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Electricity: the fuel of electric vehicles (EVs). The price of electricity: a key determinant of their economic viability. Policies to support renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions tend to push electricity prices up. Under ...
Posted Monday, August 16th, 2010 at 3:00 pm | Filed in: Economics, Electric Utilities, Electricity, Electrification, Energy Demand
The Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf will be available by the end of 2010 - the first wave of mass-produced electric vehicles (EVs) to hit the American auto market. Anticipating this, power companies are setting special rates for th...
Posted Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 at 12:44 pm | Filed in: Electric Utilities, Electricity
An unfortunate decision that should remind us all how the implementation of policy and regulations can imperil our energy security is reported this morning in the Energy Daily (http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/ed/EPA-Rej...
Posted Thursday, July 8th, 2010 at 8:25 am | Filed in: Economic Security, Electric Utilities, Electricity, Energy Security
Energy and water are inextricably linked. This relationship is already under considerable strain and will be exacerbated by population and economic growth, and global climate change. More water-intensive energy development pro...
Posted Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 at 7:54 am | Filed in: Electric Utilities, Electricity, Environment
As Senator Boxer and the Environment and Public Works committee (sans its Republican members, who have boycotted the session) mark up the Kerry-Boxer cap-and-trade bill, an influential new report describes the impact of carbon pri...
Posted Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 2:16 pm | Filed in: Electric Utilities, Environment, Gas Prices
On Monday we noted Gov. Schwarzenegger was reportedly considering allowing power generated at nuclear plants to help meet the renewable power requirements that he established by executive order. We noted that this could have b...
Posted Thursday, September 17th, 2009 at 10:44 pm | Filed in: Alternatives, Electric Utilities, Electrification, Energy Supply, Nuclear
In a further development to California’s push for even more aggressive renewable energy proposals, Governor Schwarzenegger said yesterday that he would veto legislation passed last week that would limit the amount of renewable p...
Posted Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 at 7:46 am | Filed in: Electric Utilities, Renewables
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to announce this week a requirement that 33 percent of the power sold by California utilities be renewable energy. (California law already requires that 20 percent of power b...
Posted Monday, September 14th, 2009 at 6:45 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Electric Utilities, Energy Supply, Environment, Nuclear, Solar, Wind
While you won't hear many mining companies or coal-burning utilities express support for the proposition that the pending Waxman-Markey CLIMATE CHANGE and energy bill (it works best if you shout climate change and whisper energy -...
Posted Thursday, July 30th, 2009 at 6:58 am | Filed in: Electric Utilities, Energy Supply, Environment, Legislation, Natural Gas
