SOURCE: US EIA The shale revolution at work today across the oil and gas industry was made possible by … More
Category: energy
The Economics and Politics of Domestic Energy Production Growth
The good news is America finally has a national energy policy we can believe in. Even better news is that … More
New Energy Realities: A Low Gas Prices Scenario
A funny thing is happening on the way to the clean energy future–reality is setting in. There is ‘incontrovertible evidence’ … More
Spain Ends New Renewable FiT
Spain’s new Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy suspended the nation’s feed in tariff subsidies for all new renewable energy projects January … More
The Looming Battle over Energy Costs
There is a looming battle over the cost of energy between the ‘green at any cost’ versus the ‘green enough … More
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at … More
Fear of Smart Grid Stall-Out
As smart meter deployment reaches saturation points across North America there is disquiet about what is next. It all seemed … More
Illinois Smart Grid Street Fight
The comedic opera that played out in Illinois from the legislative battle over smart grid is typical of the Land … More
Signing Long Term Solar Power Contracts in a Falling Price Market
“The PPA unnecessarily saddles ratepayers with extraordinary above-market costs — $1.25 billion. We could probably get almost 500 megawatts of … More
USEPA’s Electric Reliability Roulette: Can We Keep the Lights On?
The biggest casualty of EPA’s aggressive regulatory push may be electric reliability. There are growing warnings even from experts inside … More
What will our Smart Grid Future be? Starvation, Redemption, Insurgency or Endurance
In my previous post called A short History of Smart Grid: The Bad, the Good and the Revenge of Customers … More
FERC to EPA: Do You Know What You are Doing to Electric Reliability?
On November 29-30 FERC will hold a technical conference on reliability in Washington. If you cannot attend a free live … More
Are We Rushing the Smart Grid?
That was the interesting title of an article by Dick DeBasio, Chair of the IEEE 2030 Smart Grid Working Group. … More
Oil Man Bites Wind Dog Story in Oklahoma
We don’t see these stories very often. That is what caught my eye as an Oklahoma Indian tribe sued to … More
Renewable Energy Buyers Remorse: How Big a Risk?
Municipal utilities have been good laboratories for experimentation because they are close to customers and generally risk averse. Munis have … More
Could FERC Order 1000 Hijack State IRPs?
FERC Order 1000 encourages states or requires those subject its jurisdiction to engage in regional transmission planning and cost allocation … More
The Quest by Dan Yergin
My old boss has a new book and, as usual, he has done a solid job of framing the energy … More
FERC Order 1000 is Looking Busy, while Not Solving the Electric Transmission Problems
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) adopted Order 1000 on July 21, 2011 to push the line of scrimmage a … More
Who Will Serve the Energy Vertical in the Next Boom?
SOURCE: Ventyx Energy Advisors The change in market fundamentals, competition and technology are turning the energy vertical on its … More
USEPA Cross State Air Rule threatens 55 GW of Power Generation
US EPA Cross State Air Rule messes with Texas in a big way. The reason ERCOT exists today is that … More
Visualizing Disruptive Technology Pay-Off
We face today an enormous challenge of making sense of the complexity that swirls around us. It is not just … More
Which Way Will Solar Energy Go?
Life in the solar energy business is a constant battle between soaring aspirations for long term growth juxtaposed against the … More
Wind When We Need It
There is much to admire about Texas, and no, this is not a political commentary on Texas Governor Rick Perry … More
The Good News and the Better News with the Power NY Act of 2011
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed The Power NY Act of 2011 (A. 8510/S. 5844) (PNY Act). The bill was passed June … More
Debt Deal Warnings for Energy Subsidies
The drama that produced the deal to raise the national debt ceiling without increasing taxes is sending warning shots across … More
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