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The Case for Utilities to Bundle Their Energy Businesses—Before They’re Cannibalized

The Case for Utilities to Bundle Their Energy Businesses—Before They’re Cannibalized The utility industry has already been undergoing significant change over the past 25 years, with the rise of independent grid operators, competitive energy markets and the split of vertically-integrated business models. But the rise of distributed energy is creating more turmoil for the utility … Continue reading The Case for Utilities to Bundle Their Energy Businesses—Before They’re Cannibalized →

White paper finds customers are better off with competitive energy markets

White paper finds customers are better off with competitive energy markets It was only 20 years ago when state and federal policy makers began to introduce competitive reforms to the staid monopoly regulated electric utility industry. While the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission acted to establish the wholesale power markets that now dominate most of the … Continue reading White paper finds customers are better off with competitive energy markets →

Trump’s plan to cut basic energy research finds an unlikely opponent: oil executives

Trump’s plan to cut basic energy research finds an unlikely opponent: oil executives A group of business leaders has sent a letter to the top Democrats and Republicans on the Appropriations committees urging them to maintain basic research funding, especially in energy, that President Trump has proposed to slash or eliminate. The letter signed by … Continue reading Trump’s plan to cut basic energy research finds an unlikely opponent: oil executives →

US sacrificing leadership to save doomed energy industry

US sacrificing leadership to save doomed energy industry President Trump is withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement, a global commitment by nearly 200 nations to collectively combat climate change. The president has declared climate change a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese. This grave mistake threatens more than just the environment — it hurts … Continue reading US sacrificing leadership to save doomed energy industry →

How ‘the Energy Capital of the Nation’ regained its optimism in the Trump era

How ‘the Energy Capital of the Nation’ regained its optimism in the Trump era The resurrected feeling of American possibility came not from pontificating TV pundits or a radio host in a studio miles away. Optimism arrived here because of what people were seeing: the unemployment lines getting shorter and their daily commutes getting longer. … Continue reading How ‘the Energy Capital of the Nation’ regained its optimism in the Trump era →

World’s energy system not on track to meet climate goals: IEA

World’s energy system not on track to meet climate goals: IEA LONDON: Barely one tenth of renewable energy technology is ready to meet long-term climate change targets as governments have failed to adequately support large-scale deployment, a report by the International Energy Agency showed on Tuesday. Under a global climate pact, called the Paris Agreement, … Continue reading World’s energy system not on track to meet climate goals: IEA →