Energy Politics 2/4

Mar 3, 20212 min read

Texas Power Failures

We all know about the devastating blackouts that hit Texas last month. Millions of people were without power for a week. People were...

Dec 14, 20202 min read

Local Politics of Solar and Battery Storage

Sometimes I think that the last thing we need is more electric utilities (except for the mini-utility our customers have with solar and...

Dec 6, 20201 min read

Why is Electricity So Expensive?

Why is Electricity So Expensive? We can complain all we want about the absurdly high price of electricity, but this situation is likely...

Dec 20, 20191 min read

A Millennial's Perspective on the Green New Deal

The Green New Deal is getting a lot more attention as we get into the 2020 Presidential election. The Green New Deal is a set of proposed...

Oct 3, 20191 min read

Environmental Entrepreneurs - Bob Keefe

Entrepreneurs are the job engine in the United States. Many of the companies founded by today’s entrepreneurs have products or services...

Sep 19, 20192 min read

DOE Continues Solar & Storage Progress

In today’s accelerated and politicized news cycle it is easy to confuse White House pronouncements with the policies that government...

Aug 12, 20191 min read

2020 Solar Policy Hindsight with Adam Browning

The United States is a representative democracy. Citizens vote for politicians who, theoretically, advocate for their needs: things like...

Aug 1, 20192 min read

Electrifying Buildings with Jeff Byron

California was the first state to set aggressive goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Senate bill 32, AKA Cap and Trade, will reduce...

Mar 27, 20191 min read

Energy Investments with Shawn Kravetz

The yield curve for certain types of debt is inverted, suggesting that there may be a recession on the horizon. Economists are worried,...

Mar 21, 20192 min read

The Green New Deal

This week’s Energy Show is about the Green New Deal. Candidly, I’m all for the “green” parts, and not so enthusiastic about some of the...

Mar 8, 20192 min read

Rolling Back Fuel Economy Standards - Dumb Idea

Energy is so important to our civilization that, going back to the invention of fire, there continues to be an abundance of great ideas....

Mar 5, 20191 min read

Solar Policies for a Safer, Cheaper and More Reliable Electric Grid

Time to put on your thinking caps and connect the dots on these topics: Net Metering Solar Investment Tax Credit Property Assessed Clean...

Feb 6, 20192 min read

Clean Energy’s Prospects with the 2019 Congress

We’re starting to see the impact that the 2018 congressional elections had on clean energy. Although the House of Representatives is now...

Dec 11, 20182 min read

Manufacturing Solar in the US with Auxin Solar

Attention U.S. Department of Commerce: your well-intentioned efforts to help the U.S. solar panel manufacturing industry are not working....

Nov 27, 20182 min read

Avoiding a Global Warming Disaster

The bad news about global warming continues unabated. This fall the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (fondly...

Nov 19, 20182 min read

The Sun Also Rises - At Night With Battery Storage

One of my favorite Hemingway books is “The Sun Also Rises.” It’s about Spain, bull fighting and a group of lost generation friends in...

Nov 1, 20182 min read

Protecting Your Rights to Go Solar with Dave Rosenfeld

We take it for granted that you can install solar on your home or business anytime, just as you can make any other energy saving...

Jul 31, 20182 min read

Ten Electric Utility Company Myths

Electric utilities got their start in the U.S. in the 1880s. Thomas Edison began transmitting DC power as he literally illuminated the...

Jul 24, 20182 min read

California Requires Solar on all New Homes

California continues to lead the country when it comes to clean and inexpensive energy. Here is an example – In May the California Energy...

Apr 28, 20181 min read

Gigawatt Scale Solar Installations

We often talk about smaller solar power systems on homes or commercial buildings. On this week’s Energy Show we are discussing gigawatt...