Solar panels are the next granite countertops: an amenity for new homes that’s becoming a standard option for buyers in U.S. markets. At least six of 10 largest U.S. homebuilders led by […]
With Rooftop Solar on Rise, U.S. Utilities Are Striking Back
Issues of electricity regulation typically play out in drab government hearing rooms. That has not been the case this summer in Arizona, where a noisy argument – featuring TV attack ads and […]
Chinese investments play large role in Southeast Asia hydroelectric growth – Today in Energy – U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
China has emerged as a key player in both financing and building the hydroelectric power infrastructure in Southeast Asia. China invested more than $6.1 billion between 2006 and 2011 in financing 2,729 […]
China Wind Industry and Power Integration | The Energy Collective
Wind is China’s fastest growing renewable energy resource. In 2012, 13 gigawatts (GW) were added to the system, and incremental wind electricity production exceeded coal growth for the first time ever. In […]
Appliance Standards: Comparing Predicted and Observed Prices
When appliance standards are revised, the Department of Energy (DOE) looks at the estimated benefits of standards relative to the estimated costs and only sets standards that it finds are cost-effective to […]
Battery storage: The numbers don’t add up – yet : Renew Economy
At the big clean energy conferences that have been held in three continents over the last two months the major topic of conversation has been clear – battery storage – what it […]
Wholesale electricity prices rose across the United States
Average on-peak, day-ahead wholesale electricity prices rose in every region of the Lower 48 states in first-half 2013 compared to first-half 2012. The most important factor was the rise in the price […]
Pumped storage provides grid reliability even with net generation loss – Today in Energy – U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Pumped hydro storage plants serve an important role on electric power systems: they improve system-wide efficiency and reliability by allowing system operators to time-shift power generated during periods of low demand for […]
Energy Products: Return on Investment is Already Too Low
One major point when I gave my talk at the Fifth Biophysical Economics Conference at the University of Vermont was that our economy’s overall energy return on investment is already too low to […]
IDB Report: Renewables could meet the entire electricity needs of Latin America, Caribbean – SolarServer
Latin America and the Caribbean’s renewable energy endowment is large enough to cover its projected 2050 electricity needs 22 times over, according to a new report commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB; Washington, […]
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