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Power market reform

Tensions between local interests and broader gains

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China’s electricity market reforms aim to improve the operational efficiency of the power sector, while simultaneously supporting reductions in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. New research shows that the influence of local interests may limit gains to half of their estimated potential.

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  1. Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Valerie J. Karplus

  2. Institute of Energy, Environment, and Economy, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

    Da Zhang

  3. Tsinghua University, Three Gorges Joint Research Center for Climate and Low-carbon Transformation, Beijing, China

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Karplus, V.J., Zhang, D. Tensions between local interests and broader gains. Nat Energy 8, 651–652 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-023-01297-6

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