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An ELI Public Webinar on Energy Storage Systems Policies
Professor Richard L. Revesz, New York University School of Law, and Dr. Burcin Unel, NYU Institute of Policy Integrity, challenge the conventional wisdom that utilization of energy storage systems will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Instead, in their recent article in the Harvard Environmental Law Review, they contend that current laws and regulations do not provide adequate incentives and safeguards to ensure that increased utilization of energy storage systems will be environmentally beneficial and economically efficient. Revesz and Unel propose that state and federal regulators adopt policy reforms that internalize emission externalities, eliminate entry barriers, and modify market rules to guarantee accurate price signals that value the benefits of clean energy storage.
Please join the Environmental Law Institute and Vanderbilt University Law School for a vibrant discussion of Professor Revesz’ and Dr. Unel’s article, which was selected for inclusion in this year’s Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review.
Moderator:
Linda K. Breggin, Senior Attorney, Environmental Law Institute
Panelists:
Burcin Unel, Ph.D, Energy Policy Director, The Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law, Co-Author
Daniel Adamson, Attorney/Advisor, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
John Fernandes, Senior Consultant, Customized Energy Solutions
Kelly Speakes-Backman, CEO, Energy Storage Association
Ryan Trahan, Law Offices of Ryan Trahan
There is neither a law of physics nor economics that prevents us from quadrupling the productive use of energy and other resources. Rather, it is much more an issue of imagination and our political will to get it done.
– John A. “Skip” Laitner