Reports from the 2016 Annual Summer Energy Forums
Five Ideas From the Aspen Institute’s
Five Annual Energy Forums
1
Utility scale renewable energy has achieved cost-competitiveness,
but pricing and contracting mechanisms must be both competitive and viable,
even at low prices.
but pricing and contracting mechanisms must be both competitive and viable,
even at low prices.
2
The US electricity System is in a period of rapid change: more distributed,
more consumer focused, and cleaner than ever before.
3
Inexpensive US natural gas is here to stay and will continue to
displace coal and nuclear for power generation.
4
Both existing and advanced nuclear technologies are important to
the long term decarbonization of the energy sector,
but may not survive long enough to contribute.
5
Shale production’s decentralized governance structure results in profoundly
different governance architecture, roles and process across various shale plays.
