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When analyzing alternative energy options, seemingly counterintuitive financial relationships sometimes emerge. We have had some clients question our findings that combining cleaner heating technologies with energy efficiency (EE) investments typically increases both the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and payback periods. Their skepticism reflects a common assumption that energy efficiency should make investments more financially[…]

When working with utilities around the world, we often encounter a curious dynamic. Regulators and policymakers, particularly those overseeing publicly-owned utilities, sometimes feel pressure to implement “rate of return” or “building blocks” approaches to setting tariffs. This pressure often stems from regulatory consultants whose experience comes primarily from privately-owned utilities. Yet even in countries like[…]

‘Tis the season of giving, and it seems appropriate to discuss how regulatory frameworks treat one particular type of giving: grant funding for utility infrastructure. This topic sits at the intersection of regulatory economics, development finance, and public policy, making it relevant to DHInfrastructure’s work in developed economies and emerging markets. When international development partners—the[…]

A peer reviewer of one of DHInfrastructure’s tariff studies (an accountant at a large international financial institution) once made the following comment: “Modern double-entry accounting as a profession has developed over the last seven centuries, with highly advanced standards that are clearly explained in the International Financial Reporting Standards…. We see no reason for [country[…]

When I founded DHInfrastructure in 2007, I had few aspirations of building a large consulting firm, but definitely had in mind that—whatever size we got to—our work would be global. I cut my teeth in consulting at National Economic Research Associates (NERA) in the mid-1990s. There had been a lot of recent geopolitical change in[…]

DHInfrastructure recently contributed to a significant report published by the Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) titled “Powering the Pacific: The Cost Implications of Renewable Energy.” The study examines the impact of transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources on power generation costs and consumer tariffs in six Pacific developing member countries of the[…]

Sustainable Energy Transformation in Fiji! Thrilled to see the successful endorsement of Fiji’s Renewable Energy Integration (REI) Investment Plan (IP) by the governing board of the Climate Investment Funds. A huge congratulations to the Government of Fiji for this achievement. We are delighted to have had the opportunity to support Fiji throughout the preparation of[…]

Krissy Barshevsky and Denzel Hankinson again had the pleasure of joining the Annual Meeting of the Office of Pacific Energy Regulators Alliance (OPERA https://lnkd.in/etT7HVEY). This round was graciously hosted by the United Nations ESCAP, in cooperation with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and parallel to the Asian and Pacific Energy Forum (#APEF3) in Thailand. Denzel[…]

We are pleased to announce the publication of our collaboration with The World Bank on a framework for sustainable heating in Europe and Central Asia, where heating remains dependent on fossil fuels and inefficient technologies. The new framework calls for reducing heating demand through energy efficiency in buildings and changing user behaviors, bolstering and decarbonizing[…]

We are working with Maryland’s residential utility consumer advocate to protect gas customers. Our report, “Maryland Gas Utility Spending”, found that without significant regulatory action, gas utility customers will see substantial and continuing increases in their gas bills in the coming years to pay for accelerating capital investment spending by utilities. DHInfrastructure’s Director of Utility[…]