The Rise of AI and Data Center Electricity Demand AI and data centers have become global focal points—dominating headlines and reshaping energy demand forecasts. Powering these facilities, especially those supporting AI workloads, requires vast amounts of electricity. According to the Energy and AI report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), global investment in data centers […]

Recently, carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies have gained more attention. These technologies are not new as they have been used to enhance the production in hard-to-abate industries (such as cement, petrochemicals, iron and steel, fertilizers, and natural gas processing). Many experts now see CCUS as a crucial tool to mitigate the climate change […]

In August 2022, the U.S. administration and congress passed a historic legislative package, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) or known as the first climate bill. The Biden Administration through this IRA has aimed to achieve a net zero emission* by reducing GHG emissions into two stages: 1) at least a 50% reduction from […]

RPB Energy Economics with Econolytics submitted a report on an international standby tariffs survey to PTIT for the Office of Energy Regulatory Commission last month.  The purpose of our study is to review and evaluate standby tariff designs from several different jurisdictions to better understand the range of potential rate designs possible for use in […]

In February 2020, Dr. Broehm gave a public talk  on “Green Electricity Innovative Approaches to Accelerate Renewable Goal” in Bangkok.  She shared the U.S. and the EU clean energy policies and discussed innovative rate designs as corporate buyers are demanding more green power.  She compared the differences between physical and virtual PPAs and how they […]

Lusaka, Zambia  In November 2019,  Dr. Romkaew Broehm shared her experience and knowledge of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Open Access Transmission Policies  with Southern African regulators and their staff during a three-day peer review  on Grid Code Implementation.  The program was organized by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and sponsored by […]

RPBEE Principal Romkaew Broehm co-authored “Electric Storage: From idea to action” with Daniel Hagan, Kirsti Massie and Jane Rueger, partners of global law firm White & Case. The article examines the growing use of electric storage [ES] around the world, which is due, in part, to the growing demand of electric storage (lithium-ion batteries) in the […]

Dr. Romkaew Broehm, Principal at RPB Energy Economics LLC, will be the expert speaker at Petroleum Institute of Thailand’s (PTIT’s) public lecture, “Emerging Global Electricity Trends: Opportunities and Challenges,” on Monday, April 22, 2019 in Bangkok.  She will discuss the growing changes in the electricity industry sparked by progressive environmental initiatives, and the opportunities these […]