Managing Change in the Midwestern Power Sector

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CHANGE IN THE MIDWESTERN POWER SECTOR

Market shifts, technological innovation, and clean energy policies are driving a fundamental transformation of the U.S. power sector. Read about the four critical grid issues in the Midwest discussed at Power Shift's Minnesota meeting: e volving stakeholder processes, p ower sector fleet transfer, t he impact of electric cars on the grid, and r esponses to changing consumer demand.

THE FUTURE OF THE ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY

Read a new analysis in the journal Energy Economics by the Nicholas Institute's Martin Ross that examines how changes in market trends and technology costs are likely to affect electricity generation in the United States in the context of possible future carbon taxes. It uses the Dynamic Integrated Economy/Energy/Emissions Model (DIEM) to find that carbon taxes can be an effective way to quickly lower emissions. Shifts among natural gas and renewable generation can vary significantly, depending on capital and operating costs.

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