Publications: Utility Business Models

2022

National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, , 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).
McDermott, Thomas E., Killian McKenna, Miguel Heleno, Bilal Ahmad Bhatti, Michael Emmanuel, and Sydney Forrester."Distribution System Research Roadmap." (2022). DOI

2021

Forrester, Sydney, and Peter Cappers."Opportunities and Challenges to Capturing Distributed Battery Value via Retail Utility Rates and Programs." (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).
Shen, Bo, Fredrich Kahrl, and Andrew Satchwell."Facilitating Power Grid Decarbonization with Distributed Energy Resources: Lessons from the United States."Annual Review of Environment and Resources 46:349-375 (2021). DOI
Cappers, Peter, Sydney Forrester, and Andrew Satchwell."Disaggregating Future Retail Electricity Rate Growth." (2021).
Kahrl, Fredrich, and Lisa C. Schwartz."All-Source Competitive Solicitations: State and Electric Utility Practices." (2021).
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).
Brooks, Cameron, Peter Cappers, and Andrew Satchwell."Expanding the Scope of Commercial Opportunities for Investor-Owned Electric Utilities." (2021).

2020

Cappers, Peter, and C. Anna Spurlock."A Handbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Successful Electric Utility Pilots." (2020).
Barbose, Galen L., and Andrew Satchwell."Benefits and costs of a utility-ownership business model for residential rooftop solar photovoltaics."Nature Energy (2020). DOI

2019

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).
Darghouth, Naïm R., Galen L. Barbose, and Andrew D. Mills."Implications of Rate Design for the Customer-Economics of Behind-the-Meter Storage." (2019).
Cappers, Peter, and Sean Murphy."Unpacking the Disconnect Between Wholesale and Retail Electric Rates." (2019).
Satchwell, Andrew, Peter Cappers, and Galen L. Barbose."Current Developments in Retail Rate Design: Implications for Solar and Other Distributed Energy Resources." (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).

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).
Satchwell, Andrew, and Peter Cappers."Evolving Grid Services, Products, and Market Opportunities for Regulated Electric Utilities." (2018).
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).
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. DOI

2017

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).
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).
Lowry, Mark Newton, Matthew Makos, Jeff Deason, and Lisa C. Schwartz."State Performance-Based Regulation Using Multiyear Rate Plans for U.S. Electric Utilities." (2017).
Satchwell, Andrew."What will Electric Utility Regulation and Business Models Look Like in 2030?." (2017).
Kihm, Steve, Janice Beecher, Ronald Lehr, and Lisa C. Schwartz."Regulatory Incentives and Disincentives for Utility Investments in Grid Modernization."Future Electric Utility Regulation Report Series FEUR Report No. 8 (2017).