A Decarbonized Electric Power Sector Lecture | Zach Ming | Stanford Understand Energy

The changing electricity industry; decarbonizing the electricity supply; electrification; retail electricity rate design; distributed energy resources; utility business model. Visit our A Decarbonized Electric Power Sector page of the Understand Energy Learning Hub for more content: https://understand-energy.stanford.ed... Recorded on: April 28, 2025 Presented by: Zach Ming; Adjunct Lecturer, Atmosphere and Energy, Stanford University; Director, Energy and Environmental Economics, E3 Learn more about Zach Ming: -https://www.ethree.com/people/zachary... Sign up for our free monthly Energy Spotlight to learn about all things energy: https://understand-energy.stanford.ed... 00:00 Introduction 02:54 The Changing Electricity Industry 05:07 Pillars of Decarbonization 15:28 Decarbonizing the Electricity Sector with Renewable Integration 52:37 Electrification 56:03 Retail Rate Design 1:01:54 Distributed Energy Resources & Utility Business Model The mission of Understand Energy is to help people build their energy literacy so they can address climate change and sustainability issues, engage on equity and human development challenges, participate in energy industry markets and technology innovations, and make informed energy decisions. The Learning Hub shares content from the Understand Energy course with people across the globe—for free—in an easy-to-navigate format that allows users to explore the energy subject areas that most interest them. Each of our 30+ topics offers a variety of content including a Fast Facts summary of key information, the related Stanford course lecture, and a highly curated list of third-party videos and readings. We keep the content fresh and current with updates every 6-12 months.