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Sorry, But the Sky (and the Electricity Power Grid) Is Not Falling

Sorry, But the Sky (and the Electricity Power Grid) Is Not Falling Quite curiously, every time there are regulations in Washington that affect industries and big corporations, their paid lobbyists and industry trade groups scream as loudly as they possibly can that the sky is falling, the economy will get worse and systems will fail. … Continue reading Sorry, But the Sky (and the Electricity Power Grid) Is Not Falling

EnerKnol Research: Demand Response to Grow Under Alternate Scenarios Regardless of FERC Order 745 Outcome

NEW YORK, March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — EnerKnol Research today released a report analyzing the implications of an upheld FERC Order 745 on demand response across the nation. The report finds the future for demand response participation in wholesale energy markets due to FERC Order 745 uncertainty will have mixed implications, but the resource will … Continue reading EnerKnol Research: Demand Response to Grow Under Alternate Scenarios Regardless of FERC Order 745 Outcome

EPA’s Clean Power Plan Threatens To Turn The Lights Out On America

LAURA SHEEHAN   |   MARCH 3, 2015 The Washington Post profiled Sharon Garcia, a single mom from Pueblo, Colorado, last year who suffers from a state policy that shuttered coal plants in favor of costlier, less reliable fuel sources. Ms. Garcia and her family—emblematic of so many other U.S. families—are forced to live in darkness at … Continue reading EPA’s Clean Power Plan Threatens To Turn The Lights Out On America