The term \”demand response\” is so 2010. It’s still the phrase the industry throws around to describe shedding load when the grid needs some help. But these days, it’s so much more. […]
How to Overhaul the Gas Tax
WITH the recent congressional budget negotiations putting a spotlight on the need to raise revenues, and with our transportation infrastructure in many places crumbling before our eyes, it is time to consider […]
Does Merchant Solar Make Any Sense?
Traditionally, merchant power plants are those that sell power into competitive wholesale markets and are financed by investors. This is in contrast with either rate-base financed plants (which are paid off through […]
UBS Analysis: Efficiency and Solar Create ‘Difficult Road’ for Global Utility Sector in 2014 : Greentech Media
The financial services firm UBS is predicting a \”difficult year ahead\” for global investor-owned utilities. In a recent research paper, UBS equities analysts outlined a combination of challenges for utilities: rising interest […]
Green Investment and Bank Initial Funding
While most Americans wait around to see what’s waiting for them under the Christmas tree, it looks like New York State’s clean energy industry got to open its present a few days […]
12 Hydrogen And Fuel Cell Stocks
While many people think first about hydrogen when they think of fuel cells, fuel cells are not limited to hydrogen. They are a set of related technologies, many of which can generate […]
Can the cost of solar in the US compete with Germany?
A recent Deutsche Bank report projects global newly installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity will reach 50 GW annually in 2014, a roughly 50-percent increase over anticipated new installed capacity during 2013. Germany’s been the longtime […]
China doubles pace of adding renwables amid pollution cut
China doubled the pace of adding renewable energy capacity in the first 10 months of the year as the government worked to cut pollution in its largest cities. Including nuclear power, the nation […]
CA Regulators May Challenge Utilities for Blocking Hybrid Solar-Storage Systems
In California, state regulators are getting ready to resolve a long-running conflict between the state’s big three investor-owned utilities, their customers, and companies that want to add batteries to solar PV systems. […]
Has Concentrated Solar Power Run Out of Steam in the US?
Planning for new concentrated solar power (CSP) development in the U.S. almost disappeared in 2013 as developers turned to smaller, more achievable PV installations. “The 2013 trend in CSP is that not […]
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