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Louise Sunderland
@louisesunderland.bsky.social
Energy policy, energy justice. People are the centre of the clean energy transition.
Managing Principal, Regulatory Assistance Project. Member, South East London Community Energy.
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⚡ Why is electricity still more expensive than gas — and how can tax reform fix it?

Join the next #ElectrificationAcademy with RAP on 30 Oct to explore how smarter taxation can make clean power more affordable.

🔗 Register: raponline-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#Electrification #EnergyTransition
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Electrification Academy 29 – How can we reduce electricity prices with tax reform? . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining ...
On 30 October, we will explore energy tax reform as a tool to accelerate electrification. The Electrification Academy welcomes Angelos Koutsis, from Bond Beter Leefmilieu, and Chris Galpin, from E3G’s...
raponline-org.zoom.us
October 16, 2025 at 7:30 AM
A couple of weeks ago @kirataylor.bsky.social of @foresight-ce.bsky.social got in touch to talk about #MakingElectricityCheaper

She had good questions: how do we make electricity cheaper? what can we do in short & long term? what more do we need from the EU?
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Steps to slash power prices
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks into how Europe could cut its electricity bills, plus pushback on sustainability reporting as the United Nations calls for stronger ESG in mining
foresightmedia.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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🎧 RAP’s @louisesunderland.bsky.social joins journalist @kirataylor.bsky.social to talk about making electricity cheaper and fairer.

Smart policies can cut bills and speed up the energy transition.

Listen here 👉 foresightmedia.com/story/sizlfj...

#Energy #Policy #Podcast
Steps to slash power prices
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks into how Europe could cut its electricity bills, plus pushback on sustainability reporting as the United Nations calls for stronger ESG in mining
foresightmedia.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We need to 'Make Electricity Cheaper' in Europe.

That doesn't just mean subsidising prices.

➡️ We must Reduce the cost of ⚡ by driving down system and policy costs.
➡️ Allocate costs between: tax & bill payers; user groups; different types of use; present & future bill payers.
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October 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
NEW RESEARCH #2: The future energy bill is an electricity bill.
We must Make Electricity Cheaper for households, businesses and industry

In a 2nd paper out today, @duncangibb.net, Sam Thomas & I look at reducing & redistributing tax & levies added to electricity prices. tinyurl.com/2nbvydp8
Making electricity cheaper: Redistributing policy costs for affordable household heat electrification
Affordable electrification relies on affordable electricity. Nuanced price reform will best equip decision-makers for success.
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September 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
NEW RESEARCH: The future energy bill is an electricity bill.
We must Make Electricity Cheaper for households, businesses and industry.

How? …This feels like the defining question of the moment.

I’m happy to share @regassistproj.bsky.social 8 priority actions.
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Making electricity cheaper: RAP's eight priority actions
RAP identifies 8 priority actions to make electricity cheaper for European industry, businesses & households in the short, medium & long-term.
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September 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Hello heat pump toolkit (in English)
Hello 열펌프 toolkit (in Korean)
Hello pompe à chaleur toolkit (in French)
Hello pompa ciepła toolkit (in Polish)

Please share these version of our toolkit with colleagues who might find them useful.
I'm delighted to share two new translations of version 2 of our global heat pump policy toolkit, one in French and one in Polish (these sit alongside the English and Korean versions). This is a key international resource for growing clean heating. www.raponline.org/toolkit/heat...
September 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I'm delighted to introduce Tom Butler to our @regassistproj.bsky.social team.

Tom dedicates his career to decarbonising the big stuff - industrial clusters. In RAP he'll also focus on grid access & the economics of industrial ⚡. Tom joins me in London. Do say hi.
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Tom Butler
Tom Butler is a junior associate for the Regulatory Assistance Project in Europe.
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September 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Decarbonising industry - after 2 days strategising with partners I have some take aways:
1. #Electrification is THE no regrets option* to decarb European industry. ⚡is useful in all sectors. It may not offer full solution for some heavy industry, it does for most process heat. tinyurl.com/3c7h24bs
September 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
ACER released its its country reports on retail energy markets. I scribbled some reflections on what the headlines mean… on dynamic prices, smart meters, switching rates.
They are over on LinkedIn if you are interested.

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Prices, prices, prices... | Louise Sunderland
Prices, prices, prices... On Friday ACER published its country reports on retail energy markets. And some snazzy new visualisations of electricity and gas market prices and evolutions 🤓. https://lnkd....
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July 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The future energy bill is an electricity bill.

To ensure the future is affordable we need to access cheaper electricity prices. One of the quickest ways to access cheaper electricity is to use it when the price is lower.
EC consultation on removing barriers to demand response tinyurl.com/7zc8hbdk
Targeted Consultation to support the establishment of a new network code on demand response
Targeted Consultation to support the establishment of a new network code on demand response
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July 16, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Consultation by @ec.europa.eu on the proposed network code on demand response (and changes to three related electricity regulations)

Deadline: 12 September.
Targeted Consultation to support the establishment of a new network code on demand response
Targeted Consultation to support the establishment of a new network code on demand response
energy.ec.europa.eu
July 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Smart charging & renewable⚡are made for each other 💗. How to ensure they couple? Enter the Renewable Energy Directive as unlikely dating agency

RED has a credit mech for using renewable⚡ to charge EVs. Jaap helps authorities make sure they swipe right, identifying practical ways to make love bloom.
Linking EV charging and renewables in location and time unleashes additional benefits for the energy transition. How can we make the most of existing data and tools like smart charging?

In my new @regassistproj.bsky.social brief, I explore the EU's REDIII and how countries can take the next step.
July 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Reposted by Louise Sunderland
“Heat pumps—especially cutting-edge technologies like window-mounted models—offer the most cost-effective and scalable way to fully decarbonize heating in apartment buildings,” said Steven Nadel, executive director of ACEEE and the study’s lead author.
New Heat Pump: Lowest-Cost Way to Decarbonize Big Apartment Buildings
New study analyzes upfront and operating costs over 24 years, finding that these heat pumps are the least expensive
www.aceee.org
July 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Do you have strong project management skills and are you interested in international energy policy? Based preferably in Belgium or France?

Come and join the @regassistproj.bsky.social team as our new Associate in the RETA team.

Deadline 31 July

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Careers
Are you ready to put your passion for a cleaner energy future to work? Join the RAP team. RAP is seeking collaborators who are enthusiastic about clean energy. We’re looking for curiosity, humor and i...
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July 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Long waits for grid connections are holding up economic growth in The Netherlands reported today in @financialtimes.com. Quotes from @regassistproj.bsky.social 's Zsuzsa Pato

Ensuring grids keep up with electrification is a global issue. Other countries should see NL as a warning.
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Netherlands rations electricity to ease power grid stresses
Country provides early warning for rest of EU if investments in new cables do not keep pace with shift to greener economy
on.ft.com
July 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Come and work with our fantastic team in Europe at RAP.
We are looking for a Communications Lead. Could it be you? We'd love to hear from you.

Send us CV and covering letter by 18th July and we will hold interviews week commencing 21st July. www.raponline.org/who-we-are/c...
Careers
Are you ready to put your passion for a cleaner energy future to work? Join the RAP team. RAP is seeking collaborators who are enthusiastic about clean energy. We’re looking for curiosity, humor and i...
www.raponline.org
July 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Reposted by Louise Sunderland
Smart EV charging isn’t just a tech upgrade. It’s also a cost-saving, emissions-cutting tool that benefits drivers, grids and the planet.

Read our latest report on the subject, "How to unlock benefits from smart EV charging: Key lessons from a global study."

www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...
How to unlock benefits from smart EV charging: Key lessons from a global study
This global guide from RAP summarizes key insights from four case studies to estimate the benefits of smart EV charging.
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June 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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🚢 🏭 Renewable #hydrogen & derivatives will be needed as industrial feedstocks and marine fuels on the path to achieving #climateneutrality.
Agora Industry, @theicct.org & @regassistproj.bsky.social have examined where using hydrogen would be most effective to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 1/x
March 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Exciting news.
This week I was appointed Director of RAP's Europe Programme.
I'm so happy to be leading the truly incredible Europe team and contributing to RAP's impact globally

#power #efficiency #buildings #grids #transport #equity

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@regassistproj.bsky.social
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project
Louise Sunderland is a researcher, advisor, and policy analyst who works with RAP on energy efficiency, energy poverty, and carbon revenue recycling.
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March 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Today the European Commission published the Affordable Energy Action Plan.

I reflected on what it offers for households. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
@regassistproj.bsky.social
Louise Sunderland on LinkedIn: Action Plan for Affordable Energy: Unlocking the true value of our Energy…
My thoughts on the EC's Affordable Energy Action Plan - identifying benefits to households. And a few calls for collaboration. Challenges: “the gap in energy…
www.linkedin.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“The emissions from heat are starting to stand out like a sore thumb” as other sectors decarb. Great pod with my colleague @richardlowes.bsky.social

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[Episode #243] – Decarbonizing Heating | The Energy Transition Show
Heat pumps are a low-cost way to decarbonize space heating. Dr. Richard Lowes explains how to design policies to encourage the adoption of heat pumps.
xenetwork.org
February 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Q: Why do we talk about 🌏 global energy justice?
A: The boundaries for understanding social justice & impact of climate work are 🌏, & opportunities to improve our work & ourselves through 🌏 exchange are boundless.
Watch a snapshot of our New York Climate Week event
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Crux Alliance on LinkedIn: Why do we urgently need to integrate equity and justice into climate and…
Why do we urgently need to integrate equity and justice into climate and clean energy policies? Last fall, we partnered with Regulatory Assistance Project…
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February 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Finally.
UK gov breathes new life into rental housing energy standard!
Rented homes will need to meet EPC C (above average) by 2030.
Consultation on the detail.

www.gov.uk/government/n...
Warm homes and cheaper bills as government accelerates Plan for Change
Households across the country are set to benefit from cheaper bills and warmer homes as the government accelerates its Plan for Change.
www.gov.uk
February 7, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Reposted by Louise Sunderland
A fantastic opportunity here - RAP are not only a brilliant organisation doing impactful, innovative work, they're also a bunch of the nicest, most interesting people you'll meet in this sector.
We are looking for a new colleague (or even 2!). Could it be you?
If you are passionate about decarbonisation and have strong research skills we would love to heard from you. You'll join our stellar team in Europe. Feel free to message me if you are interested.

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Careers - Regulatory Assistance Project
Are you ready to put your passion for a cleaner energy future to work? Join the RAP team. RAP is seeking collaborators who are enthusiastic about clean energy. We’re looking for curiosity, humor and i...
www.raponline.org
January 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM