Solar Energy

Public Utilities

commentary
Getting (Solar) Electricity Pricing Right
Demand for rooftop solar panels is soaring among U.S. homeowners. Meanwhile, states are struggling to adapt a 20th-century electrical grid—and the corresponding cost structure for electricity rates—to this 21st-century reality. This is causing confusion and uncertainty.
Read More »
Jul 24, 2017
The Energy Collective
Nicholas E. Burger, Aimee E. Curtright @ACurtright, et al.

Energy Distribution

commentary
Investing in Infrastructure? Don't Forget the Electric Grid
Leaving the future of America's electricity grid to chance should not be an option. To maximize the potential benefits of a multibillion-dollar smart grid investment, a closer examination of technology and policy is needed.
Read More »
Dec 7, 2016
Inside Sources
Aimee E. Curtright @ACurtright, Kathleen Loa
Solar Energy

commentary
Why China's Suntech Might Not Be Alone in Heading Toward Bankruptcy
Demand for photovoltaic solar panels still primarily depends on government subsidies, as in most parts of the world solar power remains more expensive than conventional sources of electricity, says Keith Crane.
Read More »
Mar 29, 2013
The RAND Blog
Keith Crane

Quoted

The COP decisionmaking process reflects its members' consensus views. And therein lies the problem. The Paris Agreement should have achieved the socially better outcomes of binding emissions control to finance and binding each country to its target of emissions and finance.…That it did not do so was because the coalitions' views prevailed rather than the social good.

Rafiq Dossani

Director, RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy

Source: United Press International

Women have fought in wars for as long as humans have waged them. Yet that long history has been either lost or purposefully hidden, complicating efforts to expand women's military roles even as we have steadily gained greater equality in other fields.

Kayla M. Williams

Senior Policy Researcher

Source: Association of the U.S. Army

Using AI to Identify Youth Suicide Risk: What Does the Evidence Say?

Disrupting the Chinese Military in Competition and Low-Intensity Conflict

The Nuclear Shadows of the Ukraine War as Seen Through a Chinese Lens

North Korea's Satellite Launch: Part of a Bigger Problem for Kim Jong-un?

Preventing Domestic Violent Extremism: Insights from RAND Research

The Policy Currents Podcast

Developing Strategies for Summer Learning

Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Planning for the Rising Costs of Dementia

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Solar Energy

Getting (Solar) Electricity Pricing Right

Investing in Infrastructure? Don't Forget the Electric Grid

Why China's Suntech Might Not Be Alone in Heading Toward Bankruptcy

Connect

Contact Us

I am interested in

Follow

Stay Informed

Resources

Site Information