Economics of Energy Distribution
James B. Bushnell, Ryan Kellogg, and Erin T. Mansur, Organizers
March 7-8, 2018
Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
NBER, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
| Wednesday, March 7 | ||||
| 11:00 am |
Nicholas Ryan, Yale University and NBER Anant Sudarshan, University of Chicago The Social Costs of Distorted Electricity Tariffs: Evidence from Agricultural Power Consumption in India
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| 12:00 noon | Lunch | |||
| 1:00 pm |
Frank A. Wolak, Stanford University and NBER Distribution Network Pricing and Regulation with Significant Distributed Solar Photovoltaic Generation Capacity
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| 2:00 pm | Break | |||
| 2:15 pm |
Steven E. Sexton Justin Kirkpatrick, Michigan State University Nicholas Muller, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER Bobby Harris Siting Solar PV Capacity to Maximize Environmental Benefits
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| 3:15 pm | Break | |||
| 3:30 pm |
Imelda , Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID) Matthias Fripp, University of Hawaii Michael J. Roberts, University of Hawaii at Manoa Variable Pricing and the Social Cost of Renewable Energy
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| 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 |
Catherine Hausman, University of Michigan and NBER Lucija Muehlenbachs, University of Calgary Price Regulation and Environmental Externalities: Evidence from Methane Leaks
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| 9:30 am |
Severin Borenstein, University of California, Berkeley and NBER James B. Bushnell, University of California, Davis and NBER Are Residential Electricity Prices Too High or Too Low? Or Both?
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| 10:30 am |
Break Environment and Energy Economics Program Meeting continues |
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