ICER has established its Distinguished Scholar Awards with a view to contributing to an increased reflection on energy regulation policy issues. These Awards acknowledge important contributions made to enhance electricity and gas regulation around the world. In order to promote a broad consideration of the issues and to ensure the applicability of the papers to ICER’s diverse membership, ICER will select two recipients for the Distinguished Scholar Award, based on the following categories: 1) impact on developing countries; and 2) “next” practices.
The Distinguished Scholar Awards are given out every three years, in conjunction with the World Forum on Energy Regulation (WFER). The Call for Articles which outlines the Submission Process is posted approximately 18 months prior to WFER.
Download the Distinguished Scholar 2023 Award Call for Papers
Winner of the Impact on Developing Countries category:
- Winners: Juan A. B. Belt (Lead Author), Nicolas Allien, Bahman Kashi, and Jay Mackinnon, Limestone Analytics with Copehagen Consensus Center
- Paper: Cost Benefit Analysis of Power Sector Reform in Haiti
Winner of the Next Practices category
- Winner: Kenneth W. Costello, Principal Researcher, Energy and Environment, National Regulatory Research Institute
- Paper: The Challenges of New Electricity Customer Engagement for Utilities and State Regulators
Winners of the Impact on Developing Countries category:
- Winners: Katelijn Van Hende, Lecturer, and Carmen Wouters, PhD candidate, both from the School of Energy Resources, University College London, Australia.
- Paper: “The Role of Microgrids within Future Regional Electricity Markets”
Winners of the Next Practices category:
- Winners: Carlos Battle, Associate Professor; Pablo Rodilla, Researcher; and Paolo Mastropietro, Research Assistant; from the Institute for Research and Technology, Comillas Pontifical University.
- Paper: “Capacity Remuneration Mechanisms in the Context of the European Internal Energy Market”
2012 Award Theme: Integrating New Technologies into the Grid
Category: Next Practices
- Winner: Carlos Colom, President, CNEE/Guatemala
- Paper: Development of New Infrastructure and Integration of New Technologies in Guatemala’s Electricity Sector: Practical Lessons Learned by a Regulator in a Developing Country
Category: Impact on Developing Countries
- Winning team from Italy: Luca Lo Schiavo, Maurizio Delfanti, Elena Fumagalli and Valeria Olivieri
- Paper: Changing The Regulation for Regulating the Change: innovation-driven Regulatory Developments in Italy: Smart Grids, Smart Metering and E-mobility
2010 Award Theme: The Impact of Renewables on Energy Regulation
Category: Next Practices
- Winner: Darryl Biggar (Economist, Australian Energy Regulator (AER) and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC))
- Paper: Pricing of Ancillary Services and the Impact of Wind Generation on the Capability of the Transmission Network
Category: Impact on Developing Countries
- Winner: Association of Mediterranean Regulators for Electricity and Gas (MEDREG)
- Paper: Effects of the Introduction of Successful Mechanisms to Promote Energy Efficiency in Non-EU Countries
