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Environmental performance of infrastructure and the provision of basic services in southern Brazilian cities: A ranking based on technical standards 巴西南部城市基础设施和基本服务的环境绩效：基于技术标准的排名

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Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2026.102149

Marcel Felipe Tonetto Costas , Lucas Veiga Ávila , Rosley Anholon , Rodrigo Schons Arenhart

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Assessing electricity security in Europe: A multi-scenario application of the global electricity security index 欧洲电力安全评估：全球电力安全指数的多场景应用

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Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2026.102151

Justyna Borowiec-Kapek

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Analytical study of the operation and needs of Benin Republic's electricity sector 贝宁共和国电力部门的运作和需求分析研究

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Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2026.102150

Theodore Fruithier Aihadji Ligan , Johnson Herlich Roslee Mensah , Ivan Felipe Silva dos Santos , Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho , Sabi Yari Moïse Bandiri

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Governance and market dynamics of P2P energy trading: Enhancing national strategies in Malaysia and Thailand P2P能源交易的治理和市场动态：加强马来西亚和泰国的国家战略

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Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2025.102102

Siripha Junlakarn , Phimsupha Kokchang , Stephanie Cheah Kay Ann , Tam Duc Dinh , Tan Chee Pin , Tan Wen Shan , Chong Yit Sean

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Toward a human-centered energy transition: Concepts, models, challenges, and research opportunities 迈向以人为中心的能源转型：概念、模型、挑战和研究机会

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Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2026.102145

Yeswanth Reddy Yannam , Jinghang Gao , Jian Shi , Aparajita Datta , Kailai Wang , Ramanan Krishnamoorti , Joseph B. Powell , Debalina Sengupta , Xinyue Ye

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Investigating residential drinking water bills across small and medium-sized municipal systems 调查中小型市政系统的居民饮用水账单

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Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2025.102138

Laura Medwid , Kate Albrecht , Deborah Anne Carroll , Christelle Khalaf , Dan Huang , Jun Li , Jason Mitchnick , Daniel Zoh

{"title":"Investigating residential drinking water bills across small and medium-sized municipal systems","authors":"Laura Medwid , Kate Albrecht , Deborah Anne Carroll , Christelle Khalaf , Dan Huang , Jun Li , Jason Mitchnick , Daniel Zoh","doi":"10.1016/j.jup.2025.102138","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jup.2025.102138","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Empirical studies of water utilities often focus on large urban systems, in part because data on smaller providers are limited. This paper contributes to the literature on small and medium-sized water systems by leveraging novel data collected through direct outreach to primary governmental community water systems (CWSs) in Illinois, outside the Chicago Metropolitan Area. Specifically, the analysis focuses on municipalities that provide drinking water to populations of 10,000 or fewer. Using a hierarchical linear model that accounts for similarities among CWSs inherent to reliance on comparable water sources and provision methods, the paper examines how system attributes, billing policy and practices, infrastructure financing, and municipal characteristics relate to standardized residential water bills. The findings suggest that rate structure types, billing frequency, sewer service provision, and peer pricing are correlated with water bills issued by small- and medium-sized systems. Further, water source and provision characteristics are strongly associated with water bills, with municipalities sourcing from groundwater charging the least, compared to other source and provision categories. Overall, except for average household size, municipal characteristics are not associated with water bills.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23554,"journal":{"name":"Utilities Policy","volume":"99 ","pages":"Article 102138"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145840703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Incentive model for fair and resilient peer-to-peer energy trading based on the time value of money 基于货币时间价值的公平弹性点对点能源交易激励模型

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Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2025.102122

Mayank Arora , Gururaj Mirle Vishwanath , Ankush Sharma , Naveen Chilamkurti

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Reinforced by the energy crisis: Nuclear revival and public opinion in the Czech Republic 能源危机加剧：捷克共和国的核能复兴和公众舆论

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Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2026.102147

Martin Durdovic, Daniel Čermák

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Proximity analysis of low-carbon energy infrastructure: Implications for environmental justice in the United States 低碳能源基础设施的邻近分析：对美国环境正义的启示

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Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2026.102152

Thomas Wiese

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Navigating the carbon price shock: Electricity costs and employment reallocation in Europe 应对碳价格冲击：欧洲的电力成本和就业再分配

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Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2026.102144

Gert Bijnens , John Hutchinson , Arthur Saint Guilhem

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