SA Power Networks will be able to switch off new rooftop solar systems beginning on September 28 as South Australia wrestles with soaring PV production. Around 270,000 electricity customers in the state […]
My review of FERC Order 2222
This weekend I had time to review FERC Order 2222 in its entirety and I have to say, FERC really invested itself in trying to resolve/remove obstacles to allow Distributed Energy Resources […]
Can Biden Decarbonize The U.S. Power Sector In 15 Years?
Last week’s article focused on the nine key elements of Joe Biden’s plan for a Clean Energy Revolution and Environmental Justice. Today, I want to focus more narrowly on Biden’s goal to […]
EU’s New 2030 Climate Target Signals Accelerated Renewable Deployment
The EU will increase its 2030 emission reduction target to “at least 55 percent” up from 40 percent, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, confirmed Wednesday. The change will […]
‘Game-Changer’ FERC Order Opens Up Wholesale Grid Markets to Distributed Energy Resources
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has passed a long-awaited order to open up the country’s wholesale energy markets to distributed energy resources (DERs) like rooftop solar, behind-the-meter batteries and electric vehicles. Now comes […]
The $60 Trillion Price Tag For A World With Net-Zero Emissions
The world can achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the middle of this century for an annual investment of US$1 trillion-US$2 trillion, or up to US$60 trillion over the next 30 years, […]
Is This The Final Nail In Coal’s Coffin?
Coal headlines this summer have been uniformly doom-and-gloom, with stories like “Renewables surpass coal in US energy generation for first time in 130 years” from the Guardian, “Coal’s Decline Continues with 13 […]
FERC’s new DER rule to pry open big opportunities for solar, storage
Here are a few quotable quotes from this article:New technologies and business models that did not have a lot of space in the room will now have an opportunity to flourish, Dan […]
U.S. Shale Production Continues To Decline
Crude oil production in the U.S. shale patch is set to decline by 68,000 bpd next month, with every play registering declines in output except the Permian, the Energy Information Administration said […]
What BP Got Wrong About Global Oil Demand
Environmentalists around the world are having a field day this week as international media picks up on the oil market forecasts in the recently released BP Energy Outlook 2020. It appears the […]
