Kate Konschnik's guest appearances

Kate Konschnik

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In this episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Kate Konschnik, a former senior lecturer at Duke University Law School who recently joined the Biden administration. Konschnik describes RTOGov, a research initiative that aims to evaluate how decisions are made in US electricity markets and the overlooked importance of regional transmission organizations (RTOs) in the electricity sector. Konschnik and Raimi discuss how different RTOs operate differently across the United States; why transparency matters in RTO governance and decisionmaking; and potential ways that RTOs can evolve to provide more reliable, affordable, and clean electricity in the years ahead.References and recommendations:RTOGov, the Regional Transmission Organization Governance project from the Duke Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions; https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/project/rtogov“RTO governance structures can affect capacity market outcomes” by Seth Blumsack and Kyungjin Yoo; https://pennstate.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/rto-governance-structures-can-affect-capacity-market-outcomes“Participatory Democracy in Dynamic Contexts: a Review of Regional Transmission Organization Governance in the United States” by Stephanie Lenhart and Dalten Fox; https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/publications/participatory-democracy-dynamic-contexts-review-regional-transmission-organization“History’s largest mining operation is about to begin” by Wil S. Hylton; https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/20000-feet-under-the-sea/603040/How We Survive podcast; https://www.marketplace.org/shows/how-we-survive/

In this episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Kate Konschnik, a former senior lecturer at Duke University Law School who recently joined the Biden administration. Konschnik describes RTOGov, a research initiative that aims to evaluate how decisions are made in US electricity markets and the overlooked importance of regional transmission organizations (RTOs) in the electricity sector. Konschnik and Raimi discuss how different RTOs operate differently across the United States; why transparency matters in RTO governance and decisionmaking; and potential ways that RTOs can evolve to provide more reliable, affordable, and clean electricity in the years ahead. References and recommendations: RTOGov, the Regional Transmission Organization Governance project from the Duke Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions; <a href="https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/project/rtogov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/project/rtogov</a> “RTO governance structures can affect capacity market outcomes” by Seth Blumsack and Kyungjin Yoo; <a href="https://pennstate.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/rto-governance-structures-can-affect-capacity-market-outcomes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pennstate.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/rto-governance-structures-can-affect-capacity-market-outcomes</a> “Participatory Democracy in Dynamic Contexts: a Review of Regional Transmission Organization Governance in the United States” by Stephanie Lenhart and Dalten Fox; <a href="https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/publications/participatory-democracy-dynamic-contexts-review-regional-transmission-organization" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/publications/participatory-democracy-dynamic-contexts-review-regional-transmission-organization</a> “History’s largest mining operation is about to begin” by Wil S. Hylton; <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/20000-feet-under-the-sea/603040/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/20000-feet-under-the-sea/603040/</a> How We Survive podcast; <a href="https://www.marketplace.org/shows/how-we-survive/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.marketplace.org/shows/how-we-survive/</a>

Untangling the Wires in Electricity Market Planning, with Kate Konschnik

Carrie Jenks

Our executive director Carrie Jenks speaks with Kate Konschnik of Duke University about EPA’s recently proposed methane rules for new and existing oil and natural gas sources. They discuss some of the input EPA is seeking from stakeholders related to advanced technologies and how regulations could enable their deployment to achieve emission reductions.You can learn more about this topic in our white paper, EPA’s Methane Proposal for the Oil and Gas Sector—A Strong Foundation to Reduce Methane Emissions and Regulatory Path for More. https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/2021/11/epas-methane-proposal-for-the-oil-and-gas-sector-a-strong-foundation-to-reduce-methane-emissions-and-regulatory-path-for-more/ Here is a full transcript of this episode http://eelp.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/CleanLaw-63-Kate-and-Carrie-Talk-Methane.pdf

Our executive director Carrie Jenks speaks with Kate Konschnik of Duke University about EPA’s recently proposed methane rules for new and existing oil and natural gas sources. They discuss some of the input EPA is seeking from stakeholders related to advanced technologies and how regulations could enable their deployment to achieve emission reductions. You can learn more about this topic in our white paper, EPA’s Methane Proposal for the Oil and Gas Sector—A Strong Foundation to Reduce Methane Emissions and Regulatory Path for More. <a href="https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/2021/11/epas-methane-proposal-for-the-oil-and-gas-sector-a-strong-foundation-to-reduce-methane-emissions-and-regulatory-path-for-more/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/2021/11/epas-methane-proposal-for-the-oil-and-gas-sector-a-strong-foundation-to-reduce-methane-emissions-and-regulatory-path-for-more/</a> Here is a full transcript of this episode <a href="http://eelp.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/CleanLaw-63-Kate-and-Carrie-Talk-Methane.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://eelp.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/CleanLaw-63-Kate-and-Carrie-Talk-Methane.pdf</a>