Visionaries Versus Bean-Counters

The good news is that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee yesterday approved legislation (S. 949, http://energy.senate.gov/public/) that will signficantly reform the way the US Department of Energy facilitates the de...

Posted Thursday, May 7th, 2009 at 6:45 am | Filed in: Energy Security, Legislation

What is Really Behind the Transmission Debate

With the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee planning to mark up the transmission component of its energy bill, it is worth taking a moment to examine the issues underlying much of the disagreement over the current dra...

Posted Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 at 9:19 am | Filed in: Electrification, Legislation