Modeled a carbon price of $25 per metric ton, increasing 5% per year.
The Interagency Working Group Social Cost of Carbon’s 2013 update gave four updated SCC estimates for 2020 at $12, $43, $64, and $128 (2007$) based on different integrated assessment models.
NYU’s Environmental Law Journal published a 2019 article on FERC’s authority to price carbon dioxide emissions.
Proposes that FERC can influence the cost-effectiveness of new generation and new infrastructure by putting a price on emissions.
Would have required system operators to develop pricing guidelines for “grid reliability and resiliency resources."
In September 2018, the Department of Energy committed $120 million over five years to support the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, which devoted to advancing battery science and technology.
Committed up to $30 million in funding for long-term energy storage innovation.
Voluntary Code of Conduct on data privacy and the smart grid articulates principles to address concerns that an individual’s energy consumption data not be disclosed in a manner that might compromise their privacy.