By Steve Bynum
As the fight against COVID-19 continues, stay-at-home orders are driving up energy consumption across the country.
Reset’s sustainability contributor Karen Weigert and economic researcher Steve Cicala discuss how the pandemic might force us to rethink how we produce and use electricity.
GUESTS:
Karen Weigert, vice president at Slipstream
Steve Cicala, assistant professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
Areas of Focus: Energy Markets, Electric Power, COVID-19
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Energy Markets
Well-functioning markets are essential for providing access to reliable, affordable energy. EPIC research is uncovering the policies, prices and information needed to help energy markets work efficiently.
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Electric Power
As the electric power system faces new pressures and opportunities, EPIC research is working to identify the mix of policies needed to accelerate the global transition to clean, reliable, affordable...
, COVID-19