The Program on Energy and Sustainable Development is part of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Energy Infrastructure
Scholarly Publications
Learning about Electricity Market Performance with a Large Share of Renewables from the COVID-19 Lock-Down
June 2020
We show that the negative demand shock due to the COVID-19 lock-down has reduced net-demand system demand less the amount of energy produced by intermittent renewables and net imports that must be...
An Experimental Comparison of Carbon Pricing Under Uncertainty in Electricity Markets
May 2020
We report on an economic experiment that compares outcomes in electricity markets subject to carbon-tax and cap-and-trade policies.
Breaking routine for energy savings: An appliance-level analysis of small business behavior under dynamic prices
May 2020
Small businesses are typically committed to providing a positive customer experience and therefore may exhibit a response to dynamic electricity prices different from residential or industrial...
Other Publications
Long-Term Resource Adequacy with Significant Intermittent Renewables
March 2020
The electricity supply industry in a low-carbon world will have over 50 percent share of intermittent renewables.
In California, a third-world solution to a first-world problem
October 2019
California’s decision to allow Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) to shut off electricity to hundreds of thousands of Californians because high winds and dry conditions may cause a downed...
Gas-to-Power Value Chain
September 2018
Many countries with electricity shortages - such as Nigeria, Ghana, Mozambique, and Tanzania - have large gas reserves but face challenges developing gas for power.The gas-to-power value chain can...
News
PESD runs workshop for Brazil's electricity regulator
January 2019
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (PESD) Director Frank Wolak and Associate Director Mark Thurber conducted a workshop on December 3-4 in Brasília, at the offices of Brazil's...
Stanford course provides opportunity for students to see textbook methods in action
October 2015
The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) and Office of International Affairs (OIA) launched a pilot collaboration last year to provide a rigorous, immersive teaching and...
Events
Hubbert's Peak, The Coal Question, and Climate Change
April 24, 2009
AbstractAn accurate estimate of the ultimate production of oil, gas, and coal would be helpful for the ongoing policy discussion on alternatives to fossil fuels and climate change.
Projects
Energy Market Game
PESD has developed a web-based game that allows players to take on the roles of electricity generating companies (“gencos”), electricity retailers, or vertically-integrated utilities in electricity...
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