Economics of Energy Distribution
Organized by James B. Bushnell, Ryan Kellogg, and Erin T. Mansur
Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
March 7-8, 2018
NBER, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Wednesday, March 7
11:00 am

The Social Costs of Distorted Electricity Tariffs: Evidence from Agricultural Power Consumption in India

Nicholas Ryan, Yale University and NBER
Anant Sudarshan, University of Warwick

Discussant:
Kelsey Jack, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
12:00 noon
Lunch
1:00 pm

Distribution Network Pricing and Regulation with Significant Distributed Solar Photovoltaic Generation Capacity

Frank A. Wolak, Stanford University and NBER

Discussant:
Paul Joskow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
2:00 pm
Break
2:15 pm

Siting Solar PV Capacity to Maximize Environmental Benefits

Steven E. Sexton Justin Kirkpatrick, Michigan State University
Nicholas Muller, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER
Bobby Harris

Discussant:
David S. Rapson, University of California, Davis
3:15 pm
Break
3:30 pm

Variable Pricing and the Social Cost of Renewable Energy

Imelda , Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID)
Matthias Fripp, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Michael J. Roberts, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Discussant:
Dennice Gayme, Johns Hopkins University
4:30 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Group Dinner - Restaurant Dante at Royal Sonesta Hotel
Thursday, March 8
Joint with Environment and Energy Economics Program Meeting
8:00 am
Breakfast
8:30 am

Price Regulation and Environmental Externalities: Evidence from Methane Leaks

Catherine Hausman, University of Michigan and NBER
Lucija Muehlenbachs, University of Calgary

Discussant:
Steve Cicala, Tufts University and NBER
9:30 am

Are Residential Electricity Prices Too High or Too Low? Or Both?

Severin Borenstein, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
James B. Bushnell, University of California, Davis and NBER

Discussant:
Lawrence H. Goulder, Stanford University and NBER
10:30 am
Break
Environment and Energy Economics Program Meeting continues