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15 Buff. Envtl. L.J. 1 (2007-2008)
The Hidden Costs of State Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)

handle is hein.journals/bufev15 and id is 3 raw text is: THE HIDDEN COSTS OF STATE RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS (RPS) BENJAMIN K. SOVACOOL & CHRISTOPHER COOPERt t Dr. Benjamin K. Sovacool is currently a Research Fellow in the Energy Governance Program at the Centre on Asia and Globalization, part of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University in Blacksburg, VA, where he has taught for the Government and International Affairs Program and the Department of History. Dr. Sovacool recently completed work on a grant from the National Science Foun- dation's Electric Power Networks Efficiency and Security Program investiga- ting the social impediments to distributed and renewable energy systems. He has also worked closely with the Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and U.S. Department of Energy's Climate Change Technology Program. His most recent book is an edited volume entitled Energy and American Society-Thirteen Myths, published by Springer in 2007. He holds a Ph.D in Science & Technology Studies from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, an M.A. in Rhetoric from Wayne State University, and a B.A. in Philosophy from John Carroll University. Bsovacool@nus.edu.sg. Christopher Cooper is Principal Partner for Oomph Consulting and the former Executive Director of the Network for New Energy Choices (NNEC). After years of working as an energy lobbyist for the cement industry, Mr. Cooper founded the Network for New Energy Choices (NNEC), a nonprofit interest group devoted to analyzing utility policy and making recommenda- tions for policy changes that increase efficiency and expand the use of renewable resources. As Executive Director for NNEC, Mr. Cooper authored numerous reports and journal articles, including the first-ever ranking and grading of state net metering policies. His briefing book, Renewing America: The Case for Federal Leadership on a National Renewable Portfolio Stan- dard, was instrumental in the Congressional debate that lead to the addition of a national RPS in the 2007 Energy Bill. He has authored or coauthored dozens of articles and Op-Eds on everything from smart metering to the national security advantages of distributed generation and is regularly quoted by the national press on energy policy issues. As a principal partner for Oomph Consulting, Mr. Cooper provides strategic guidance to energy and environmental organizations, recommends utility policy changes to state and local governments and has contributed expert testimony in lawsuits and administrative hearings on electricity generation, transmission siting and infrastructure investment. chriscoopernyc@gmail.com

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