California’s distributed energy resources add up to gigawatts’ worth of capacity that could be used to prevent future rolling blackouts and balance the state’s increasingly clean-powered grid — if the state can compensate […]
The Debt Crisis Is Mounting For Oil Economies
Dubai. Abu Dhabi. Bahrain. And, of course, Saudi Arabia. The two emirates this year issued debt for the first time in years. So did Bahrain. Saudi Arabia stepped up its debt issuance. […]
Power price trends (Brazil)
Power price trends (Brazil)The marginal cost of operations as published by the Brazilian System Operator, is a powerful metric as it reflects the cost of dispatching the national integrated system. It is […]
How South Australia Is Dealing With Rampant Solar Growth
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 […]
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