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In Tuesday's State of the Union, President Obama set a goal of "80 by 35" -- 80% clean electricity by 2035. This deserves more attention. Clean electricity has been previously thought of by enviros as renewables and by conserv...
Posted Thursday, January 27th, 2011 at 9:59 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Electric Utilities, Electricity
Anne Mulkern in this morning's E&E Daily has a nice piece about so-called "clean energy standards" otherwise known as "clean energy portfolio standards" or "diverse energy standards." Whether CES, CEPS, or DES, the point is ...
Posted Thursday, January 20th, 2011 at 9:45 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Electric Utilities, Electricity, Electrification, Legislation
According to the Energy Daily, (http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/US_Renewables_Now_Neck_And_Neck_With_Nuclear_Power_999.html), citing the most recent issue of the "Monthly Energy Review" by the U.S. Energy Information Administ...
Posted Thursday, December 30th, 2010 at 8:36 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Electric Utilities, Electricity, Energy Security, Environment
Today's Energy Daily (www.theenergydaily.com, subscription required) puts an election-year spin on DOE's decision this week (http://www.energy.gov/news/9711.htm) to issue a $350 million conditional loan guarantee "to develop the ...
Posted Thursday, October 21st, 2010 at 6:40 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Electric Utilities, Electricity, Energy Demand, Renewables
For those familiar with the state of state Public Utility Commissions (PUCs), recent news out of Indiana is disturbing, but perhaps not shocking.
As reported by The Energy Daily (www.theenergydaily.com, subscription required),...
Posted Thursday, October 7th, 2010 at 8:55 am | Filed in: Electric Utilities
George Lobsenz has an interesting piece in this morning's Energy Daily (www.theenergydaily.com; subscription required), entitled, "Integrating Renewables Not Too Tough, Except For Gas Plants—CAISO."
Recent findings from Calif...
Posted Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 at 8:54 am | Filed in: Electric Utilities, Electricity, Renewables
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: 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
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