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Transmission Capacity Expansion Is Needed to Decarbonize the Electricity Sector Efficiently

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Paul Joskow is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he joined the faculty in 1972. He has served as… Click to show full abstract

Paul Joskow is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he joined the faculty in 1972. He has served as the Chairman of the Department of Economics and as the Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research. From 2008 to 2017, he was the President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society, and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association and of the Industrial Organization Society. He has published widely on topics in industrial organization, energy economics, electricity markets, and government regulation.

Keywords: electricity; needed decarbonize; expansion needed; capacity expansion; economics; transmission capacity

Journal Title: Joule
Year Published: 2020

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