California is at the forefront of the clean energy revolution. Innovative policies have helped make the state number one in solar installations and clean tech, and meet the 33 percent renewable energy goal early. This has provided the courage to set a course for half of the Golden state’s electricity to be renewably-sourced by 2030.… Keep reading →
New York City may not be the place that comes to mind when you think of clean air, but NYC has done tremendous work in improving air quality – and now our neighbors in upstate Westchester County are following suit. Seeing the positive health impacts from the phase-out of highly polluting heating oil in NYC,… Keep reading →
It’s been an interesting time for water in Texas. Beyond the incredibly wet and cool spring we’ve been having, Memorial Day saw the second year in a row of record-breaking floods. And a few weeks ago, the Texas Water Development Board(TWDB) asked for comments on the draft 2017 State Water Plan. The TWDB is the… Keep reading →
Summer is coming, and green bonds are blooming. Issuers of such bonds promise to use the proceeds on environmentally friendly projects.
The natural gas industry group Our Nation’s Energy (ONE) Future Coalition released a paper yesterday applying their own set of assumptions to an earlier analysis commissioned by EDF, which had shown that oil and gas methane emissions can be dramatically reduced for about a penny per thousand cubic feet of gas sold. Both analyses were carried… Keep reading →
Outcomes from Expanded Earning Opportunities, Information Access, and Competition Could Influence Utility Reform Nationwide Key Takeaways: The New York State Public Service Commission (NY PSC) Order to adopt a policy framework for ratemaking and revenue models aims to better align utility financial interests with consumer benefits The framework will add market-based platform earnings and outcome-based… Keep reading →
STANFORD, Calif. At the fifth annual Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) Women in Clean Energy Symposium today, nine distinguished women across multiple disciplines will be honored for outstanding leadership and accomplishments in clean energy. The Symposium is being held at Stanford University and is hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), MIT Energy… Keep reading →
Adoption of smart city initiatives appears to be dividing most city governments into two camps – those that opt for incremental add-on or pilot programs, and those that pursue some form of root-level master planning. There are advantages and disadvantages to each course. According to the 2016 Black & Veatch Strategic Directions: Smart City/Smart Utility… Keep reading →
I cringed when I read this quote, attributed to a senior military representative in Scientific American. I understood what he was trying to say, but the sound bite could easily be misinterpreted. The Department of Defense (DoD) most certainly “does green,” and it has for some time now. At the highest level of leadership, there… Keep reading →
As the days are getting longer and the weather is warming up, kids across the country are counting down the days until summer vacation. California state lawmakers, on the other hand, are rolling up their sleeves and building upon California’s strong foundation of clean energy leadership and momentum. With the electricity sector responsible for about… Keep reading →
