Economics of Energy Distribution.

• Position: Conferences

A conference on "Economics of Energy Distribution" took place in Cambridge on March 7-8. Research Associates James B. Bushnell of the University of California, Davis, Ryan Kellogg of the University of Chicago, and Erin T Mansur of Dartmouth College organized the meeting, which was sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. These researchers' papers were presented and discussed:

* Nicholas Ryan, Yale University and NBER, and Anant Sudarshan, University of Chicago, "The Efficiency of Rationing: Agricultural Power Subsidies, Power Supply, and Groundwater Depletion in Rajasthan"

* Frank A. Wolak, Stanford University and NBER, "Distribution Network Pricing and Regulation with Significant Distributed Solar Photovoltaic Generation Capacity"

* Justin Kirkpatrick and Steven E. Sexton, Duke University; Bobby Harris; and Nicholas Muller, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER, "Siting Solar PV Capacity to Maximize...