RenewableEnergyWorld.com | By Susan Kraemer | Link to article Until recently, the potential rate impact of all the new contracts for renewable energy being added to meet California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard since 2006 has been a matter of some concern. According to the Division of Ratepayer Advocates in early 2012, an estimated $20.8 billion will […]
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‘Peak Fossil Fuels’ Is Closer Than You Think: BNEF
April 24, 2013
Bloomberg | By Tom Randall | Link to article Every time an iPhone is charged or an episode of “Mad Men” plays on a television, puffs of vaporized carbon join the atmosphere, products of power-plant combustion. And every year the world demands more. That era may be nearing an end, as the world approaches “peak […]
U.N. official describes a ‘dark night’ for global carbon trading
April 18, 2013
E&E Publishing | By Debra Kahn, | Link to article SAN FRANCISCO — Depressed carbon markets in the European Union underscore the need for a globally linked trading scheme, including California’s first-in-the-U.S. economywide cap-and-trade program, a top international climate official said yesterday. The European Parliament’s rejection of a plan to fix a heavily oversupplied emissions […]
NV Energy to decommission coal plants, shift to gas and renewables
April 2, 2013
Las Vegas Sun | By Andrew Doughman | Link to article CARSON CITY — NV Energy will roll out a major policy initiative Wednesday, announcing that it will shutter its coal-fired plants, increase investment in renewable energy and create thousands of construction jobs over the next 12 years. Under the plan, Nevada’s coal plants would […]
Climate Maverick to Quit NASA
April 1, 2013
NY Times | By Justin Gillis | Link to article James E. Hansen, the climate scientist who issued the clearest warning of the 20th century about the dangers of global warming, will retire from NASA this week, giving himself more freedom to pursue political and legal efforts to limit greenhouse gases. His departure, after a […]
Renewed Tax Credit Buoys Wind-Power Projects
March 21, 2013
NY Times | By Diane Cardwell | Link to article After a deep slump at the end of last year, the wind industry is picking up. First Wind, a Boston-based developer and operator that was sitting on a pile of stalled projects with the potential to power roughly 300,000 homes, now expects to go forward […]
L.A. DWP to be coal-free in 12 years under new plan
March 19, 2013
Los Angeles Times Blog | By Kate Linthicum at Los Angeles City Hall | Link to article The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will be coal-free within 12 years under a plan announced Tuesday. Under the plan, the utility would sell off one coal-fired power plant in Arizona and grant approvals for a […]
Germany’s Energiewende: What Have We Learned So Far?
March 12, 2013
The Globalist | By John Mathews | Link to article After a deep slump at the end of last year, the wind industry is picking up. First Wind, a Boston-based developer and operator that was sitting on a pile of stalled projects with the potential to power roughly 300,000 homes, now expects to go forward […]
Imperial County betting its future on renewable energy
February 27, 2013
Los Angeles Times | By Shan Li | Link to article The county, which has the state’s highest jobless rate, needs the construction boom to spur its economy. But some farmers and Native Americans are crying foul. Situated in the southeastern corner of California, bordering Arizona and Mexico, Imperial County has long depended on agriculture […]
