Jeffrey Logan

Clean Restructuring: Design Elements for Low-Carbon Wholesale Markets and Beyond. A 21st Century Power Partnership Thought Leadership Report

Previous 21st Century Power Partnership work identified five pathways toward power systems of the future that vary depending on the starting point, and speed and extent of transformation.1 Clean restructuring, one of these pathways, describes the movement from a vertically integrated power sector toward a more participatory and clean energy-friendly electricity system. Clean Restructuring: Design Elements for Low Carbon Wholesale Markets and Beyond, a 21st Century Power Partnership thought leadership report, explores this pathway in depth, envisions an end-state, and articulates three main areas of consideration for decision makers embarking on a clean restructuring process. The report focuses on the design of competitive wholesale markets that rely increasingly on variable renewable electricity sources, demand response, and other flexible, clean energy options. Detailed case studies on Mexico, Denmark, and Germany are provided.

Review of Sector and Regional Trends in U.S. Electricity Markets. Focus on Natural Gas. Natural Gas and the Evolving U.S. Power Sector Monograph Series. Number 1 of 3

This study explores dynamics related to natural gas use at the national, sectoral, and regional levels, with an emphasis on the power sector. It relies on a data set from SNL Financial to analyze recent trends in the U.S. power sector at the regional level. The research aims to provide decision and policy makers with objective and credible information, data, and analysis that informs their discussions of a rapidly changing energy system landscape. This study also summarizes regional changes in natural gas demand within the power sector. The transition from coal to natural gas is occurring rapidly along the entire eastern portion of the country, but is relatively stagnant in the central and western regions. This uneven shift is occurring due to differences in fuel price costs, renewable energy targets, infrastructure constraints, historical approach to regulation, and other factors across states.