North American Energy Harmonization Workshops

PIS将与美国能源部合作举办两个研讨会，重点是揭示北美监管和规划协调方面的差距和机会。最初的重点将是如何协调美国与墨西哥和加拿大边境的电力生产和输电的法规和规划。其中一个研讨会将聚焦于美加问题，将在爱达荷州博伊西的博伊西州立大学校园内举行。第二个研讨会将讨论美墨问题，将在阿尔伯克基的新墨西哥大学举行。私人投资促进局亦会拟备背景资料，概述加拿大、墨西哥和美国在电力生产和输电方面的监管和规划现状。这些讲习班将为制定经济和环境科学政策的更广泛影响提供一个论坛。总体目标是减少成本、环境破坏和电力可靠性风险。背景文件将涵盖美国可能考虑协调跨境监管和规划的三到五个具体领域。这包括选定的三个具体专题：(A)空气污染和二氧化碳条例的影响；(B)技术条例和规划进程；(C)跨国界数据共享是否以及如何改进建模和规划。

The PIs will partner with the U.S. Department of Energy to hold two workshops focused on illuminating gaps and opportunities for regulatory and planning harmonization across North America. The initial focus will be on how harmonize regulations and planning for electricity production and transmission across the US borders with Mexico and Canada. One workshop will focus on US - Canadian issues, and will be held in Boise, Idaho on the campus of Boise State University. The second workshop will consider US - Mexico issues, and will be held at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. The PIs will also prepare background materials to summarize the current state of regulation and planning in Canada, Mexico, and the US in electricity production and transmission. The workshops will provide a forum for developing the broader impacts for policy of economics and environmental science. The overall goal is to reduce cost, environmental damage, and risks to electric reliability.The background papers will cover three to five specific areas where the US may consider harmonizing regulation and planning across borders. This includes three specific chosen topics: (a) the effects of air pollution and carbon dioxide regulations; (b) technical regulations and planning processes; (c) whether and how data sharing across borders will improve modeling and planning.