Abstract
This Energy Insights report evaluates how regulatory and market activity
surrounding greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions in North America is
triggering utility responses favorable to renewable energy (RE) and distributed
energy (DE) technologies. After first reviewing the shifting carbon regulatory
landscape and assessing the specific RE and DE technologies that stand to
benefit from CO2 abatement, we then describe six utility
strategies - including examples of their real-world implementation - that
successfully hedge, adapt to, comply with, and profit from a future
carbon-constrained business environment.
According to Nadav Enbar, senior research analyst, Energy Insights, "The
utility sector will be the primary target for reducing GHGs given its
considerable carbon footprint, comprising roughly 40% of U.S. emissions. The
onus will therefore be on industry executives to proactively make the tactical
decisions, many of which advocate the greater use of RE and DE technologies,
that address approaching CO2-limiting directives."
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