Some utility customers in California are paying for electricity they do not use

William Pentland writes on the Forbes website about the penalty affecting combined heat and power. Reverse Net-Metering? California Penalizes Certain Types Of Energy Efficiency Can you imagine paying your local utility for electricity you did not consume? This seems absurd. We don’t pay taxes for income we never earn. In most places and most … Continue reading Some utility customers in California are paying for electricity they do not use →

Re-thinking energy efficiency in California

Cynthia Mitchell writes a good article on the Greentech website on why California needs a new approach to address improving energy efficiency. What are needed are better markets, not programmes and a strong rate design, not more rebates. Why California Needs to Think Differently About How It Supports Energy Efficiency The imperative to change … Continue reading Re-thinking energy efficiency in California →

The State of New York the latest to ban fracking

Jesse McKinley writes a good article in the New York Times about the decision by the Governor of New York to ban fracking in the state. It should be added that the state has had a de facto ban on the procedure for more than five years, predating Governor Cuomo’s first term. Cuomo to … Continue reading The State of New York the latest to ban fracking →

Florida shifts away from renewable energy and energy efficiency

Jim Turner from the News Service of Florida, writes on the FlaglerLive website about recent developments in Florida that have to raise concern for those who are promoting a sustainable energy future. Bowing to Utilities, Florida Regulators Cut Energy-Efficiency Goals and Sunset Solar Incentives State utility regulators agreed Tuesday to sunset a program that … Continue reading Florida shifts away from renewable energy and energy efficiency →

Sustainable energy developments in California

Californians believe they are entering the new energy frontier, as shown in an article by Gary Brodeur in the Victorville Daily Press. While California is often in the news, these are interesting new developments. Victorville is a small city of 115,000 on the edge of the Mojave Desert. It is encouraging to see such quality … Continue reading Sustainable energy developments in California →

Texas and its climate change concerns

Texas has largely based its economy on exploiting its vast fossil fuel reserves. Neena Satija, however, writes in the New York Times about how the economic miracle has come at a price and that the state emits more GHG emissions than any other state. Yet, they fear that they can do nothing to reduce emissions … Continue reading Texas and its climate change concerns →

Impact of a carbon tax

EiD has given readers articles about energy and climate change policies in Canada to give them a better appreciation of how the fossil fuel industry can distort national policies that used to be appreciated globally. Three distinguished experts provided an important column in Canada’s Globe and Mail about a major success story in one province. … Continue reading Impact of a carbon tax →

The gloves are off in arguing for Scottish independence

In September, Scots will be voting on whether they will become an independent state. The debate, not surprisingly, is heating up. While Scotland has benefited from offshore oil and gas, the Scottish government sees its future in a green energy revolution. Scot MacNab writes in The Scotsman about whether or not independence will be a … Continue reading The gloves are off in arguing for Scottish independence →

Jobs are what count

The Social Democrat Premier of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany has come out strong to support in favour of job protection before expansion of renewables according to a report from the German Energy Blog. SPD Premier of NRW: Jobs Protection in Energy and Energy-Intensive Industry More Important Than Speedy Expansion of Renewables Job protection in the … Continue reading Jobs are what count →

Texas starting to make big effort in energy efficiency

Texas is known for its oil that has been a major driving force of its economy for many decades. While it did promote wind energy in the past, and possibly still does, it is a state that certainly isn’t known for its efforts on energy efficiency. Jim Malewitz writes in the New York Times about … Continue reading Texas starting to make big effort in energy efficiency →