Handbook on electricity regulation / edited by Jean-Michel Glachant (Professor, Florence School of Regulation, EUI, Florence and Advisor, Technology University POLITO, Turin, Italy), Paul L. Joskow (Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics Emeritus, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) and Michael G. Pollitt (Professor of Business Economics, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Glachant, Jean-Michel, editor.

Joskow, Paul L., editor.

Pollitt, Michael G., editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electric industries--Law and legislation.

Electric industries.

Electric industries--Economic aspects.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (558 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar, 2025.

Summary:

"With twenty-two chapters written by leading international experts, this volume represents the most detailed and comprehensive Handbook on electricity regulation ever published. The volume covers the existing state of best-practice regulation in the US, UK, the European Union and Australia, for both electricity transmission, electricity distribution and retail electricity. The regulatory challenges of the energy transition are discussed. These include the need for regulators to incentivise large amounts of investment in conditions of uncertainty and to promote innovation. Deep decarbonisation, via electrification, raises regulatory issues for electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen networks. The book also considers the state of electricity regulation in China, India and smaller lower and middle income countries. These jurisdictions have underdeveloped regulatory systems which can benefit from learning from more advanced regulatory systems as long as there is sufficient adaptation to local contexts. The Handbook is intended to be used by those with direct interests in electricity regulation. Students and young professionals will find the information they need to enter the field in a single source. Researchers, experienced professionals and public decision-makers will get a comprehensive update on topical issues in electricity regulation. This will help them make sense of a sector that is undergoing profound change at the same time as the public policy motivations for regulation are not diminishing"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction to the handbook on electricity regulation / Jean-Michel Glachant, Paul L. Joskow, and Michael G. Pollitt

Foundations of electricity regulation and recent reforms

2. Designing incentive regulation in the electricity sector / David P. Brown and David E.M. Sappington

3. Cost-of-service regulation of electricity distribution services in the US / Paul L. Joskow and Richard Schmalensee

4. Regulated distribution sector facing the future - the gb experience / Cloda Jenkins

5. Regulated distribution sector facing the future: Trends in the European Union / Christine Brandstätt and Jean-Michel Glachant

6. Regulation of access, pricing, and planning of high-voltage transmission in the US / Joe DeLosa III, Johannes P. Pfeifenberger, and Paul L. Joskow

7. Regulation of access, fees and investment planning of transmission in great britain / David Newbery

8. The regulatory landscape and investment planning for transmission in the eu / Paul Nillesen, Otto Jager and Joost Ornée

9. The regulation of electricity networks in australia's national electricity market: User charges, investment and access / Paul Simshauser

10. Retail rate design in the us: Time-varying rates for residential customers / Ahmad Faruqui and Ziyi Tang

11. Economics of energy efficiency / Kenneth Gillingham and Erica Myers

Regulatory mechanisms to guide the transition to net zero

12. The grid of the future and what regulators need to know about it / Janusz Bialek and Mark O'Malley

13. Decarbonizing the US electricity grid: Policy and regulatory frameworks and challenges / Judy W. Chang and Henry Lee

14. Regulating European distribution systems to achieve net zero: Untapping flexibility efficiently / Tim Schittekatte

15. "behind the meter" developments / Fereidoon Sioshansi

16. Uncertainty, regulation and the pathways to net zero / Michael G. Pollitt, Daniel Duma and Andrei Covatariu

17. How can regulated electricity network companies promote innovation? Lessons from the field of practice / Leonardo Meeus and Nicolò Rossetto

18. Regulation of hydrogen networks and potential market structure / Chi Kong Chyong and Jackson R. Dalman

19. Challenges to expanding EV adoption and policy responses / Christopher R. Knittel and Shinsuke Tanaka

Non-oecd countries

20. Power sector reform in China: Economic logic and political reasoning / Xu Yi-chong

21. Regulation of transmission, distribution and retail in India / Anupama Sen and Tooraj Jamasb

22. Distinctive regulatory challenges in developing countries / Debabrata Chattopadhyay and Vivien Foster.

Notes:

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035314355 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.