DC Court Throws Out the First Challenge to the Clean Power Plan The Obama administration’s historic initiative to curb greenhouse gas pollution from existing power plants survived its first legal attack yesterday, but also got some harsh criticism from utility industry executives. A federal court of appeals in Washington dismissed a case brought by more … Continue reading DC Court Throws Out the First Challenge to the Clean Power Plan #CPP→
Electric Vehicle Sales Skyrocket & US Energy Dept Wants More, More, More Electric Vehicle Sales And Distributed Energy Generation Actually, it’s the electric utilities that need an assist. The rise of distributed energy generation is threatening the industry’s highly centralized model to the core (though some are adapting to the “virtual power plant” model more … Continue reading Electric Vehicles Sales Skyrocket & US Energy Dept Wants More, More, More→
Elon Musk says utilities shouldn’t fear his battery systems Tesla CEO Elon Musk told electric utility owners they shouldn’t fear that his battery systems will put them out of business — instead, they should buy them. Most customers in the U.S. will use the Powerwall home system as a backup in the event of a … Continue reading #Elon_Musk says utilities shouldn’t fear his battery systems #Tesla #TSLA→
Tesla’s Musk asks utilities: How can we take battery storage ‘to a whole new level’? NEW ORLEANS — The co-founders of Tesla Motors Inc. yesterday invited executives of the nation’s dominant utilities to partner with the Silicon Valley electric carmaker to boost battery storage capacity across the U.S. power grid. Speaking before the year’s largest … Continue reading #Tesla ‘s Musk asks utilities: How can we take battery storage ‘to a whole new level’?→
ERCOT CEO to step down H.B. “Trip” Doggett, president and CEO of the Austin-based Electric Reliability Council of Texas, will step down in 2016. ERCOT’s board of directors now begins a hunt for his replacement, with priority being given to internal candidates before deciding whether or not to expand its search to outside candidates, according … Continue reading ERCOT CEO to step down→
Solar panel production solution: prison labor One of the largest companies to manufacture solar panels in the United States uses a surprising resource to keep costs low and compete against producers from China. Read full article and video at Reuters
The good, the bad and the ugly when oil giants shift to natural gas Six large European oil and gas companies recently announced a commitment to engage on climate policy, calling for a price on carbon. The now-emerging picture of their coordinated corporate talking points, however, leaves no doubt that promotion of natural gas is … Continue reading The good, the bad and the ugly when oil giants shift to natural gas→
Are We Measuring Energy Use All Wrong? We measure energy use with a commodity-based approach — monitoring electrons, therms and gallons. But is there a better way to gauge the efficiency of the economy? Energy economist Skip Laitner has been exploring a new method based on measuring “exergy,” which shows that America’s economy is only … Continue reading Are We Measuring Energy Use All Wrong?→
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