DO STATE-LEVEL RPS POLICIES IN THE U.S. DELIVER ANTICIPATED BENEFITS? EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF FEDERALIZED ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY ON ELECTRICITY PRICE AND QUANTITY, USE OF RENEWABLES, AND CARBON EMISSIONS

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Cochran, J. (2015). DO STATE-LEVEL RPS POLICIES IN THE U.S. DELIVER ANTICIPATED BENEFITS? EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF FEDERALIZED ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY ON ELECTRICITY PRICE AND QUANTITY, USE OF RENEWABLES, AND CARBON EMISSIONS. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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In this dissertation, I present the findings of a formative evaluation of the changes in the electricity markets of states that implemented renewable portfolio standards (RPS policies) from 2000 to 2010. The formative evaluation is an assessment of the consequences of RPS policies that I conducted for adopting states that were still implementing their RPS policies. Using governmental data as my primary sources, I estimated the changes in carbon intensity within adopting states. I also examined the changes attributable to RPS policies in electricity prices, electricity revenues, electricity production, carbon dioxide emissions, and renewable electricity production within adopting states in order to gain a more detailed understanding of the changes in the electricity markets of adopting states caused by RPS policies. Using OLS regressions and path analysis models, I found these policies have not yet improved the electricity markets of adopting states by significantly reducing carbon intensity from 2000 to 2010, in sharp contrast with the expectations reported in the professional literature.

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Cochran, Joseph

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DO STATE-LEVEL RPS POLICIES IN THE U.S. DELIVER ANTICIPATED BENEFITS? EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF FEDERALIZED ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY ON ELECTRICITY PRICE AND QUANTITY, USE OF RENEWABLES, AND CARBON EMISSIONS

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Date

2015

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

In this dissertation, I present the findings of a formative evaluation of the changes in the electricity markets of states that implemented renewable portfolio standards (RPS policies) from 2000 to 2010. The formative evaluation is an assessment of the consequences of RPS policies that I conducted for adopting states that were still implementing their RPS policies. Using governmental data as my primary sources, I estimated the changes in carbon intensity within adopting states. I also examined the changes attributable to RPS policies in electricity prices, electricity revenues, electricity production, carbon dioxide emissions, and renewable electricity production within adopting states in order to gain a more detailed understanding of the changes in the electricity markets of adopting states caused by RPS policies. Using OLS regressions and path analysis models, I found these policies have not yet improved the electricity markets of adopting states by significantly reducing carbon intensity from 2000 to 2010, in sharp contrast with the expectations reported in the professional literature.

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doctoral dissertations

Subjects--Topics

Government policy

Degree

Ph.D.

Keywords

Carbon Emissions
Carbon Intensity
Electricity Price
Renewable Energy
Renewable Portfolio Standards
RPS Policies

Subject Area

Public Policy

Advisor(s)

Schwarz, Peter

Committee Members

Mickelson, Roslyn
Adams, Amanda
Elliot, Gloria

Degree Note

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2015.

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