Distributed Generation of Electricity: The Role of Academic Research and Advice in California’s “Clean DG” Policy Network

Deregulation and the combined threats of energy crises and global warming concern nations around the world, yet these issues continue to be addressed more directly by domestic regulatory systems than by international institutions. The present analyses of the integration of distributed sources of pow...

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Published in:International environmental agreements : politics, law and economics law and economics, 2005-12, Vol.5 (4), p.405-414
Main Author: Allison, Juliann Emmons
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pollution
Alternative energy sources
California
Climate change
Deregulation
Electric utilities
Electricity
Electricity generation
Energy
Environmental Degradation
Environmental impact
Environmental Policy
Environmental regulations
Fuel cells
Global warming
International policy
Outdoor air quality
Policy Networks
Political systems
Politics
Power plants
Public policy
Regulation
Renewable resources
Studies
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Summary:Deregulation and the combined threats of energy crises and global warming concern nations around the world, yet these issues continue to be addressed more directly by domestic regulatory systems than by international institutions. The present analyses of the integration of distributed sources of power generation (DG) into California's electric utility system suggests that domestic environmental dilemmas with international repercussions provide an obvious entree for global environmental policy specialists into the practice of environmental policy-making and law. Here I review current scholarship on policy networks that illuminates the contributions that technical and policy experts can make to such networks surrounding environmental issues. I then introduce the key members of California's clean DG policy network that emphasizes the role of academic experts in this influential political system, and discuss how my own research has impacted the development of the state's DG policy. I conclude that scholars are well positioned to observe and engage domestic and international environmental policy networks, and thereby also to influence environmental politics and law. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1567-9764
1573-1553
DOI:10.1007/s10784-005-8332-0