Cities and municipalities at the forefront of the energy transition
ECA INSIGHT >> Cities and municipalities at the forefront of the energy transition Dec, 2019 Chile was an exemplar to the world in its introduction of liberalised power markets in the 1980s, even before the UK. It is now part of a broader global trend in the...
Deep thinking running the rule over UK party manifestos for residential energy efficiency
ECA INSIGHT >> Deep thinking: running the rule over UK party manifestos for residential energy efficiency Nov, 2019 Britain’s political parties have been in a race to declare increasingly ambitious carbon targets in the run-up to the election. But what matters...
Complexity is no excuse to ignore economics when setting net zero targets
ECA INSIGHT >> Complexity is no excuse to ignore economics when setting net zero targets October, 2019 UK government policy is now targeting zero carbon emissions by 2050. This requires specific interventions that could be very expensive. A least cost or least...
Disruption and blackouts: be prepared
ECA INSIGHT >> Disruption and blackouts: be prepared September, 2019 Unexpected and disruptive market events are regularly being linked with fundamental market shifts such as high levels of intermittent generation. These links are often not justified on the...