Does Deregulation Lead to Growth? Explaining How Structure of Electricity Markets Contribute to Renewable Growth?

Ryan Kerestesy

I examine the factors that explain variance in growth of renewable energy across the United States. I conduct a fifty-state analysis covering 21 years from 1998 until 2018 measuring systematic, demographic and policy factors that explain variance in deployment of renewables across the country. My study closely examines electricity market regulation. Previous literature are ambiguous or suggest market deregulation slows growth of renewables, I test this idea with the most recently available data.
Major: 
Political Science B.S. & Economics B.S.
Exhibition Category: 
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Boliang Zhu
Poster Number: 
15906