000361567(EBL)1956541(MiAaPQ)EBC1956541(EXLCZ)99371000000036156720150302d2015|||| u|| |engThe Adoption of New Smart-Grid Technologies[electronic resource] Incentives, Outcomes, and OpportunitiesSanta Monica RAND Corporation20151 online resource (154 p.)Description based upon print version of record.Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Electricity Infrastructure in the United States; The Supply of Electricity; The Demand for Electricity; Regulation in the Electricity Market; Key Issues and Challenges with the Current Grid; Demand Risk; Differences in Wholesale and Retail Prices; Integration of Renewable Sources of Energy; Using Technology to Overcome Problems: The Smart Grid; Research Questions; Approach; Organization of This Report; CHAPTER TWO: A Review of the Potential Benefits of the Smart GridPotential Benefits to Generators and Suppliers Potential Benefits to Distributors and Utilities; Potential Benefits to Consumers; Potential Benefits to All Market Participants and Society at Large; Total Potential Benefits of the Smart Grid; CHAPTER THREE: Potential for Entrepreneurship with Smart-Grid Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges Leveraging Big Data; Description of Electricity Big Data; The Disaggregation Problem; Hardware Solutions; Software Solutions; Issues in Disaggregation; The Economic Value of Disaggregated Data; Consumers; Utilities and PolicyBenefits Outside of the Electricity Market Business Opportunities from Smart-Grid Data; Energy-Efficiency Ventures; Data Refinement; CHAPTER FOUR: The Smart Grid in Practice: Some Empirical Evidence; Response of Consumers to Alternative Pricing Structures; Pilot Programs; Large-Scale Studies; Negative Consumer Experiences and Concerns; Selected Issues and Experiences with the Smart Grid: Brief Case Studies; Smart Grid City: Boulder, Colorado; Massachusetts Electric Grid Modernization Process; Summary of Empirical EvidenceCHAPTER FIVE: Explaining the Evidence: Barriers to Smart-Grid Technology Adoption Regulatory Incentives on the Supply Side; Lack of Technology Standards; Perceived Costs to Consumers; Real-Time and Time-of-Use Pricing and Transaction Costs; Privacy and Health Risks; Big-Data Technological and Personnel Barriers; Costs of Interstate Transmission Infrastructure; Costs of Distributed Generation; Total Potential Costs of the Smart Grid; CHAPTER SIX: Using Public Policy to Encourage Smart-Grid Technology Adoption; Policy Levers to Incentivize Smart-Grid Investment; Mandate Smart-Grid InvestmentsCommit to Inclusion of Smart-Grid Investments in Rate Base Increase the Allowable Rate of Return on Capital; Change the Distribution of Investment Expenditure and Cost Savings Pass-Through to Consumers; Decouple Revenue from Sales; Change Procedures for Rate Cases; Broad Principles for Smart-Grid Regulation; Shift Regulatory Focus from Costs of Investment to Net Benefits of Investment; Adapt Pricing Structures to New Technologies; Develop Efficient Pricing Policies for Distributed Generation; Create and Enforce Smart-Grid Standards; Recognize Differences in Local Electric SystemsManage Consumer ExpectationsRAND Corporation researchers review the current technical, regulatory, and economic context of the electricity market and theoretical benefits of developing a smart grid; discuss some entrepreneurial opportunities associated with smart-grid data; examine empirical evidence related to smart-grid adoption and implementation; and offer policy suggestions for overcoming identified barriers.ElectricityEnergy policySmart power gridsElectronic books.Electricity.Energy policy.Smart power grids.333.793333.7932621.31Guo Christopher863963Bond Craig A863964Narayanan Anu863965AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910459704503321The Adoption of New Smart-Grid Technologies1928576UNINA05057nam 2200649 450 991079747360332120230721042522.01-4522-9402-X1-4522-9736-3(CKB)3710000000456781(EBL)1651158(OCoLC)932344247(SSID)ssj0001530368(PQKBManifestationID)12632596(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001530368(PQKBWorkID)11523766(PQKB)11645562(MiAaPQ)EBC1994103(EXLCZ)99371000000045678120150822h20072007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCommon-sense classroom management for special education teachers, grades 6-12 /Jill A. Lindberg [and three others] ; acquisitions editor Faye Zucker ; copy editor Barbara Ray ; cover designer Michael DuboweThousand Oaks, California :Corwin Press,2007.©20071 online resource (161 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4129-4039-7 1-4129-4038-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1 - Getting Organized; Student Information; Supplies and Materials; Your Desk and Surrounding Areas; Forms and Schedules; Room Arrangement; Wall Displays; Chapter 2 - Organizing Students; Preparing for Class; Storage Systems; Daily Organizational Strategies; Routines and Rules; Peer Buddies; Chapter 3 - Delivery of Special Education Services; Determining Level of Educational Services for Students with Academic Disabilities; Determining Level of Support for Students with Behavioral Challenges; Providing Educational ServicesDeveloping Your Schedule to Support StudentsSharing Student Information; Providing Services to Students with Disabilities through Collaboration; Special Education Instructional Planning; Chapter 4 - Positive Behavioral Supports; Classroom Management and Coteaching; Providing Indirect Behavioral Support to Students within the Inclusive Classroom; Managing Behavior in the Special Education Classroom; Addressing Individual Student Behavior Challenges; Managing Special Education Classrooms Designed for Students with Extremely Challenging Behavior; Tokens of Recognition and Other Fabulous PrizesActivity ReinforcersBackup Plans for Students Not Earning the Incentive; Consequences; When You Must Discipline; Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan; Conducting a Functional Behavioral Assessment; Developing a Behavior Intervention Plan; Chapter 5 - General Education Instructional Planning; Your Involvement in the General Education Classroom; Planning for Academic Success; Planning for Behavioral Success; Grading Students with Disabilities; Coteaching and Co-planning; Chapter 6 - Specially Designed Instruction; Implementing the IEP; Finding Appropriate MaterialsIndividualized WorkThe IEP and Assistive Technology; Using Assistive Technology as a Learning Support; Learning Strategies; Transition Planning; Transition Planning for Students Bound for Postsecondary Education; Instruction in Behavior; Chapter 7 - Legal Issues; Changes to the IEP Process as Required by IDEIA; Transition; Student and Parent Rights; Transfer of Rights; Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plan; Manifestation Determination; Chapter 8 - Working with Families; Before You Contact Families...; Establishing and Maintaining a Positive RelationshipIEP MeetingsParent Conferences; Documentation; Assistance from School Support Staff; Chapter 9 - Working with Support Staff; The IEP and Support Staff Involvement; Support from the Special Education Administrative Staff; Support from the School Psychologist; Support from the School Social Worker; Support from the Guidance Counselor; Support from Transition Service Providers; Other Support Staff; Chapter 10 - Working with Teacher Assistants; Making a Schedule; Communication; Presenting a United Front; Assigning Responsibilities; Discussing Concerns; Chapter 11 - Working with AdministrationUnderstanding Your Principal's View of Special Education in Your SchoolClassroom managementChildren with disabilitiesEducation (Secondary)Special education teachersClassroom management.Children with disabilitiesEducation (Secondary)Special education teachers.371.9Lindberg Jill A.Zucker FayeRay BarbaraDubowe MichaelMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797473603321Common-sense classroom management for special education teachers, grades 6-123819911UNINA