Utility Business Models

2021

Kahrl, Fredrich. All-Source Competitive Solicitations: State and Electric Utility Practices. Ed. Schwartz, Lisa C. 2021.
Brooks, Cameron, Peter Cappers, and Andrew Satchwell. Expanding the Scope of Commercial Opportunities for Investor-Owned Electric Utilities. 2021.

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Brooks, Cameron, Peter Cappers, and Andrew Satchwell. Expanding the Scope of Commercial Opportunities for Investor-Owned Electric Utilities. 2021.

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Energy, Xcel, Steve Chriss, Lori Bird, Priya Barua, Heidi Bishop, and Celina Bonugli. Renewable Energy Options for Large Utility Customers. Ed. Schwartz, Lisa C. Vol. FEUR Report No. 12. 2021.

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Cappers, Peter, Andrew Satchwell, Max Dupuy, and Carl Linvill. "The Distribution of U.S. Electric Utility Revenue Decoupling Rate Impacts from 2005 to 2017." 2021.

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Cappers, Peter, Andrew Satchwell, Max Dupuy, and Carl Linvill. "The Distribution of U.S. Electric Utility Revenue Decoupling Rate Impacts from 2005 to 2017." 2021.

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2020

Cappers, Peter, and C. Anna Spurlock. A Handbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Successful Electric Utility Pilots. 2020.

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Barbose, Galen L, and Andrew Satchwell. "Benefits and costs of a utility-ownership business model for residential rooftop solar photovoltaics." Nature Energy (2020).

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2019

Satchwell, Andrew, Peter Cappers, and Galen L Barbose. Current Developments in Retail Rate Design: Implications for Solar and Other Distributed Energy Resources. 2019.

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Satchwell, Andrew, Peter Cappers, Javier Reneses, Will Gorman, and Greg Leventis. Financial Impacts of Net-Metered DPV on a Prototypical Western Utility’s Shareholders and Ratepayers. 2019.

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Darghouth, Naïm R, Galen L Barbose, and Andrew D Mills. Implications of Rate Design for the Customer-Economics of Behind-the-Meter Storage. 2019.

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Cappers, Peter, and Sean Murphy. Unpacking the Disconnect Between Wholesale and Retail Electric Rates. 2019.

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Elliot, Randolph, National Rural Elec Association, Organization of MISO States, Scott Aaronson, Edison Electric Institute, and National Associatio Advocates. Utility Investments in Resilience of Electricity Systems. Ed. Schwartz, Lisa C. Vol. FEUR Report No. 11. 2019.

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2018

Satchwell, Andrew, Peter Cappers, and Charles A Goldman. "Customer bill impacts of energy efficiency and net-metered photovoltaic system investments." Utilities Policy 50 (2018) 144-152.
Satchwell, Andrew, and Peter Cappers. Evolving Grid Services, Products, and Market Opportunities for Regulated Electric Utilities. 2018.

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Seel, Joachim, Andrew D Mills, and Ryan H Wiser. Impacts of High Variable Renewable Energy Futures on Wholesale Electricity Prices, and on Electric-Sector Decision Making. 2018. LBNL-2001163.

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

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2017

Satchwell, Andrew, Peter Cappers, and Charles A Goldman. Financial Impacts of a Combined Energy Efficiency and Net-Metered PV Portfolio on a Prototypical Northeast Utility. 2017. LBNL- 1007280.

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Barbose, Galen L. Putting the Potential Rate Impacts of Distributed Solar into Context. 2017. LBNL-1007060.

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Kihm, Steve, Janice Beecher, and Ronald Lehr. Regulatory Incentives and Disincentives for Utility Investments in Grid Modernization. Ed. Schwartz, Lisa C. Vol. FEUR Report No. 8. 2017. LBNL-2001032.

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Gagnon, Pieter, Anand Govindarajan, Lori Bird, Galen L Barbose, Naïm R Darghouth, and Andrew D Mills. Solar + Storage Synergies for Managing Commercial-Customer Demand Charges. 2017. LBNL-2001071.

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Lowry, Mark Newton, Matthew Makos, and Jeff Deason. State Performance-Based Regulation Using Multiyear Rate Plans for U.S. Electric Utilities. Ed. Schwartz, Lisa C. 2017. LBNL-2001039.

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Glazer, Craig, Jay Morrison, Paul Breakman, Allison Clements, and National Associatio Advocates. The Future of Centrally-Organized Wholesale Electricity Markets. Ed. Schwartz, Lisa C. Vol. FEUR Report No. 7. 2017. LBNL-1007226.

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Blansfield, Jonathan, Lisa Wood, Ryan Katofsky, Benjamin Stafford, Danny Waggoner, and National Associatio Advocates. Value-Added Electricity Services: New Roles for Utilities and Third-Party Providers. Ed. Schwartz, Lisa C. Vol. FEUR Report No. 9. 2017. LBNL-2001073.

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Satchwell, Andrew. "What will Electric Utility Regulation and Business Models Look Like in 2030?." 2017.

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