Curbing Electricity Demand: Who, How, and Why
With consumers facing higher electricity bills and a growing interest in limiting carbon emissions and fostering "green" power, the Maryland Energy Administration issued a detailed "Strategic Energy Plan" in January 2008. The plan's recommendations range from allocating revenues from selling carbon emissions permits to subsidize energy efficiency and renewable energy programs, to legislatively requiring utilities to reduce consumption, to decoupling utility profits from sales volume. Our panelists will evaluate some of the many recommendations in the plan and offer general perspectives on the advantages and disadvantages of its provisions.
Who: Moderator:
Timothy J. Brennan, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future; Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Panelists:
Benjamin F. Hobbs, Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University; Member, California ISO Market Surveillance Committee
Karen Palmer, Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future
Malcolm Woolf, Director, Maryland Energy Administration
What: RFF First Wednesday Seminar
When: Wednesday, April 9, 12:45 – 2 p.m.
A light buffet lunch will be available at 12:30 p.m.
Where: Resources for the Future, 1616 P Street NW, Washington, DC
First Floor Conference Center
Please RSVP by sending your contact details in an email to rffseminars@rff.org.
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