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 […]
Developing Countries Subsidize Fossil Fuel Use, Artificially Lower Prices
The International Energy Agency (IEA) annually estimates global fossil-fuel consumption subsidies that measure what many developing countries spend to provide below-market cost fuel to their citizens. In 2012, IEA found that fossil […]
Germany’s Largest Utility Ditches Two Long-Term Contracts For Coal Power
The move could signal yet another shift in Germany’s power mix, as renewables boom and expected electricity prices for 2014 drop. The post Germany’s Largest Utility Ditches Two Long-Term Contracts For Coal […]
How the $5 billion bankruptcy of a Chinese coal company’s could trigger financial panic
For years now, economists have worried that China’s debt has pushed it to the brink of financial crisis. But if China is insolvent, why haven’t there been any big defaults yet? Here’s why: […]
Conservative Donors Pump $1 Billion A Year Into Climate Denying Groups, Study Finds
The first extensive study of groups that oppose action on climate change found they have received more than $900 million a year from 2003-2010, with the number growing every year. The post […]
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