California has a nice problem: It’s producing so much clean solar energy that the state’s electric grid is at capacity, and sometimes beyond. As Vox’s David Roberts reports in his excellent piece about California’s grid headache, it makes good sense to expand the system by interconnecting state-run energy markets. But he also notes, at the… Keep reading →
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We’re Wasting Solar Energy Because The Grid Can’t Handle It All. Here’s A Solution.
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By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogElectricity markets around the world are transforming from a model where electricity flows one way (from electricity-generating power plants to the customer) to one where customers actively participate as providers of electric services. But to speed this transformation and maximize its environmental and cost benefits, we need to understand how customer actions affect the three… Keep reading →
California Looks To Modernize Natural Gas Utilities, Presents A National Model
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogMethane leaking from pipes before natural gas is delivered to customers can have a large, harmful impact on the climate. This idea was first brought to light in a major scientific paper published in 2012, and supported by numerous papers since. For California, a climate leader, and a state that consumes 10 percent of the… Keep reading →
Renewable Energy Update – March 2016 #3
By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein, Emily L. Murray, Patrick A. Perry | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLPEnergy News Roundup: LA Gas Leak Plugged, Duke Energy Deal Incites Protests & Recycling Commodity Crash
By Conor O'SullivanA blowout at a natural gas well that gushed uncontrollably for 16 weeks and drove thousands of residents from their Los Angeles homes was plugged on Thursday, a utility said. [The Guardian] Environmentalists are challenging in court a surprise deal in which North Carolina regulators settle decades of suspected groundwater pollution at Duke Energy’s coal… Keep reading →
Here Comes The Sun: New CPUC Tariff Preserves Most Benefits For Rooftop Solar
By Michael Hindus, Katherine Vorhis | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLPCalifornia Leak Exposes Risks Of Increasing Reliance On Natural Gas
By Enerknol ResearchOn January 15, 2016, the California Department of Conservation (DOC) issued a notice of intent to propose emergency natural gas storage regulations in response to Governor Brown’s emergency proclamation to address the ongoing natural gas leak at the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility in Los Angeles County. The leak, detected in October 2015, is… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: Navy Launches Biofuel Voyage, Exxon Charges & Devon Announces Layoffs
By Conor O'SullivanThe US navy on Wednesday launched its first carrier strike group powered partly by biofuel a mix made from beef fat, calling it a milestone toward easing the military’s reliance on foreign oil. [The Guardian] California’s attorney general is investigating Exxon Mobil on whether the company lied to the public and shareholders about the risks… Keep reading →
The California Gas Disaster: What Comes Next and Where Else Could it Happen?
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogThe ongoing leak at the Aliso Canyon natural gas facility owned by Southern California Gas has driven more than 2,000 families from their homes in the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles and prompted Gov. Brown to declare a state of emergency. It’s dumped an estimated 83 thousand metric tons of methane into the atmosphere… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: Californian Climate Threat, Oklahoma’s Trough & Central Asian Potential
By Conor O'SullivanThe single biggest contributor to climate change in California is a blown-out natural gas well more than 8,700ft underground, state authorities and campaign groups have stated. [The Guardian] A new report from Oklahoma’s energy industry is highlighting more bad news resulting from the slide in oil and natural gas prices. [KOCO] A new study says… Keep reading →