Thread by @JesseJenkins

Im prepping my second to last lecture for 'Introduction to the Electricity Sector' -- on distributed energy resources & associated regulatory challenges. It's made me revisit the huge body of work published out of @MITEnergy Utility of the Future study effort...

I was so fortunate to be part of this effort, to learn from mythical figures in the field including Ignacio Perez-Arriaga (our fearless leader & my mentor), Dick Schmalensee, Bill Hogan, Paul Joskow, Michael Caramanis, Dick Tabors, Tomas Gomez, Carlos Batlle, and many more...

...and to get to spend 5 yrs thinking through regulatory challenges posed by growth of distributed energy resources with a crew of brilliant young scholars incl. @burgersb, Jose Pablo Chaves, Ash Bharatkumar, Pablo Duenas, Ignacio Herrero, Claudio Vergara, Sam Huntington & more.

All the hard work resulted not only in an influential @MITEnergy report energy.mit.edu/wp-content/upl… but also a whole library of theses, white papers, and journal publications on so many aspects of our evolving electricity sector. Here's the (full?) bibliography if you're interested!

1. Burger, Jenkins, Huntington & Perez-Arriaga, “Why distributed? A critical review of the tradeoffs between centralized and decentralized resources,” IEEE Power & Energy Magazine, 2019. ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/86435…

2. Perez-Arriaga, Jenkins & Batlle, “A regulatory framework for an evolving electricity sector,” Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy, 6(1), 2017. iaee.org/en/publication…

3. Burger, Jenkins, Batlle & Perez-Arriaga, “Restructuring revisited, part 1: competition in electricity distribution systems,” The Energy Journal, 2019. iaee.org/en/publication…

4. Burger, Jenkins, Batlle & Perez-Arriaga, “Restructuring revisited, part 2: coordination in electricity distribution systems,” The Energy Journal, 2019. iaee.org/energyjournal/…

5. Jenkins & Perez-Arriaga, “Improved regulatory approaches for the remuneration of electricity distribution utilities with high penetration of distributed energy resources,” The Energy Journal, 38(3), 2017. iaee.org/en/publication…

6. S.P. Burger et al. 2019, “The Efficiency and Distributional Effects of Alternative Residential Electricity Rate Designs,” iaee.org/en/Publication… (Working paper: ceepr.mit.edu/files/papers/2…)

7. S.P. Burger 2019, Rate design for the 21st Century: improving economic efficiency and distributional equity in electricity rate, PhD thesis, MIT. dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/…

8. M. Luke, 2016. “Promoting innovation in electricity distribution networks : new tools for regulators and planners,” S.M. thesis, MIT. dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/…

9. I. Herrero, P. Rodilla, & C. Batlle 2016. “Enhancing Intraday Price Signals in U.S. ISO Markets For a Better Integration of Variable Energy Resources.” MITEI Working Paper energy.mit.edu/wp-content/upl…

10. Burger et al. 2017. "A review of the value of aggregators in electricity systems." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews sciencedirect.com/science/articl… (Working paper: ceepr.mit.edu/files/papers/2…)

11. Burger & Luke 2017, "Business models for distributed energy resources: A review and empirical analysis." Energy Policy sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

12. Burger et al. 2018 "Fair, Equitable, and Efficient Tariffs in the Presence of Distributed Energy Resources" MIT CEEPR Working Paper ceepr.mit.edu/files/papers/2…

An aside... Yes: @burgersb was VERY productive!

13. Perez-Arriaga, Burger & Gomez, 2016. "Electricity Services in a More Distributed Energy System" repositorio.comillas.edu/xmlui/bitstrea…

14. I. Abdelmotteleb, T. Gómez, J.P. Chaves, J. Reneses. 2017. Designing efficient distribution network charges in the context of active customers. Applied Energy. vol. 210, pp. 815-826, iit.comillas.edu/publicacion/mo…

15. L. Lind, R. Cossent, J.P. Chaves, T. Gómez. 2019. Transmission and distribution coordination in power systems with high shares of distributed energy resources providing balancing and congestion management services. Wiley Int. Rev.-Energy & Environment. iit.comillas.edu/publicacion/mo…

16. Huntington et al. 2017. "Revisiting support policies for RES-E adulthood: Towards market compatible schemes" Energy Policy
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

17. Usera et al. 2017 "The Regulatory Debate About Energy Storage Systems: State of the Art and Open Issues" IEEE Power & Energy Magazine ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/docum…

18. Herrero 2018. Market mechanisms and pricing rules to
enhance low-carbon electricity markets
efficiency. PhD thesis, IIT Comillas repositorio.comillas.edu/xmlui/bitstrea…

19. Jenkins 2018. Electricity system planning with distributed energy resources : new methods and insights for economics, regulation, and policy. PhD thesis, MIT. dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/…

20. Burger 2019. Rate design for the 21st Century: improving economic efficiency and distributional equity in electricity rate, PhD thesis, MIT. dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/…

21. N. Lee 2019. Assessing the impacts of retail tariff design on the electric power sector : a case study on the ComEd Service Territory in Illinois. SM thesis, MIT. dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/…

22. A. Bharatkumar 2015. Distribution network use-of-system charges under high penetration of distributed energy resources. SM thesis, MIT dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/…

23. J. LeDantec, 2014. Assessing business models arising from the integration of distributed energy systems in the Chilean electric power system. SM Thesis, MIT dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/…

24. N. Xu, 2015. Active participation of buildings in the power sector: the case of small office buildings. SM thesis, MIT. dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/…

25. S. Huntington 2016. Unlocking the value of distributed energy resources in electric distribution networks : exploring the role of locational tariffs. SM Thesis, MIT. dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/…

26. M. Burk 2016. Impact of distributed energy resources on locational marginal prices and electricity networks SM Thesis, MIT. dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/…

I think (maybe) that's it! I probably missed a couple, but dang. I feel so lucky I was to be part of such a tremendously productive time during my graduate studies. And feeling humbled & unsure how I'll ever build a team and project to top it in my new academic career... /end

Addendum: Here's a Youtube video of the U.S. release of the @MITEnergy Utility of the Future study from Dec. 15 2016 (at the National Press Club in DC)

We also did a European release (at the European Commission DG Energy if I recall correctly).