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E3 Publishes “Rate Design for the Energy Transition,” a New White Paper for the Energy Systems Integration Group

April 10, 2023

Electric system planning and operations are fundamentally changing, but retail rate designs remain stuck in the past. As the bulk …

Customer Sited Solar PanelsAlternative Ratemaking Mechanisms for DERs in California – E3 Whitepaper Proposes Framework for a Net Energy Metering (NEM) Successor Tariff

February 12, 2021

Utility customers in California are eligible for a state program, called Net Energy Metering (NEM), that applies to customers who …

E3 Launches Advanced Utility Rates Group

November 16, 2020

The energy industry is undergoing a drastic transformation as a result of increasing commitments to decarbonization goals. To help utility …

E3 Supports Xcel Energy’s Minnesota Performance Incentive Mechanisms for Decarbonization

November 13, 2020

In consultation with Xcel Energy, E3 recently created a performance-based ratemaking proposal for Xcel Energy’s November 2 filing of a …

E3 Finds up to $5 Billion in Benefits from EV Adoption in New York

April 24, 2019

Electric vehicle (EV) deployment in line with New York’s ambitious goals can deliver up to $5.1 billion in societal benefits …

E3 Develops Rate Structures for Widespread Transit Electrification

November 21, 2018

In a recent study for the California Transit Association (CTA), E3 found that electric rate structures optimal for managed, “smart” …

E3 Analysis Highlights Importance of Dynamic Rates for DER Customers

September 20, 2018

In their recent evaluation of California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) for customer-sited energy storage projects, Itron and E3 found that …

E3 Experts Present on Rate Design and Smart Charging of Electric Vehicles

July 5, 2017

E3 Director Michele Chait and Senior Consultant Lucy McKenzie spoke about rate design for electric vehicles and smart charging at …

The Utility of the Future: Fat or Skinny?

March 1, 2017

In a new article and white paper published in Public Utilities Fortnightly, E3’s managing partner, Dr. Ren Orans, and his …

Full Value Tariff Design and Retail Rate Choices

April 19, 2016

E3's recently released Full Value Tariff Design and Retail Rate Choices Report, sponsored by New York State Energy Research and Development …

Baringa partners with E3 to broaden energy advisory global footprint

July 22, 2015

E3 is pleased to announce a new partnership with Baringa Partners, one of Europe's leading management consulting firms. The new …

E3 Helps Port of Long Beach Save $350 Million

March 24, 2014

E3 helped the Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest port in the nation, obtain electric rate discounts and a program …

Are Residential Customers Price-Responsive to an Inclining Block Rate?

February 8, 2014

Dr. Ren Orans, Dr. C.K. Woo and Jenya Kahn-Lang of E3 were co-authors on a recent paper "Are Residential Customers …

Future Utility Model Fact Finding

October 31, 2013

E3 Managing Partner Dr. Ren Orans spoke at the Joint Meeting of the Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation (CREPC) …

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