A collection of 3 posts
The US EIA Monthly Energy Review (Table 7.2a) includes data on net generation for the US (utilities plus independent generators), and from those data we can say something interesting about what was driving declines in coal generation from 2015 to 2016. The conventional wisdom is that cheap natural gas
Read moreLast month, LBNL and NREL released an important study analyzing costs and benefits of renewable portfolio standards. This study is a comprehensive look not just at the costs of implementing renewable energy to meet those standards but the benefits that accrue from doing so. Those benefits include reduced greenhouse gas
Read moreI had a wide ranging conversation with Chris Nelder that he recorded for his Energy Transitions podcast series, posted today. We covered a lot of ground, as the description reveals: Should we tweak our markets to keep nuclear plants alive, or forget about markets and pay for them another way…
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