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Ryan Wiser - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The renewables portfolio standard in Texas: an early assessment
Energy Policy, 2003Co-Authors: Ole Langniss, Ryan WiserAbstract:Texas has rapidly emerged as one of the leading wind power markets in the United States. This development can be largely traced to a well-designed and carefully implemented renewables portfolio standard (RPS). The RPS is a new policy mechanism that has received increasing attention as an attractive approach to support renewable power generation. Though replacing existing renewable energy policies with an as-of-yet untested approach in the RPS is risky, early experience from Texas suggests that an RPS can effectively spur renewables development and Encourage Competition among renewable energy producers. Initial RPS targets in Texas were well exceeded by the end of 2001, with 915 MW of wind installed in that year alone. RPS compliance costs appear negligible with new wind projects reportedly contracted for well under 3(US)cent/k/Wh, in part as a result of a 1.7(US)cent/kWh production tax credit, an outstanding wind resource and an RPS that is sizable enough to drive project economies of scale. Obliged retail suppliers have been willing to enter into long-term contracts with renewable generators, reducing important risks for both the developer and the retail supplier. Finally, the country's first comprehensive renewable energy certificate program has been put into place to monitor and track RPS compliance. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. (Less)
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The renewables portfolio standard in Texas: An early assessment
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2001Co-Authors: Ryan Wiser, Ole LangnissAbstract:Texas has rapidly emerged as one of the leading wind power markets in the United States. This development can be largely traced to a well-designed and carefully implemented renewables portfolio standard (RPS). The RPS is a new policy mechanism that has received increasing attention as an attractive approach to support renewable power generation. Though replacing existing renewable energy policies with an as-of-yet largely untested approach in the RPS is risky, early experience from Texas suggests that an RPS can effectively spur renewables development and Encourage Competition among renewable energy producers. Initial RPS targets in Texas will be far exceeded by the end of 2001, with as much as 930 MW of wind slated for installation this year. RPS compliance costs appear negligible, with new wind projects reportedly contracted for under 3(US)\242/kWh, in part as a result of a 1.7(US)\242/kWh production tax credit, an outstanding wind resource, and an RPS that is sizable enough to drive project economies of scale. Obliged retail suppliers have been willing to enter into long-term contracts with renewable generators, reducing important risks for both the developer and the retail supplier. Finally, the country's first comprehensive renewable energy certificate program has been put into place to monitor and track RPS compliance.
Ole Langniss - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The renewables portfolio standard in Texas: an early assessment
Energy Policy, 2003Co-Authors: Ole Langniss, Ryan WiserAbstract:Texas has rapidly emerged as one of the leading wind power markets in the United States. This development can be largely traced to a well-designed and carefully implemented renewables portfolio standard (RPS). The RPS is a new policy mechanism that has received increasing attention as an attractive approach to support renewable power generation. Though replacing existing renewable energy policies with an as-of-yet untested approach in the RPS is risky, early experience from Texas suggests that an RPS can effectively spur renewables development and Encourage Competition among renewable energy producers. Initial RPS targets in Texas were well exceeded by the end of 2001, with 915 MW of wind installed in that year alone. RPS compliance costs appear negligible with new wind projects reportedly contracted for well under 3(US)cent/k/Wh, in part as a result of a 1.7(US)cent/kWh production tax credit, an outstanding wind resource and an RPS that is sizable enough to drive project economies of scale. Obliged retail suppliers have been willing to enter into long-term contracts with renewable generators, reducing important risks for both the developer and the retail supplier. Finally, the country's first comprehensive renewable energy certificate program has been put into place to monitor and track RPS compliance. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. (Less)
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The renewables portfolio standard in Texas: An early assessment
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2001Co-Authors: Ryan Wiser, Ole LangnissAbstract:Texas has rapidly emerged as one of the leading wind power markets in the United States. This development can be largely traced to a well-designed and carefully implemented renewables portfolio standard (RPS). The RPS is a new policy mechanism that has received increasing attention as an attractive approach to support renewable power generation. Though replacing existing renewable energy policies with an as-of-yet largely untested approach in the RPS is risky, early experience from Texas suggests that an RPS can effectively spur renewables development and Encourage Competition among renewable energy producers. Initial RPS targets in Texas will be far exceeded by the end of 2001, with as much as 930 MW of wind slated for installation this year. RPS compliance costs appear negligible, with new wind projects reportedly contracted for under 3(US)\242/kWh, in part as a result of a 1.7(US)\242/kWh production tax credit, an outstanding wind resource, and an RPS that is sizable enough to drive project economies of scale. Obliged retail suppliers have been willing to enter into long-term contracts with renewable generators, reducing important risks for both the developer and the retail supplier. Finally, the country's first comprehensive renewable energy certificate program has been put into place to monitor and track RPS compliance.
Joseph Farrell - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Some Simple Analytics of Vertically Linked Markets
Review of Industrial Organization, 2017Co-Authors: Joseph FarrellAbstract:A firm may have an incentive to Encourage Competition and/or efficiency in an “aftermarket” that is vertically linked to a “foremarket” in which it participates. I describe a strong form of this potential incentive, and then explore how it is weakened in plausible circumstances. Some applications to net neutrality are described.
Michael A. Williams - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Costs and Benefits of Long-Distance Entry: Regulation and Non-Price Discrimination
Review of Industrial Organization, 2001Co-Authors: Dennis L. Weisman, Michael A. WilliamsAbstract:A primary goal of the 1996 Telecommunications Act isto Encourage Competition in long-distance telephonemarkets. Four years after passage of thislegislation, Bell Operating Companies (``BOCs'') havebeen granted permission to offer long-distanceservices in only one state. The regulatory barrier toentry is justified on grounds that the BOCs have theability to discriminate against incumbentlong-distance carriers in the provision of essentialaccess services. We take this premise as given andquantify the critical level of discrimination requiredto offset the positive consumers' surplus gainsassociated with the enhanced Competition resultingfrom BOC entry into long-distance markets.
Simine Vazire - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the n pact factor evaluating the quality of empirical journals with respect to sample size and statistical power
PLOS ONE, 2014Co-Authors: Chris R Fraley, Simine VazireAbstract:The authors evaluate the quality of research reported in major journals in social-personality psychology by ranking those journals with respect to their N-pact Factors (NF)—the statistical power of the empirical studies they publish to detect typical effect sizes. Power is a particularly important attribute for evaluating research quality because, relative to studies that have low power, studies that have high power are more likely to (a) to provide accurate estimates of effects, (b) to produce literatures with low false positive rates, and (c) to lead to replicable findings. The authors show that the average sample size in social-personality research is 104 and that the power to detect the typical effect size in the field is approximately 50%. Moreover, they show that there is considerable variation among journals in sample sizes and power of the studies they publish, with some journals consistently publishing higher power studies than others. The authors hope that these rankings will be of use to authors who are choosing where to submit their best work, provide hiring and promotion committees with a superior way of quantifying journal quality, and Encourage Competition among journals to improve their NF rankings.