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Beyond Fossil Fuels @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social · 12h

Electricity grid upgrades are central to Europe's future energy security and competitiveness.
To achieve this, it needs to:
1️⃣ Give national regulators a statutory mandate for the energy transition.
2️⃣ Create independent system operators and planners (ISOPs) to oversee grid planning in the public
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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 1d

Europe’s grid is a strategic asset — the backbone of a secure, affordable, and resilient clean energy future.

Let’s make sure it’s fit for purpose.
📘 Read the full report: www.raponline.org/blog/better-...
#EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #Grid #ClimatePolicy #EnergyRegulation #RAP

Better oversight, better foresight: Mandating Europe’s energy regulators to think long-term to unlock clean investment

In this paper RAP proposes two reforms to align regulatory decisions with long-term climate goals & improve system efficiency.

www.raponline.org

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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 1d

2️⃣ Establish Independent System Operators and Planners (ISOPs) — public bodies to oversee grid planning and operation transparently, ensuring investments serve the public interest.

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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 1d

1️⃣ Give national energy regulators a clear statutory mandate for the energy transition — so they can make decisions aligned with long-term climate, affordability, and security goals.

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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 1d

⚡ Europe’s clean energy transition can only move as fast as its electricity grids.

But outdated regulation and limited oversight are slowing things down. RAP and @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social propose two urgent reforms for national governments to make grids fit for the energy transition.👇

https://www.raponline.org/blog/better-oversight-better-foresight/👇

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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 6d

🔌How can electricity tariffs support the EE1st principle?
Join the ENEFIRST Plus online workshop.
📆Tue 8 Oct
🕛12:30 CEST.
🌟Featuring RAP’s @patozsu.bsky.social on dynamic tariffs & consumer impacts.
🔗Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fe6d81...
#EnergyEfficiency #CleanEnergy #LIFEprogramme

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BEUC - The Consumer Voice @beuc.eu · 7d

Affordability is the number one priority for consumers in the energy transition 💡

Heat pumps, for example, are cost-effective and shouldn't be hampered by high taxes and levies on electricity, as @regassistproj.bsky.social rightfully points out in its new reports 👇

Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 9d

Two new reports by RAP are out today!
1️⃣Making Electricity Cheaper: 8 Priority Actions shows concrete steps Europe can take to make electricity cheaper, strengthen energy security, and power up competitiveness.
Read more ⬇️
www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...
#electrification #energy #energytransition

Making electricity cheaper: RAP's eight priority actions

RAP identifies 8 priority actions to make electricity cheaper for European industry, businesses & households in the short, medium & long-term.

www.raponline.org

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ECCO think tank @eccoclimate.bsky.social · 7d

#MakeElectricityCheaper

🗣️“Lowering electricity costs is key to making efficient technologies accessible & boosting European competitiveness. This must be a political priority.”
-Chiara Di Mambro, ECCO

New reports from @regassistproj.bsky.social y.social present concrete solutions to achieve this ⬇️

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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 8d

📸 Lorena Valencia for the Crux Alliance.

Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 8d

We're looking back at a dynamic Climate Week NYC! Big thanks to the Crux Alliance for two days of thought-provoking events. Our CEO @katherinehdixon.bsky.social joined panels on the heat pump successes and on making clean energy affordable everywhere. Great conversations, great energy! Pics below.

Two adult women (one of whom is speaking into a mic) sitting in front of a green, grassy backdrop.

Image of six women who spoke at the Crux Alliance panel on heat pumps

Image of the handout for RAP's heat pump policy toolkit 2.0.

A man and woman sit in front of a crowd during the Crux panel on affordable electricity.

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Bram Claeys @bramclaeys.bsky.social · 8d

Make Electricity Cheaper 🔌💡

Or...

Kill (the Power) Bill, right?

Reducing electricity costs because we can, and have to, for affordability and decarbonisation. A new @regassistproj.bsky.social series launched yesterday.

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yellow and black movie poster for Kill Bill, with red splash and in handwriting "the power" added between "kill" and "bill"

Behind the scenes picture of the movie Kill Bill Vol. 2, director Quentin Tarrantino supposedly explaining cost reductions actions to Uma Thurman as the Bride, sitting across from David Carradine as Bill.

Drawing of stylised sitting kung fu master Pai Mei surrounded by 8 hand gestures, each associated with an action to reduce power bills

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Louise Sunderland @louisesunderland.bsky.social · 9d

NEW RESEARCH #2: The future energy bill is an electricity bill.
We must Make Electricity Cheaper for households, businesses and industry

In a 2nd paper out today, @duncangibb.net, Sam Thomas & I look at reducing & redistributing tax & levies added to electricity prices. tinyurl.com/2nbvydp8

Making electricity cheaper: Redistributing policy costs for affordable household heat electrification

Affordable electrification relies on affordable electricity. Nuanced price reform will best equip decision-makers for success.

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Louise Sunderland @louisesunderland.bsky.social · 9d

NEW RESEARCH: The future energy bill is an electricity bill.
We must Make Electricity Cheaper for households, businesses and industry.

How? …This feels like the defining question of the moment.

I’m happy to share @regassistproj.bsky.social 8 priority actions.
www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...

Making electricity cheaper: RAP's eight priority actions

RAP identifies 8 priority actions to make electricity cheaper for European industry, businesses & households in the short, medium & long-term.

www.raponline.org

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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 9d

Two new reports by RAP are out today!
2️⃣Making electricity cheaper: Redistributing policy costs for affordable household heat electrification shows how rebalancing taxes and levies can cut costs, drive #electrification, and deliver affordable #CleanHeat.
Read more ⬇️
www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...

Making electricity cheaper: Redistributing policy costs for affordable household heat electrification

Affordable electrification relies on affordable electricity. Nuanced price reform will best equip decision-makers for success.

www.raponline.org

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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 9d

Two new reports by RAP are out today!
1️⃣Making Electricity Cheaper: 8 Priority Actions shows concrete steps Europe can take to make electricity cheaper, strengthen energy security, and power up competitiveness.
Read more ⬇️
www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...
#electrification #energy #energytransition

Making electricity cheaper: RAP's eight priority actions

RAP identifies 8 priority actions to make electricity cheaper for European industry, businesses & households in the short, medium & long-term.

www.raponline.org

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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 12d

Both of them bring extensive experience at utility commissions, positioning RAP to better deliver on our mission and new U.S. strategy. More to come soon on this exciting strategy development!
www.raponline.org/blog/regulat...

Regulatory Assistance Project Adds Two Former Public Utilities Commissioners to its U.S. Program Leadership

Jay Griffin has joined RAP as its new executive chair, U.S. Program, and Sarah Freeman will join as principal, U.S. Program, in October.

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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 12d

Sarah will join as principal after wrapping up her service on the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission in October. She brings 28 years of public service and leadership across national boards. www.in.gov/iurc/about-u...

Commissioner Sarah Freeman

www.in.gov

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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 12d

Jay is our new executive chair of the U.S. Program. As Hawaii PUC chair (2017–2022), he led groundbreaking reforms to move Hawaiian Electric to performance-based regulation. He has consulted with RAP on previous projects. www.raponline.org/experts/jay-...

Jay Griffin

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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 12d

💡RAP is thrilled to welcome two former utility commissioners to our U.S. team leadership: Jay Griffin & Sarah Freeman! See our full announcement. 🎉

www.raponline.org/blog/regulat...

Regulatory Assistance Project Adds Two Former Public Utilities Commissioners to its U.S. Program Leadership

Jay Griffin has joined RAP as its new executive chair, U.S. Program, and Sarah Freeman will join as principal, U.S. Program, in October.

www.raponline.org

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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 13d

Coming up tomorrow. Learn more below! ⬇️

Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 20d

RAP is joining NESCAUM, Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition, Green Energy Institute, Sunstone Strategies, and Stand.earth for the virtual Decarb Policy Panel on Friday, Sept. 26.

We'll see how decarbonization policy can mean cleaner air for all.

🔗 cleanairweek.substack.com/p/virtual-ex...

Decarb Policy Panel

Sep 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM Pacific

cleanairweek.substack.com

Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 15d

We're #hiring! We have two new positions open in the UK: a human resources assistant and a people operations coordinator. Check them both out here:

www.raponline.org/who-we-are/c...

Careers

Are you ready to put your passion for a cleaner energy future to work? Join the RAP team. RAP is seeking collaborators who are enthusiastic about clean energy. We’re looking for curiosity, humor and i...

www.raponline.org

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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 15d

Coming up in just a few hours. We’ll see you there!

Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · Sep 4

Climate Week NYC is coming up! 🌍

On Sept. 23, RAP CEO @katherinehdixon.bsky.social will join the Crux Alliance panel “The Hidden Hero of Climate Action: The Heat Pump Story” alongside global experts.

📅 Sept. 23, 3–4:30 p.m.
📍 Motto by Hilton Chelsea, NYC
Details + RSVP: bit.ly/466kZbq

Event details: The Hidden Hero of Climate Action: The Heat Pump Story
Discover why heat pumps are climate action's unsung
MVP, cutting fossil fuel use in homes and industry while saving energy and money. Join heat pump champions who are innovating policy and market solutions to significantly speed heat pump adoption in key countries and regions around the world.

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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 20d

RAP is joining NESCAUM, Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition, Green Energy Institute, Sunstone Strategies, and Stand.earth for the virtual Decarb Policy Panel on Friday, Sept. 26.

We'll see how decarbonization policy can mean cleaner air for all.

🔗 cleanairweek.substack.com/p/virtual-ex...

Decarb Policy Panel

Sep 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM Pacific

cleanairweek.substack.com

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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 20d

Our Heat Pump Policy Toolkit 2.0 is now available in both French and Polish!

These are the latest translations available along with a version in Korean, and the original 2.0 in English. Check them out below.

@agoraew.bsky.social @clasp-ngo.bsky.social @gbpn-org.bsky.social

Richard Lowes @richardlowes.bsky.social · 20d

I'm delighted to share two new translations of version 2 of our global heat pump policy toolkit, one in French and one in Polish (these sit alongside the English and Korean versions). This is a key international resource for growing clean heating. www.raponline.org/toolkit/heat...

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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 21d

Welcome to RAP, Tom Butler!

Louise Sunderland @louisesunderland.bsky.social · 21d

I'm delighted to introduce Tom Butler to our @regassistproj.bsky.social team.

Tom dedicates his career to decarbonising the big stuff - industrial clusters. In RAP he'll also focus on grid access & the economics of industrial ⚡. Tom joins me in London. Do say hi.
www.raponline.org/experts/tom-...

Tom Butler

Tom Butler is a junior associate for the Regulatory Assistance Project in Europe.

www.raponline.org

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