There are opportunities at every level of the US energy market to save consumers money – if governments, companies, communities and individuals choose to act.
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The US government regulates many industries, but social media companies don’t neatly fit existing regulatory templates. Systems that deliver energy may be the closest analog.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has rejected a Trump administration proposal to reward coal and nuclear power plants for storing fuel on-site, as a way to make the power system more reliable.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission normally works in obscurity, but is in the spotlight as it considers a proposal to support coal and nuclear power plants that are having trouble competing.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry says the US needs to subsidize nuclear and coal power plants to keep the grid stable. But this policy would raise energy costs and could drive consumers off-grid instead.
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Senior Economist and Associate Director of Social Science and Policy, University of Michigan Energy Institute, University of Michigan
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Research Scientist, The University of Texas at Austin
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John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University
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Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
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Professor of Law and Energy Policy, University of Pennsylvania
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Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning, University of Pennsylvania
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Lab Manager, Energy Justice Lab, University of Pennsylvania
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Lynton K. Caldwell Professor of Public Affairs, Indiana University
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James G. Degnan Professor of Law, University of Michigan