A Love Letter From Iceland
An EV takeover will likely remove the last of the combustion engine hum, which should make the elves very happy. I turned 50 yesterday and am currently on vacation in Iceland, … Continue Reading A Love...
View ArticlePetroleum Diesel is Disappearing from California
The state’s low carbon fuel standard is driving a shift to renewable diesel. This week we add a new voice to the EI blog, Aaron Smith, who is the newest … Continue Reading Petroleum Diesel is...
View ArticleData Centers Are Booming
Will they be energy hogs or energy angels? Generative AI models like ChatGPT are delivering artificial intelligence to the masses. Anyone with an internet connection can now use sophisticated deep …...
View ArticleDo High Interest Rates Threaten the Green Transition?
Increased borrowing costs make long-term investments more expensive. Depending on which headlines you’ve been reading, you might have gotten the sense that all is not well with the green transition. …...
View ArticleConvincing Consumers to Adopt Dynamic Electricity Pricing
If utilities offer sign-up incentives they can attract the right customers. Every few days I get a mailer from a bank or credit card company enticing me to sign-up for … Continue Reading Convincing...
View ArticleFederal Swings in Water Regulations Dramatically Changed Policy for Energy...
This week’s blog post is coauthored with Hannah Druckenmiller, Simon Greenhill, David A. Keiser, and Sherrie Wang. Changing rules have altered which energy developments are subject to the Clean Water …...
View ArticleOffset Me Not
Are voluntary carbon offsets really that different from other forms of corporate social responsibility? A couple years ago, as part of a blog about offsets, I posed the following question: Why …...
View ArticleCan We Electrify Our Food?
Clean electricity could decarbonize an important part of our food system, but not without policy innovation. The clearest path to deep decarbonization of the economy is to supply cheap abundant …...
View ArticleTo See Or Not To See
Having a wind turbine in your viewshed has a negligible impact on home values. Don Quixote and NIMBYs have spent significant energy fighting windmills (technically wind turbines in the case … Continue...
View ArticleWhat’s Not Crushing California Rooftop Solar?
Bill savings from residential PV are as large now as a few years ago, but the industry is facing other big challenges. 2019 was a good year for residential solar … Continue Reading What’s Not Crushing...
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