Energy Institute Director Dr. Tom Edgar, Deputy Director Dr. Michael Webber and Assistant Director Dr. Carey King traveled to the nation’s capital in December to release a new research project, the Full Cost of Electricity, an interdisciplinary initiative aimed at identifying and quantifying the full-system cost of electric power generation and delivery – from the power plant to the wall socket. The trio, joined by the McCombs School of Business’ Dr. Jim Dyer, principal investigator for the project, Energy Institute Assistant Director Dr. Fred Beach and Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr. Josh Rhodes, participated in a press conference and briefed officials from several regulatory agencies, including the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Read more.
