The Adoption of New Smart-Grid Technologies [[electronic resource] ] : Incentives, Outcomes, and Opportunities |
Autore | Guo Christopher |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (154 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.793
333.7932 621.31 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BondCraig A
NarayananAnu |
Soggetto topico |
Electricity
Energy policy Smart power grids |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8330-8835-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 Grid
Potential 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 Policy Benefits 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 Evidence CHAPTER 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 Investments Commit 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 Systems Manage Consumer Expectations |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459704503321 |
Guo Christopher | ||
Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Adoption of New Smart-Grid Technologies [[electronic resource] ] : Incentives, Outcomes, and Opportunities |
Autore | Guo Christopher |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (154 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.793
333.7932 621.31 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BondCraig A
NarayananAnu |
Soggetto topico |
Electricity
Energy policy Smart power grids |
ISBN | 0-8330-8835-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 Grid
Potential 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 Policy Benefits 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 Evidence CHAPTER 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 Investments Commit 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 Systems Manage Consumer Expectations |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787407103321 |
Guo Christopher | ||
Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Adoption of New Smart-Grid Technologies [[electronic resource] ] : Incentives, Outcomes, and Opportunities |
Autore | Guo Christopher |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (154 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.793
333.7932 621.31 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BondCraig A
NarayananAnu |
Soggetto topico |
Electricity
Energy policy Smart power grids |
ISBN | 0-8330-8835-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 Grid
Potential 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 Policy Benefits 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 Evidence CHAPTER 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 Investments Commit 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 Systems Manage Consumer Expectations |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817625803321 |
Guo Christopher | ||
Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Reducing the cultivation of opium poppies in southern Afghanistan |
Autore | Greenfield Victoria A. <1964-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : Rand Corporation, 2015 |
Collana | [Research report] Reducing the cultivation of opium poppies in southern Afghanistan |
Soggetto topico |
Opium trade - Afghanistan
Opium poppy growers - Afghanistan Rural development - Afghanistan Substance Abuse Social Welfare & Social Work Social Sciences |
ISBN | 0-8330-9128-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220088303321 |
Greenfield Victoria A. <1964-> | ||
[Place of publication not identified], : Rand Corporation, 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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