Let’s reduce wholesale market costs by tapping the full potential of DERs
AUTHOR Chris Rauscher PUBLISHED Aug. 27, 2019 The following is a contributed article by Chris Rauscher, Sunrun’s director for Policy & Storage Market Strategy. The cost and performance of distributed energy resources (DERs) have improved faster than anyone would have expected. Between 2010 and 2017, residential rooftop solar system costs fell over 60%, and lithium-ion […]
How to fight climate change without fighting capitalism
By Bertrand Piccard August 26, 2019 When I flew around the world non-stop in a hot air balloon with my friend Brian Jones, we took off with 3.7 tonnes of liquid propane. After 20 days, we landed with 40 kilos. So when we say “the sky is the limit,” it’s wrong. It’s the fuel. I […]
Leading by example: Lawmakers should step up performance contracts on federal buildings
AUTHOR Charles Hernick PUBLISHED Aug. 8, 2019 The following is a contributed article by Charles Hernick, director of policy and advocacy at Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum. Often overlooked and underestimated, the energy efficiency industry has been a star player in cleaning up the national energy market. Rather than developing new ways of energy […]
As Rooftop Solar Grows, What Should the Future of Net Metering Look Like?
Almost every state has been weighing changes to how homes with solar are compensated for electricity they send to the grid. The results will impact solar growth. Dan Gearino BY DAN GEARINO Like solar installers across much of America, Mark Hagerty is adapting to drastic changes in the economics of his business. His state, Michigan, […]
Natural Gas Cleaning Up The Power Sector
Power generators have turned to cheaper natural gas over coal in an effort to lower emissions, but cleaner forms of energy are expected to make a move on natural gas. By Frank Nieto As seen on HartEnergy.Com on 4/25/2019 For years one of the biggest goals for the natural gas industry has been toppling coal […]
A New Green Deal — Investing In The Energy Transition
As seen on Forbes.com on April 24th, 2019 ByJoel Moser Investment in the energy transition has grown up; no longer occupying the small socially responsible corner of Wall Street, it has become a central market-based destination for capital all along the risk spectrum, from infrastructure to private equity to venture, as new and improved technologies […]
Capitalism is the best force to fight climate change
BY NICK LINDQUIST, OPINION CONTRIBUTORAmidst talks of a Green New Deal, the Paris Climate Accord, groups calling for government-led action, and more, there is a lot of public confusion surrounding environmental issues today. Though Democrats have always advocated for many of these things, 2020 candidates clambering for the spotlight have begun to embrace giant plans […]
Competition Puts Consumers in Driver’s Seat in Race to Modernize Electricity
BY ROBERT DILLON As published in the Morning Consult HERE Competition is a core value of the American free-market system. Competitive markets produce the most efficient results in our economy, providing lower costs and a greater array of choices for consumers than government regulators. That was true in the 1980s with the deregulation of the telecom […]
We Support the Consumer Self Reliance in Electricity Act – HB 2860
Texans are investing more and more in technology to manage their energy consumption, including electric generation and storage resources. These investments are made at their own expense and on their own property. However, over the past few years, customers have been told by various governing authorities that they aren’t allowed to install this equipment, […]
Conservatives continue to lead the way on clean energy issues
by Kevin Brannon and Matt Welch Successful clean energy efforts in Texas have largely been and will continue to be the result of strong conservative Republican leadership. In 1999, while still Governor of Texas, George W. Bush signed legislation that deregulated the state’s power market and set the state on a path to becoming a […]
