Utilities Policy

1990 - 2026

Current editor(s): Beecher, Janice

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Volume 98, issue C, 2026

Policy and regulatory challenges in decentralised renewable energy deployment: Case studies from Nigeria, Liberia, and Malawi

Chibuisi Chinasaokwu Okorieimoh and Ehiaze Augustin Ehimen

Leveraging enhanced consumer engagement to achieve demand response and flexibility in an Indian energy community

Robins Anto, Rhythm Singh, Dipanwita Ray, Syed Hasan Imam and Amit Arora

Spatial analysis of state policy effects on renewable energy generation capacity in the United States

Pinky Thomas, Alan R. Collins and Xiaoli Etienne

Building stakeholder trust in regulatory governance: Evidence from Ghana's public utilities regulatory commission

Tia Abdulai Robert Aziz, Emmanuel Kems Bigodza, Albert Ahenkan and James Kwame Mensah

Reactive power market design for unutilized grid-forming assets to address power factor penalties in Turkiye

Sinem Kol, Gokturk Poyrazoglu and Hasan Yilmaz

Synergy or conflict? Assessing the combined emission reduction effects of environmental taxation and carbon trading in China's power sector

Song Chai, Jin Yang, Xintian Bi, Lin Tang, Maiyue Zhang and Jie Zhu

Welfare-maximizing market procurement of flexibility services for distribution network planning

Ricardo Messias, Pedro M.S. Carvalho and Jorge Sousa

Shaping electricity end-user behaviour for demand response using the COM-B model

Daniele Stampatori, Sanchayan Banerjee and José Pablo Chaves Ávila

Is China's energy transition pace driven by the supply-side or the demand-side?

Hu Wang, Feng Wang, Juan Liu, Rui Ling, Hao Zhang and Hongfei Jiang

Developing localized net-zero pathways for Vietnam's energy sector: A case study of two provinces

Nguyen Duc Tuyen, Vu Quoc Anh, Nguyen Dang Duong, Nguyen Linh Dan and Do Huy Toan

Managing Great Britain's electricity distribution connection queue: lessons from auction theory and a potential position trading system

Michael Pollitt, Daniel Duma, Rona Mitchell and Andrei Covatariu

One hundred and eighty years of capital expenditure for equitable and climate-resilient water and sanitation in England and Wales

Richard Franceys and Sam Kayaga

From stakeholders to shareholders: Policy priorities in Portugal for a just energy transition

L.E. Rielli, F. Alves, J. Limão and I. Campos

Techno-economic optimization of PV-battery systems in five Australian states

Omid Motamedisedeh, Sara Omrani, Robin Drogemuller, Geoffrey Walker, Faranak Zagia and Zahra Motamedi Sedeh

A synthesis of distributed energy resource impacts and regulatory responses with a focus on soft law

Josh A. Dippenaar, Bernard Bekker, Kevin Foster and Megan Davies

Cross-sectoral effects of regulatory uncertainty: Lessons from Brazil

Elias Cavalcante-Filho, Rodrigo De-Losso, Felipe Sande and José Roberto Savoia

Evaluation of Water Safety Plan outcomes and impacts in Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality, Uganda

Christopher Kanyesigye, Giuliana Ferrero, Sara J. Marks, Charles B. Niwagaba, Robinah N. Kulabako and Frank Kansiime

A bi-level multi-objective optimization model for cross-provincial transfer fees to promote cooperation in renewable energy consumption

Juntao Zhen, Laijun Zhao, Chenchen Wang, Youfeng Cheng, Hongru Yi and Ke Wang

Measuring a paradox: Zero-negative electricity prices

Daniel Davi-Arderius and Tooraj Jamasb

Factors shaping the expert perceptions of small modular reactors in Korea and Japan

Kirara Kashihara, Bonjun Koo, Seoyong Kim and Tadahiro Shibutani

Sectoral and macroeconomic implications of reducing implicit power sector subsidies in developing countries: Insights from Ethiopia

Amsalu Woldie Yalew

Every drop counts: a systematic literature review on the role of tariffs in sustainable water supply services

Malia Mohamed, Nor Hamisham Harun, Amar Hisham Jaaffar and Nor Diana Mohd Idris

The role of consumer behavior in the market for solar panels in Serbia

Dragana Nikolić Ristić, Nenad Đokić and Suzana Đukić

Asymmetries in water and sanitation services and how they are shaping urban drainage and stormwater management in Brazil

Alesi Teixeira Mendes and Conceição de Maria Albuquerque Alves

Decarbonising Italy's district heating and cooling sector: drivers, barriers, and opportunities from stakeholder perspectives

Paola Caputo, Giulio Ferla, Benedetta Mura and Nicola Cesare Di Nunzio

The financial impact and minimization strategy of invisible photovoltaic installations in Thailand

Wutthipum Kanchana, Jai Govind Singh and Weerakorn Ongsakul

Natural gas pipeline integrity management efficiency evaluation and prediction: A DEA-Malmquist-ML approach

Zhangyang Huang, Yang Yang, Xin Lu, Zurui Wang, Youlin Li, Shiji Wang and Xiangyu Yang

Artificial intelligence assets and energy markets: Risk correlation dynamics and determinants

Min Liu, Jianzhong Huang and Shuai Liu

Volume 97, issue C, 2025

Impact of ESG performance on the cost of capital in the energy, utilities, and basic materials sectors

Sindre Wilberg, Vibeke Kjellevoll, Franziska Holz and Anne Neumann

Parallel or cross implementation? Carbon emission trading and renewable portfolio standards in China

Jinyi Chen, Jian Cao, Xiuyan Ma and Yuting Yan

DEA-based benchmarking of water and wastewater Utilities: A comprehensive literature review

Mohsen Afsharian, Heinz Ahn, Sara Kamali and Bruno Vilela

Income elasticity of electricity demand in the context of Portugal’s energy transition

Sérgio Cruz

The role of institutions and public policies in catalyzing solar power growth in India

Mousami Prasad, Gaurav Singh Rana and Rajeev Jindal

Modeling determinants of the environmental performance of urban transport infrastructure in six Chinese megacities

Yin Cui

Modeling energy prices and inclusive growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Potential transmission pathways

Tesfaye Etensa, Tekie Alemu and Mengesha Yayo

Going solar? The role of knowledge in shaping social acceptance of citizen-financed PV projects in Switzerland

Sophie Ruprecht and Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen

A game-theoretic framework to evaluate the strategic interaction of public and private desalination firms: A case study from Chile

Rodrigo A. Cáceres González and Eduardo Zúñiga Leyton

Measuring energy poverty in Argentina: The relevance of regional disparities and policies

Julian Puig, Leonardo Gasparini and Jorge Puig

Hidden subsidies and behavioral targeting: Insights from Türkiye's three-pillar energy poverty strategy (2019–2023)

Tamer Emre

The intertemporal unfairness of the feed-in tariff scheme in the United Kingdom: Catching up across regions

Bill Lee, Jinke Li and Jing Shao

Navigating rights and responsibilities: Water and sanitation access for informal vendors in Brazil

Fernanda Deister Moreira, Leo Heller and Sonaly Rezende

Privatization pathways in Brazilian water utilities: The role of financial standing

Carlos Motta Nunes and Rui Cunha Marques

Evaluating the water quality of Brazilian distribution companies by the grey-TOPSIS method

Pamella Gomes da Silva Farias, Maisa Mendonça Silva and Saulo de Tarso Marques Bezerra

Financial statement comparability and earnings management under alternative standards: A study of Brazilian electrification cooperatives

Paulo Vitor Souza de Souza and Allison Manoel de Sousa

European and US approaches to energy poverty: Classifying and evaluating design strategies

Peter Heller, Tim Schittekatte, Roberto Barrella, Paolo Mastropietro and Carlos Batlle

Path dependence meets export-driven decarbonization: A historical institutional analysis of Taiwan's renewable energy policies

Wan-Ching Wang and Tze-Luen Lin

Beyond coverage: Unveiling income and spatial inequalities in access to water and sanitation services in Chile

Josefa Bravo, Gustavo Anriquez, Oscar Melo and Guillermo Donoso

Transitioning Iran's electricity sector: A system dynamics analysis of renewable energy acceleration and carbon capture strategies to 2040

Mohammad-Mahdi Pazuki, Mohsen Salimi, Nasser Safaie and Majid Amidpour

Governmental response to public complaints about solid waste sorting in China: Evidence from quasi-natural experiments

Li Lanlan, He Minzheng, Yang Ranran and Luo Xuan

Subsidizing solar energy in Indonesia: Evaluating the fossil fuel depletion premium as a revenue-neutral policy tool

Simon Poltak Hamonangan Hutabarat

Retail electricity markets in Europe: Taking stock, looking ahead

Christophe Defeuilley

Effects of relaxing South Korea's increasing-block electricity pricing structure on residential consumers

Soim Lee and Jong Ho Hong

Energy citizenship in northern Ghana: drivers of community engagement in the sustainable energy transitions

Albert Kotawoke Awopone, Abdul-Latif Ayariga Amidu, Sarpong Hammond Antwi, Patrick Nyaaba Ayambire and Isaac Prempeh

New energy-rich or still energy-poor? Evidence from selected African countries

Nurcan Kilinc-Ata and Liliana Proskuryakova

Standards-based enterprise architecture for Iran's distribution system operators: A comparative assessment

Shakiba Sadeghi, Mahyar Gholizadeh, Mohammad Pourheydari, Ashkan Hojjati, Fatemeh Goltapeh and Saeed Moharrami Shahbekandi

Sewage waste management in Brazil: A sustainable development perspective

Camila da Silva Serra Comineti, Madalena Maria Schlindwein, Paulo Henrique de Oliveira Hoeckel, Tiago Henrique de Abreu Mateus and Nadya Kalache

Simulation-based policy analysis to mitigate Colombia's coal dependency for electricity generation

Juan Felipe Parra-Rodas, Yris Olaya, Erik R. Larsen and Santiago Arango-Aramburo

Evaluating the value of lost load to South Korea's residential electricity consumers by stated and revealed preference methods

Taeyoung Jin

Enhancing energy transition in Egypt: The roles of water resources and digitalization

Walaa Hussein Abdallah, Dalia M. Ibrahiem, Nourhane Houssam and Rehab R. Esily

A comprehensive evaluation of the sustainable efficiency of Vietnamese airports

Thuong-Truyet Ngo, Chia-Nan Wang and Ching-Chiao Yang

Benchmarking technical efficiency of water utilities in Chile under heterogeneity: A latent class frontier approach

Alexandros Maziotis and Maria Molinos-Senante

The design of a time-of-use tariff with a demand charge for residential electric vehicle charging posts

Yikang Xiao, Yuting Mou, Bo Pan and Min Yang

Proximity of U.S. community water systems: implications for regional collaboration

Robert B. Sowby and R. Bennett Price

Evolution of smart grid cybersecurity: toward a systematic framework for collaborative and sustainable development

Luanjuan Jiang, Xin Chen and Qianmu Li