Utility-scale solar is still something of a novelty in the renewable energy ecosystem. Large-scale deployment of these multi-megawatt (MW) installations has only recently been enabled in the United States by two key […]
Report Shows Solar Becoming Mainstream Energy Source in US
Assessment of Incentives and Employment Impacts of Solar Industry Deployment, a report commissioned by the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA), details how solar is fast becoming a mainstream energy source in the […]
Excessive Water Use ‘Threatening Business in Major Economies’
Unsustainable water use is threatening agriculture, other business and populations in China, India and the US, according to a study by risk analysis company Maplecroft. The Water Stress Index calculates the water […]
U.S. Coal Generation Drops 19 Percent In One Year, Leaving Coal With 36 Percent Share Of Electricity
Power generation from coal is falling quickly. According to new figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, coal made up 36 percent of U.S. electricity in the first quarter of 2012 — […]
How U.S. Utilities Can Avoid A Risky $2 Trillion Bet
When your company’s job is to keep the lights on, you have to be cautious about risk. Power has to be there when people need it. Risk comes in different forms, and […]
New IMF Working Paper Models Impact of Oil Limits on the Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently issued a new working paper called “The Future of Oil: Geology versus Technology” (free PDF), which should be of interest to people who are following “peak […]
Toyota Prius PHV Sales Surpass Chevy Volt in April 2012
When the electrified Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf hit the market, it was with big hype yet small sales. By contrast, the new Prius Plug-in hybrid quietly started arriving at Toyota dealerships […]
The Global Electric Vehicle Movement: Best Practices From 16 Cities – Forbes
Global leaders want to have 20 million electric vehicles (EVs) on the road worldwide by 2020. Last year, some 40,000 EVs and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) were sold around the world. […]
PG&E Proposes New and Improved Electric Car Rates
The biggest electric utility in California, the largest car market in the country, just took an important step to give drivers access to a cleaner fuel that’s roughly the equivalent of buck-a-gallon […]
I Want My TLC: Attaining Transparency, Longevity and Certainty in the California Renewables Market
Back in 2009, Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors (“DB”) published a study tracking 270 major climate policies in 109 countries. The study concluded that successful programs were those that offered investors “TLC” […]
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