Beia Spiller
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Media Presence
News Articles and Podcasts
Op-ed in Scientific American on the role of technological innovation to improve social and environmental outcomes related to critical mineral extraction.
"Energy Switch: Electric Cars- Pros and Cons, Part 1"; "Energy Switch: Electric Cars- Pros and Cons, Part 2"
PBS TV show debate on electric cars between myself and David Rapson.
Green Business Impact Podcast on medium- and heavy-duty vehicle electrification.
Palabra article on our community-engaged hyperlocal air quality monitoring project in NYC.
Green Business Impact Podcast on electrifying medium- and heavy-duty vehicles
Transport Topic news article on excise tax repeal for electric trucks
"For some electric vehicle owners, recharging now more costly than filling up"
CBS News article on fueling costs."Inflation Reduction Act Offers Latest School Bus Electrification Funding Opportunities",
School Transportation News article on school bus incentives in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
"Sensing Air Pollution Exposure in New York City Schools, with Beia Spiller",
RFF Podcast on my collaborative project related to traffic pollution and indoor air quality in NYC."Experts See Risk with Little Upside in Biden's Gas Tax Break",
The Hill story on proposed gas tax breaks."Con Ed Is Testing Out Congestion Pricing For Electric Bills"
WNYC Story on Consolidated Edison's innovative demand charges."Examining New Models for Electricity Pricing",
Interview on my Sloan Foundation funded project estimating the effect of cost-reflective electricity pricing on adoption of distributed energy resources, environmental and social outcomes."Cranking Up the Cost: States Consider Surge Pricing for Power",
Article by Stateline on time-variant pricing.
Blogs
Critical Minerals for Electric Vehicles: What You Need to Know. March 7, 2024.
A Tale of Two Highway Plans. January 17, 2024.
Critical Minerals: Insights from a Recent Workshop. August 30, 2023.
Why are electric truck prices so high? May 3, 2023.
Inflation Reduction Act: Electric Vehicle Subsidies for Passenger Vehicles. Aug 11, 2022.
Inflation Reduction Act: Examining Electric Vehicle Subsidies for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles. Aug 5, 2022.
Properly Pricing for Progress: How we can overhaul electricity tariffs to efficiently integrate distributed energy resources into the grid. July 12, 2022.
To tax or not to tax? The answer may surprise you. May 20, 2022.
Mass appeal: How can we make electrification more affordable and equitable? April 25, 2022.
People of color hit hardest by air pollution: EPA needs to consider this in benefit-cost assessments of policies. December 10, 2021.
Energy Justice and the Just Transition in the Power Sector – New Research and Policy Approaches. November 23, 2021.
Solar power can have positive health impacts for Chile's most vulnerable. Here's how. May 17, 2021.
Why the value of reducing health risks in China is rising. November 23, 2020.
A 100% clean transportation future requires smart electricity pricing for trucks and buses, October 14, 2020
How innovative policies can help clean the transportation sector, September 22, 2020
How we can make Time of Use Pricing work for everyone, March 9, 2020
Rooftop solar and EVs save water and cut pollution – and data can help us go further, December 13, 2017, Energy Exchange
How More Transparent Electricity Pricing Can Help Increase Clean Energy, July 12, 2016, Market Forces
Transforming the Electric System to Reduce Costs and Pollution, April 8, 2016, Market Forces
New York Moves to Properly Value Clean, Distributed Energy, March 8, 2016, Energy Exchange
When it comes to developing natural gas – not all impacts are created equal, December 18, 2015, Market Forces
Smart Energy Policy Deserves Advanced Meters, May 13, 2015, Energy Exchange
Stakeholders Gather to Discuss How Time-Variant Electricity Pricing Can Work in New York, April 9, 2015, Market Forces
Stakeholders Gather to Discuss How Time-Variant Electricity Pricing Can Work in New York, April 8, 2015, Energy Exchange
All Electricity is Not Priced Equally: Time-Variant Pricing 101, January 27, 2015, Energy Exchange
Smart Meters Need Effective Electricity Pricing to Deliver Their Full Benefits, December 14, 2014, Market Forces
That dream home seem priced too low? The reasons could be environmental”, February 12, 2014, EDF Voices.
The housing-market impacts of shale-gas development, with Lucija Muehlenbachs and Christopher Timmins, February 9, 2014, Vox.
Sharing the catch means more for everyone, September 5, 2013, EDFish.
Low NGV conversion costs sparkNGV growth in Argentina, August 12, 2013, Blue Corridor.
The Keystone XL Pipeline: How safe would it be?, April 15, 2013 EDF Voices.
Are property values affected by concerns over groundwater contamination from shale?,
with Lucija Muehlenbachs and Christopher Timmins, September 29, 2012, Vox.