On January 18, 2011, the German magazine Der Spiegel published an article titled “The Solar Subsidy Sinkhole,” which paints a distorted picture of the German solar story. The following summarizes the misleading […]
Low Carbon Credit Prices Are a Sign of Success, Not Failure
Sadly we’ve another piece bemoaning the fact that carbon credits, under the European Union’s cap and trade plan, are low. The point that low prices are a sign of the success of […]
Overinvesting in energy efficiency, on purpose
Let’s briefly review what we’ve covered so far in my rebound series: Climate change means we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a lot, beginning immediately. There are two ways to reduce […]
Hawaii Asks Some Big Questions About Solar Penetration
In an annual report to the Public Utilities Commission, Hawaii’s utility Hawaii Electric Company (HECO) noted there were increased costs to ratepayers as the result of a net metering policy put in […]
Cap and Trade Curbed Acid Rain: 7 Reasons Why It Can Do The Same For Climate Change
A candidate for president emphasizes the environment on the campaign trail. He promises to update the Clean Air Act to address a grave and growing pollution threat. He wins. Three weeks after […]
Lights Out for Some Coal Plants
First there were six. Now there’s three more. What’s going on in the coal-fired utility business? FirstEnergy of Ohio plans to close by September those 9 units, which supply as much as […]
Federal Research Lab Concludes China’s Costs to Produce and Deliver Solar to U.S. Market Exceed Those of U.S. Producers
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM), a group of seven U.S. solar manufacturers representing more than 150 employers of more than 14,650 workers, is heralding a revised research presentation from […]
Hourly Electricity Pricing Boosts Value of Distributed Solar by 33 Percent
What if electricity cost more when the sun was shining? Many utilities are using new electronic “smart meters” to adjust the price of electricity as often as every hour, to reflect supply […]
High-Level Global Panel: Phase-Out of Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Commit to Low-Carbon Energy
Twenty-two high level representatives have just released their report – Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing—which sets out specific recommendations to “put sustainable development into practice and to mainstream it […]
Wells Fargo IS Underwriter on Revenue Bonds
Wells Fargo is senior managing underwriter on Morris County Improvement Authority’s issuance of $33.1 million Taxable Lease Revenue Bonds for its enewable Energy Program (Series 2011A). The program provides the financing, design, […]
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