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Electrification and the Future of Decentralized Electricity Supply
- 1st Edition - July 1, 2025
- Editor: Fereidoon Sioshansi
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 4 2 6 8 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 4 2 6 9 - 1
Electrification and the Future of Decentralized Electricity Supply addresses the role of electrification in the energy transition by examining what an electrified future entail… Read more
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Request a sales quoteElectrification and the Future of Decentralized Electricity Supply addresses the role of electrification in the energy transition by examining what an electrified future entails, how it can be achieved, and the challenges that must be overcome to succeed. Starting with coverage of the energy transition and the future of electricity, this book examines how electrification, coupled with renewable energy, is the fastest and best path to a sustainable energy future. Including global case studies, this book covers everything from pricing innovations to the keys to affordable electrification, ratemaking solutions, electricity tariffs, and balancing services.
Intended for researchers, professionals, academics, and students, this book is sure to be a welcomed reference for those working to advance the energy transition.
Intended for researchers, professionals, academics, and students, this book is sure to be a welcomed reference for those working to advance the energy transition.
- Discusses why we need to electrify various sectors, including transport, heating, and beyond
- Presents how to electrify using easy-to-convert applications
- Considers the impact of electrification on the energy transition
Energy researchers and professionals as well as those studying related fields
Foreword: Bruce Mountain, Victoria Energy Policy Center, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
Preface: Nicolò Rossetto, Florence School of Regulation, Florence, Italy
Introduction and chapter summaries
Fereidoon Sioshansi, Menlo Energy Economics, San Francisco, CA, USA
1: Electrification and the future of decentralized electricity supply
Fereidoon Sioshansi, Menlo Energy Economics, San Francisco, CA, USA
2: Offgrid farming: A case study
Bruce Ackerman, Big Mesa Farm
3: Unveiling the many values of DERs
Anne Hoskins, Generac Power Systems
4: Bottom-up system planning for an electrified future
Lorenzo Kristov
5: Modernizing distribution networks to support clean energy transition: Case study of Queensland, Australia
Daniel Eghbal and Glenn Springall, Energy Queensland, Queensland, Australia
6: The role of distribution utilities in providing balancing services in an electrified future
Richard Hochstetler, Instituto Acende Brasil, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Leonardo Campos Filho, Siglasul, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7: Policy and pricing innovations to unleash demand-side flexibility
Kate Hansen, Toby Couture, E3 Analytics, and Roxolana Hreb, Harvard College
8: Electrification, demand-side flexibility and aggregation
David Robinson, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
9: Efficiency and flexibility: Keys to affordable electrification
Sanem Sergici, Akhilesh Ramakrishnan, Ryan Hledik and Michael Hagerty
The Brattle Group
10: Uphill battle: How to electrify when electricity is expensive
Ahmad Faruqui
11: Potential of bidirectional electric vehicle charging
Eric Martinot
12: Regulatory approaches for efficient integration of EMobility: Italian case study
Emanuele Regalini and Luca Lo Schiavo, ARERA, The Italian energy regulator, Milan, Italy
13: Government interference in future electricity markets: Case study of Australia’s NEM
Tim Nelson, Joel Gilmore, Tahlia Nolan, and Paul Simshauser, Griffith University, Australia
14: Green levies belong to general taxation, not electricity tariffs
Luca Lo Schiavo, ARERA, The Italian energy regulator, Milan, Italy and Carlo Stagnaro, Istituto Bruno Leoni, Milan, Italy
15: Green gases in an electrified future: Second life for natural gas distribution network
Carlo Stagnaro, Istituto Bruno Leoni, Milan, Italy
16: How do we get there from here?
Fereidoon Sioshansi Menlo Energy Economics, San Francisco, CA, USA
Epilogue: Jean-Michel Glachant, Florence School of Regulation, Florence, Italy
Index/
Preface: Nicolò Rossetto, Florence School of Regulation, Florence, Italy
Introduction and chapter summaries
Fereidoon Sioshansi, Menlo Energy Economics, San Francisco, CA, USA
1: Electrification and the future of decentralized electricity supply
Fereidoon Sioshansi, Menlo Energy Economics, San Francisco, CA, USA
2: Offgrid farming: A case study
Bruce Ackerman, Big Mesa Farm
3: Unveiling the many values of DERs
Anne Hoskins, Generac Power Systems
4: Bottom-up system planning for an electrified future
Lorenzo Kristov
5: Modernizing distribution networks to support clean energy transition: Case study of Queensland, Australia
Daniel Eghbal and Glenn Springall, Energy Queensland, Queensland, Australia
6: The role of distribution utilities in providing balancing services in an electrified future
Richard Hochstetler, Instituto Acende Brasil, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Leonardo Campos Filho, Siglasul, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7: Policy and pricing innovations to unleash demand-side flexibility
Kate Hansen, Toby Couture, E3 Analytics, and Roxolana Hreb, Harvard College
8: Electrification, demand-side flexibility and aggregation
David Robinson, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
9: Efficiency and flexibility: Keys to affordable electrification
Sanem Sergici, Akhilesh Ramakrishnan, Ryan Hledik and Michael Hagerty
The Brattle Group
10: Uphill battle: How to electrify when electricity is expensive
Ahmad Faruqui
11: Potential of bidirectional electric vehicle charging
Eric Martinot
12: Regulatory approaches for efficient integration of EMobility: Italian case study
Emanuele Regalini and Luca Lo Schiavo, ARERA, The Italian energy regulator, Milan, Italy
13: Government interference in future electricity markets: Case study of Australia’s NEM
Tim Nelson, Joel Gilmore, Tahlia Nolan, and Paul Simshauser, Griffith University, Australia
14: Green levies belong to general taxation, not electricity tariffs
Luca Lo Schiavo, ARERA, The Italian energy regulator, Milan, Italy and Carlo Stagnaro, Istituto Bruno Leoni, Milan, Italy
15: Green gases in an electrified future: Second life for natural gas distribution network
Carlo Stagnaro, Istituto Bruno Leoni, Milan, Italy
16: How do we get there from here?
Fereidoon Sioshansi Menlo Energy Economics, San Francisco, CA, USA
Epilogue: Jean-Michel Glachant, Florence School of Regulation, Florence, Italy
Index/
- No. of pages: 367
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443342684
- eBook ISBN: 9780443342691
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Fereidoon Sioshansi
Dr. Fereidoon Sioshansi is President of Menlo Energy Economics, a consulting firm based in San Francisco with over 35 years of experience in the electric power sector working in analysis of energy markets, specializing in the policy, regulatory, technical and environmental aspects of the electric power sector in the US and internationally. His research and professional interests are concentrated in demand and price forecasting, electricity market design, competitive pricing & bidding, integrated resource planning, energy conservation and energy efficiency, economics of global climate change, sustainability, energy security, renewable energy technologies, and comparative performance of competitive electricity markets. Dr. Sioshansi advises major utility clients and government policy makers domestically and internationally on electricity market reform, restructuring and privatization of the electric power sector. He has published numerous reports, books, book chapters and papers in peer-reviewed journals on a wide range of subjects. His professional background includes working at Southern California Edison Co. (SCE), Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), NERA, and Global Energy Decisions. He is the editor and publisher of EEnergy Informer, a monthly newsletter with international circulation. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of The Electricity Journal where he is regularly featured in the “Electricity Currents” section. Dr. Sioshansi also serves on the editorial board of Utilities Policy and is a frequent contributor to Energy Policy. Since 2006, He has edited 12 books on related topics with Elsevier.
Affiliations and expertise
President, Menlo Energy Economics, San Francisco, CA, USA