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86 publications found for:
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Topic: Environmental Regulations and Policies
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| Co-Benefits of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Utah |
Prepared for State of Utah Energy Office, March 24, 2010.
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| Avoided Energy Supply Costs in New England: 2009 Report |
Prepared for AESC / Massachusetts Avoided Energy Supply Components Study Group, October 23, 2009.
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| Productive and Unproductive Costs of CO2 Cap-and-Trade: Impacts on Electricity Consumers and Producers |
Prepared for National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, and American Public Power Association, July 15, 2009.
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| Amending China's Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law: Recommendations from the International Experience |
Prepared for Regulatory Assistance Project, July 1, 2009.
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| No Need to Wait: Using Energy Efficiency and Offsets to Meet Early Electric Sector Greenhouse Gas Targets |
Prepared for Environmental Defense, May 1, 2009.
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| The Real Costs of Cleaning Up Nuclear Waste: A Full Cost Accounting of Cleanup Options for the West Valley Nuclear Waste Site |
Prepared for Citizens' Environmental Coalition, December 15, 2008.
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| Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: First Auction of GHG Allowances Considered a Success |
Presented by Chris James at the Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies in Nanjing, China, prepared for Regulatory Assistance Project, November 10, 2008.
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| Has U.S. Regional Planning Helped Support a Multi-pollutant Approach to Air Quality? |
Presented by Chris James at the Regional Air Quality Management Conference in Beijing, China, prepared for Regulatory Assistance Project, November 6, 2008.
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| The Electric Industry at a Glance |
Prepared for National Regulatory Research Institute, November 1, 2008.
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| Synapse 2008 CO2 Price Forecasts |
July 30, 2008.
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| Reducing Emissions in Connecticut on High Electric Demand Days (HEDD) |
Prepared for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, July 25, 2008.
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| Analysis of Indirect Emissions Benefits of Wind, Landfill Gas, and Municipal Solid Waste Generation |
Prepared for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, July 23, 2008.
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| Testimony Petitioning PECO Energy Company for Approval of its Residential Real Time Pricing Program |
Testimony of Rick Hornby, prepared for Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate, June 10, 2008.
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| Testimony Before the Mississippi Public Service Commission to Review Statewide Electric Generation Needs |
Testimony of William Steinhurst and Ezra Hausman, prepared for Sierra Club, June 10, 2008.
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| Cap and Trade Carbon Dioxide Regulation: Efficient Mitigation or a Give-away? |
Presented at the ELCON Spring 2008 Conference, June 3, 2008.
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| Greenhouse Gas Adder for Use in Determining the 2008 Market Price Referent (MPR) |
Presented by David Schlissel before the California Public Utilities Commission, prepared for Union of Concerned Scientists, March 27, 2008.
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| Testimony Regarding Nova Scotia Power Inc's Demand Side Management Plan |
Testimony of Bruce Biewald, prepared for Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, March 17, 2008.
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| Don't Get Burned: The Risks of Investing in New Coal-Fired Generating Facilities |
Prepared for Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, February 26, 2008.
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| Don't Get Burned: The Risks of Investing in New Coal-Fired Generating Facilities |
Prepared for Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, February 26, 2008.
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| Comments Regarding Integrated Resource Plan for Connecticut Energy Advisory Board Prepared by Connecticut Light & Power, United Illuminating Company, and the Brattle Group |
Prepared for AARP, February 7, 2008.
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| Tufts Cove Waste Heat Recovery Project - 2007 |
Prepared for Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, December 4, 2007.
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| Assessment of Need for Proposed Transmission Line between Pennsylvania and Virginia |
Testimony of Bob Fagan, prepared for Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate, October 31, 2007.
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| Electricity Cost Highlights of Avoided Energy Supply Costs in New England 2007 Final Report |
Presentation by Rick Hornby, Mike Drunsic, and Paul Chernick at NSTAR, prepared for NSTAR, October 5, 2007.
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| Testimony Addressing the Proposed Repowering of the Little Gypsy Unit 3 Plant |
Testimony by David Schlissel, prepared for Sierra Club, September 14, 2007.
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| Quantifying and Controlling Fine Particulate Matter in New York City |
Prepared for Coalition Helping Organize a Kleaner Environment, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and Reliant Energy, August 28, 2007.
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| Exploration of Costs for Load Side and Supply Side Carbon Caps for California |
Joint En Banc Hearing of PUC and CEC on Point of Regulation in the Electricity Sector (R.06-04-009), prepared for Regulatory Assistance Project, and California Public Utilities Commission, August 21, 2007.
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| Avoided Energy Supply Costs: 2007 Final Report |
Prepared for AESC / Massachusetts Avoided Energy Supply Components Study Group, August 10, 2007.
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| ISO New England Scenario Analysis Companion Report - Constructing a Future that Meets Regional Goals |
Prepared for Conservation Law Foundation, and Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, August 8, 2007.
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| ASHRAE Special Project: Carbon Emissions Calculation Tool Project Report |
Prepared for American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and & A/C Engineers, June 20, 2007.
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| White Paper on Least Cost Electricity Procurement in Rhode Island |
Prepared for Rhode Island Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Working Group, May 31, 2007.
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| Carbon Dioxide Emissions Costs and Electricity Resource Planning |
Presentation by Anna Sommer and David Schlissel before the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Case No. 06-00448-UT, prepared for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, March 28, 2007.
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| Testimony Regarding Florida Power & Light's Proposed Glades Coal Plants |
Testimony of David Schlissel, prepared for Earthjustice, Sierra Club, Save our Creeks, Florida Wildlife Federation, and Environmental Confederation of Southwest Florida, March 16, 2007.
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| Climate Change and Power: Carbon Dioxide Emissions Costs and Electricity Resource Planning |
March 2, 2007.
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| Reply Comments Regarding Implementation of Energy Efficiency and DSM Programs in North Carolina, Docket No. E-100, Sub 110 |
Reply Comments of Tim Woolf and Anna Sommer, prepared for Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Environmental Defense, and Southern Environmental Law Center, February 16, 2007.
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| Review of the Economic and Environmental Benefits of the Deerfield Wind Project |
Testimony of Ezra Hausman, prepared for PPM Energy, January 8, 2007.
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| Evaluation of Proposed Big Stone II Generating Facility |
Testimony of Synapse Witnesses, prepared for Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, Fresh Energy, Izaak Walton League of America Midwest Office, Wind on the Wires, and Union of Concerned Scientists, November 17, 2006.
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[Hausman Testimony regarding Global Climate Change 11/17/06]
[Schlissel & Sommer Testimony regarding Modeling Issues 11/29/06]
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[Drunsic Testimony 11/29/06]
[Fagan Testimony 12/8/06]
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| Summary of VELCO Northwest Reliability Testimony Docket No. 6860 |
Testimony of Paul Peterson, prepared for Town of Charlotte, and VT, September 20, 2006.
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| Evaluation of Duke Energy's Proposal for Two Cliffside Project Coal Units |
Testimony of David Schlissel and Anna Sommer, prepared for Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Environmental Defense, and Southern Environmental Law Center, September 6, 2006.
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| The Deerfield Wind Project - Assessment of the Need for Power and the Economic and Environmental Attributes of the Project |
Prepared for PPM Energy, August 1, 2006.
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| Review of Pacific Gas and Electric's Application to Establish a Demonstration Climate Protection Program and Tariff Option |
Testimony of Amy Roschelle, prepared for The Utility Reform Network (TURN), May 5, 2006.
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| Energy in the Northern Forest Region: A Situation Analysis |
Prepared for Northern Forest Center, May 1, 2006.
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| Testimony Before the Illinois Pollution Control Board |
Testimony of Ezra Hausman, prepared for Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and LADCO, April 28, 2006.
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| The Proposed Broadwater LNG Import Terminal - An Analysis and Assessment of Alternatives |
Prepared for Connecticut Fund for the Environment, March 2, 2006.
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| Study of Potential Mohave Alternative/Complementary Generation Resources |
Pursuant to CPUC Decision 04-12-016, prepared for Southern California Edison, February 3, 2006.
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| Review of NSPI Emissions Compliance Plan |
Testimony of Bob Fagan, prepared for Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, January 30, 2006.
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| Forecasting and Using Carbon Prices in a World of Uncertainty |
Presentation by Bruce Biewald, January 22, 2006.
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| IGCC - A Public Interest Perspective |
Presentation by Anna Sommer, January 22, 2006.
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| Potential Cost Impacts of a Renewable Portfolio Standard in New Brunswick |
Prepared for New Brunswick Department of Energy, October 1, 2005.
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| Using Electric System Operating Margins and Build Margins: Quantification of Carbon Emission Reductions Attributable to Grid Connected CDM Projects |
Prepared for United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), September 19, 2005.
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| Electric Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in New England: An Assessment of Existing Policies and Prospects for the Future |
Prepared for Regulatory Assistance Project, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, May 1, 2005.
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| Economic Impacts and Potential Air Emission Reduction from Renewable Generation and Efficiency Programs in New England |
Prepared for Regulatory Assistance Project, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, April 15, 2005.
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| Taking Climate Change into Account in Utility Planning: Zero is the Wrong Carbon Value |
Prepared for Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, and Hoosier Environmental Council, March 17, 2005.
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| Review of PSI Energy Environmental Compliance Plan Filing |
Direct Testimony of Bruce Biewald, prepared for Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, and Hoosier Environmental Council, March 17, 2005.
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| New Jersey's Proposed 20 Percent Renewable Portfolio Standard |
How to link NJ RPS benefits with NJ BGS portfolio management benefits, Presentation by Amy Roschelle, February 22, 2005.
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| Comments on Proposed Procurement Incentive Framework |
Testimony of William Steinhurst, prepared for The Utility Reform Network (TURN), February 11, 2005.
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| Incorporating Renewable Generation into a Risk Management Strategy |
Presentation by Bruce Biewald, May 25, 2004.
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| Comments of Synapse Energy Economics on the California Natural Gas Utilities' Phase 1 Proposals |
Prepared for Coalition of Environmental Groups, March 23, 2004.
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| Review of GHG Modeling for Connecticut |
Prepared for Connecticut Climate Coalition, December 15, 2003.
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| Review of a Proposed 1100 MW Power Plant in Brooklyn NY |
Testimony of David Schlissel, prepared for Office of the Brooklyn Borough President, and Greenpoint Williamsburg Waterfront Task Force, November 6, 2003.
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| Comments on the RPS Cost Analyses of the Joint Utilities and the DPS Staff |
Prepared for Renewable Energy Technology and Environment Coalition, September 19, 2003.
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| Potential Cost Impacts of a Vermont Renewable Portfolio Standard |
Presentation by Tim Woolf, September 11, 2003.
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| Modeling Demand Response and Air Emissions in New England |
Prepared for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, September 4, 2003.
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| Cleaner Air, Fuel Diversity and High-Quality Jobs: Reviewing Selected Potential Benefits of an RPS in New York State |
Prepared for Renewable Energy Technology and Environment Coalition, and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), July 28, 2003.
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| Air Quality In Queens County: Opportunities for Cleaning Up the Air in Queens County and Neighboring Regions |
Prepared for Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Coalition Helping Organize a Kleaner Environment, and Keyspan Energy, May 12, 2003.
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| A Clean Path to Ozone Annex Compliance: Phasing Out Ontario's Coal-Fired Power Plants |
Prepared for Sierra Club Ontario, March 21, 2003.
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| Review of the Application by Kings Park, LLC for an Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Certificate for a Proposed Power Plant in Smithtown, NY |
Direct, rebuttal and surrebuttal testimony of David A. Schlissel, prepared for Townline Association, and Inc., January 1, 2003.
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| OTC Emission Reduction Workbook (Version 2.1) |
Prepared for Ozone Transport Commission (OTC), December 9, 2002.
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| Analysis of New Source Review Provisions |
Rebuttal Report of Bruce Biewald, prepared for U.S. Department of Justice, October 15, 2002.
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| Financial Insecurity |
Prepared for STAR Foundation, Riverkeeper, and Inc., August 7, 2002.
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| Comments on EPA's Proposed Clean Water Act Section 316(b) Regulations for Cooling Water Intake Structures at Phase II Existing Facilities |
Prepared for Riverkeeper, and Inc., August 7, 2002.
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| Multi-Pollutant Programs in CT, MA, NH, and NY |
Prepared for Ozone Transport Commission (OTC), June 25, 2002.
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| Predicting Avoided Emissions from Policies that Encourage Energy Efficiency and Clean Power |
Prepared for Ozone Transport Commission (OTC), June 24, 2002.
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| Review of the Environmental and Reliability Benefits of a New Combined Cycle Plant in Queens NY |
Direct Testimony of David Schlissel, prepared for Coalition Helping Organize a Kleaner Environment, and Queens Borough President, March 13, 2002.
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| Survey of Clean Power and Energy Efficiency Programs |
Prepared for Ozone Transport Commission (OTC), January 14, 2002.
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| A Retrospective Review of FERC's Environmental Impact Statement on Open Transmission Access |
Prepared for North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), October 19, 2001.
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| Review of a Proposed 1000 MW Generating Facility in Queens NY |
Direct Testimony of David Schlissel, prepared for Coalition Helping Organize a Kleaner Environment, and Queens Borough President, June 22, 2001.
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| Room to Breathe: Why the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's Proposed Air Regulations Are Compatible With Electric System Reliability |
Prepared for Clean Water Fund, and MassPIRG, March 22, 2001.
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| Repowering the Midwest |
Overview of Findings, Presentation by Tim Woolf, February 14, 2001.
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| Electricity Market Distortions Associated With Inconsistent Air Quality Regulations |
April 1, 2000.
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| Use of Selective Catalytic Reduction For Control of NOx Emissions From Power Plants in the U. S. |
Prepared for OntAIRio Campaign, February 1, 2000.
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| Electricity Market Distortions Associated With Inconsistent Air Quality Regulations |
Prepared for Project for a Sustainable FERC Energy Policy, November 18, 1999.
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| Challenges Faced by Clean Generation Resources Under Electricity Restructuring |
Presentation by Tim Woolf, November 9, 1999.
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| Comments on the Scope of Issues for FERC Staff's Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Rule on RTO's |
Prepared for Project for a Sustainable FERC Energy Policy, June 14, 1999.
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| New England Tracking System: A Method for Tracking Electricity for Environmental Disclosure |
Prepared for New England Governor's Conference, December 7, 1998.
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| The Role of Ozone Transport in Reaching Attainment in the Northeast: Opportunities, Equity, and Economics |
Prepared for Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM), and Global Development and Environment Institute, July 1, 1998.
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| Grandfathering and Environmental Comparability: An Economic Analysis of Air Emission Regulation and Electricity Market Distortions |
Prepared for National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, January 26, 1998.
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