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The council will help refocus the national debate on constructive, solutions-oriented regulatory reforms by speaking out candidly and with authority.
Watch here on Bluesky and in our newsletter, The RAPPORT, for insights from the council! www.raponline.org/rapports/
Watch here on Bluesky and in our newsletter, The RAPPORT, for insights from the council! www.raponline.org/rapports/
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November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The council will help refocus the national debate on constructive, solutions-oriented regulatory reforms by speaking out candidly and with authority.
Watch here on Bluesky and in our newsletter, The RAPPORT, for insights from the council! www.raponline.org/rapports/
Watch here on Bluesky and in our newsletter, The RAPPORT, for insights from the council! www.raponline.org/rapports/
Carrie Zalewski served as chair of the Illinois Commerce Commission from 2019-2023.
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Carrie Zalewski served as chair of the Illinois Commerce Commission from 2019-2023.
Ted Thomas was chair of the Arkansas Public Service Commission from 2015-2022.
James M. (Jamie) Van Nostrand comes to the council from the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, where he was chair from 2023 until October this year.
James M. (Jamie) Van Nostrand comes to the council from the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, where he was chair from 2023 until October this year.
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Ted Thomas was chair of the Arkansas Public Service Commission from 2015-2022.
James M. (Jamie) Van Nostrand comes to the council from the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, where he was chair from 2023 until October this year.
James M. (Jamie) Van Nostrand comes to the council from the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, where he was chair from 2023 until October this year.
Carl Linvill is a principal and longtime U.S. Program team member at RAP. He served on the Nevada Public Utilities Commission from 2003-2006.
Michael T. Richard comes to the council from the Maryland Public Service Commission, where he served as a commissioner from 2016 until this year.
Michael T. Richard comes to the council from the Maryland Public Service Commission, where he served as a commissioner from 2016 until this year.
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Carl Linvill is a principal and longtime U.S. Program team member at RAP. He served on the Nevada Public Utilities Commission from 2003-2006.
Michael T. Richard comes to the council from the Maryland Public Service Commission, where he served as a commissioner from 2016 until this year.
Michael T. Richard comes to the council from the Maryland Public Service Commission, where he served as a commissioner from 2016 until this year.
Kent Chandler served as chair of the Kentucky Public Service Commission from 2021-2024 and vice chair from 2020-2021.
Megan Decker was chair of the Oregon Public Utility Commission from 2018 until earlier this year and was a commissioner from 2017-2018.
Megan Decker was chair of the Oregon Public Utility Commission from 2018 until earlier this year and was a commissioner from 2017-2018.
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Kent Chandler served as chair of the Kentucky Public Service Commission from 2021-2024 and vice chair from 2020-2021.
Megan Decker was chair of the Oregon Public Utility Commission from 2018 until earlier this year and was a commissioner from 2017-2018.
Megan Decker was chair of the Oregon Public Utility Commission from 2018 until earlier this year and was a commissioner from 2017-2018.
The 9-person council lineup reads like an all-star team of former state utility commissioners. They are politically diverse and represent all U.S. regions.
We recently told you that Jay Griffin & Sarah Freeman had joined RAP, and they sit on the council. But now we can name the rest!
We recently told you that Jay Griffin & Sarah Freeman had joined RAP, and they sit on the council. But now we can name the rest!
November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The 9-person council lineup reads like an all-star team of former state utility commissioners. They are politically diverse and represent all U.S. regions.
We recently told you that Jay Griffin & Sarah Freeman had joined RAP, and they sit on the council. But now we can name the rest!
We recently told you that Jay Griffin & Sarah Freeman had joined RAP, and they sit on the council. But now we can name the rest!
As the EU finalises its Network Code for Demand Response and sets new flexibility targets, now’s the time to act.
Scaling flexibility will make Europe’s power system more resilient, affordable, and fair.
📘 How to scale demand flexibility in Europe → bit.ly/4oAa8hS
#EnergyPolicy
Scaling flexibility will make Europe’s power system more resilient, affordable, and fair.
📘 How to scale demand flexibility in Europe → bit.ly/4oAa8hS
#EnergyPolicy
How to scale demand flexibility in Europe | Ember
Boosting demand side flexibility can lower consumer bills and provide grid stability. Ember and RAP identify the top policy actions to scale demand flexibility.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
As the EU finalises its Network Code for Demand Response and sets new flexibility targets, now’s the time to act.
Scaling flexibility will make Europe’s power system more resilient, affordable, and fair.
📘 How to scale demand flexibility in Europe → bit.ly/4oAa8hS
#EnergyPolicy
Scaling flexibility will make Europe’s power system more resilient, affordable, and fair.
📘 How to scale demand flexibility in Europe → bit.ly/4oAa8hS
#EnergyPolicy
Three actions to unlock demand flexibility:
1️⃣ Roll out smart grids & meters faster — in some EU countries, <10% of homes have one.
2️⃣ Reward flexibility — update time-of-use tariffs and shift policy costs off power bills.
3️⃣ Remove barriers to automation & aggregation.
#CleanEnergy #SmartGrids
1️⃣ Roll out smart grids & meters faster — in some EU countries, <10% of homes have one.
2️⃣ Reward flexibility — update time-of-use tariffs and shift policy costs off power bills.
3️⃣ Remove barriers to automation & aggregation.
#CleanEnergy #SmartGrids
November 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Three actions to unlock demand flexibility:
1️⃣ Roll out smart grids & meters faster — in some EU countries, <10% of homes have one.
2️⃣ Reward flexibility — update time-of-use tariffs and shift policy costs off power bills.
3️⃣ Remove barriers to automation & aggregation.
#CleanEnergy #SmartGrids
1️⃣ Roll out smart grids & meters faster — in some EU countries, <10% of homes have one.
2️⃣ Reward flexibility — update time-of-use tariffs and shift policy costs off power bills.
3️⃣ Remove barriers to automation & aggregation.
#CleanEnergy #SmartGrids
Prefer to learn about these strategies for universal electricity access directly from Brazilian and RAP experts?
Join our webinar on 6 November bit.ly/47td2hg
Join our webinar on 6 November bit.ly/47td2hg
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Prefer to learn about these strategies for universal electricity access directly from Brazilian and RAP experts?
Join our webinar on 6 November bit.ly/47td2hg
Join our webinar on 6 November bit.ly/47td2hg
With the right incentives, innovation and collaboration, achieving access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all inhabitants of Brazil and similar regions is within reach.
Check out the report: bit.ly/4nsfZEA
Check out the report: bit.ly/4nsfZEA
Bridging the last mile: Successful strategies for universal electricity access Bridging the last mile: Successful strategies for universal electricity access
Access to electricity is a vital indicator of wellbeing and standard of living. Governments in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Mexico have made remarkable RAP offers recommendations to help Brazil achiev...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
With the right incentives, innovation and collaboration, achieving access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all inhabitants of Brazil and similar regions is within reach.
Check out the report: bit.ly/4nsfZEA
Check out the report: bit.ly/4nsfZEA
Explore details of 6 actions to reach the last mile
• Bridge viability gap with targeted funding
• Use flexible tenders & performance-based grants
• Clarify institutional roles & accountability
• Fast-track smart metering
• Link payments to verified performance
• Plan for future grid integration
• Bridge viability gap with targeted funding
• Use flexible tenders & performance-based grants
• Clarify institutional roles & accountability
• Fast-track smart metering
• Link payments to verified performance
• Plan for future grid integration
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Explore details of 6 actions to reach the last mile
• Bridge viability gap with targeted funding
• Use flexible tenders & performance-based grants
• Clarify institutional roles & accountability
• Fast-track smart metering
• Link payments to verified performance
• Plan for future grid integration
• Bridge viability gap with targeted funding
• Use flexible tenders & performance-based grants
• Clarify institutional roles & accountability
• Fast-track smart metering
• Link payments to verified performance
• Plan for future grid integration
Our experts analyzed successful programs in Peru, Nigeria and Rwanda to draw out key lessons and inform recommendations for implementing
• off-grid tenders
• performance-based financing
• clear regulatory frameworks and responsibilities
to accelerate energy access in Brazil and other regions.
• off-grid tenders
• performance-based financing
• clear regulatory frameworks and responsibilities
to accelerate energy access in Brazil and other regions.
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Our experts analyzed successful programs in Peru, Nigeria and Rwanda to draw out key lessons and inform recommendations for implementing
• off-grid tenders
• performance-based financing
• clear regulatory frameworks and responsibilities
to accelerate energy access in Brazil and other regions.
• off-grid tenders
• performance-based financing
• clear regulatory frameworks and responsibilities
to accelerate energy access in Brazil and other regions.
Our new report, "Bridging the last mile: Successful strategies for universal electricity access," explores how distributed renewable solutions — such as solar panels, batteries and mini-grids — can close this gap quickly and affordably.
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Our new report, "Bridging the last mile: Successful strategies for universal electricity access," explores how distributed renewable solutions — such as solar panels, batteries and mini-grids — can close this gap quickly and affordably.
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Countries like Denmark and Finland already show it works: lowering electricity taxes for heat users cuts costs and emissions.
Modernising Europe’s energy taxation is essential to power the industrial transition. ⚡
📘 Read Making electricity cheaper: bit.ly/4nwOf1Y
#CleanHeat #EUIndustry
Countries like Denmark and Finland already show it works: lowering electricity taxes for heat users cuts costs and emissions.
Modernising Europe’s energy taxation is essential to power the industrial transition. ⚡
📘 Read Making electricity cheaper: bit.ly/4nwOf1Y
#CleanHeat #EUIndustry
Making electricity cheaper: Modernising taxes and levies to incentivise electrification of industrial heat
RAP experts Sem Oxenaar and Tom Butler look at the state of electricity and gas prices for industry and the impact of reducing taxes and levies.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Tweet 4:
Countries like Denmark and Finland already show it works: lowering electricity taxes for heat users cuts costs and emissions.
Modernising Europe’s energy taxation is essential to power the industrial transition. ⚡
📘 Read Making electricity cheaper: bit.ly/4nwOf1Y
#CleanHeat #EUIndustry
Countries like Denmark and Finland already show it works: lowering electricity taxes for heat users cuts costs and emissions.
Modernising Europe’s energy taxation is essential to power the industrial transition. ⚡
📘 Read Making electricity cheaper: bit.ly/4nwOf1Y
#CleanHeat #EUIndustry
RAP proposes two key solutions:
✅ A Clean Heat Exemption — reducing electricity taxes for heat pumps and flexible e-boilers.
✅ Broader tax & levy reform — shifting costs away from electricity and aligning with carbon pricing on gas.
#EnergyPolicy #Electrification
✅ A Clean Heat Exemption — reducing electricity taxes for heat pumps and flexible e-boilers.
✅ Broader tax & levy reform — shifting costs away from electricity and aligning with carbon pricing on gas.
#EnergyPolicy #Electrification
October 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
RAP proposes two key solutions:
✅ A Clean Heat Exemption — reducing electricity taxes for heat pumps and flexible e-boilers.
✅ Broader tax & levy reform — shifting costs away from electricity and aligning with carbon pricing on gas.
#EnergyPolicy #Electrification
✅ A Clean Heat Exemption — reducing electricity taxes for heat pumps and flexible e-boilers.
✅ Broader tax & levy reform — shifting costs away from electricity and aligning with carbon pricing on gas.
#EnergyPolicy #Electrification
In most EU countries, industrial electricity costs 3–5x more than gas — largely due to outdated taxes and levies.
This price gap slows down investment in efficient, electrified heat technologies like industrial heat pumps.
#Decarbonisation #EUIndustry
This price gap slows down investment in efficient, electrified heat technologies like industrial heat pumps.
#Decarbonisation #EUIndustry
October 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
In most EU countries, industrial electricity costs 3–5x more than gas — largely due to outdated taxes and levies.
This price gap slows down investment in efficient, electrified heat technologies like industrial heat pumps.
#Decarbonisation #EUIndustry
This price gap slows down investment in efficient, electrified heat technologies like industrial heat pumps.
#Decarbonisation #EUIndustry