Economic Studies

This study examines the share of soft costs in solar panel installation and offers policy recommendations for lowering the share of soft costs to make solar more competitive.

This report explores four strategies for decarbonization in Virginia: efficiency in energy use, eliminating fossil fuels from electricity generation, electrifying transportation services and building energy use, and capturing and sequestering remaining CO2 emissions.

This study uses economic experiments to look at the effects of some novel features of California's new controls on greenhouse gas emissions in terms of market liquidity, efficiency, and price variability.

This report explores how smart grid capabilities can enable integration of clean energy resources, energy storage, and demand management technologies as Virginia's policymakers and stakeholders make the transition to clean energy.

This paper examines current issues in the field of environmental federalism, the perceived theoretical advantages of decentralization versus the specific needs of governments, and the study of complex adaptive socio-ecological systems.

This study examines the size, growth, features, and economic impacts of the defense industry on the Charlottesville Region, looking at impact on GDP, employment,, and other economic indicators.

This 2022 study looks at the widespread impact of the forestry and agriculture industries on Virginia’s economy, examining shifts due to COVID and supply shifts in both industries.

The report looks at changes in Virginia’s approach to energy regulation in response to House Bill 206 and examines the causes and consequences of insufficient energy impact analyses on energy regulatory measures.

This study constructs a two-period model to show why the price of storable goods (commodities, bankable emissions permits, or currencies) may be determined by a price floor even though the price floor lies below the determined market price.

This study uses Haiku, an electricity planning model, to explore potential strategies for lowering the costs of meeting Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) emissions targets, and finds flexibility in compliance is key to lowering ratepayer costs.