"Republicansā hesitance to drive an EV is remarkably strong and sustained. The Berkeley analysis, for instance, found that the partisan divide in new EV registrations showed up in not only 2022, but also 2021, and 2020, and every...Lucas Davis' research in The Atlantic tinyurl.com/yx4u58pz
On the whole, Democrats are going electric and Republicans are not. Partisanship only partly explains the difference.
Excellent article from EIA on the growth of Large Flexible Loads (LFLs) in Texas. Unclear how their assumed demand response at peak times is incentivized. I'm really hoping for real-time pricing tariff rather than the perverse incentives if paid to reduce load. www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
Good NYT article on the state of legacy nuclear power plants and the move to reopen a few recently closed. Cost effectiveness is still an open question, but we need a lot of tools in the toolbox. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/c...
No one has ever restarted an American nuclear reactor that was seemingly closed for good. But with electricity demand spiking, interest is growing.
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Are "Green Bonds" issued by corporations and local governments to pay for environmentally friendly projects actually helping the environment. Lucas Davis reviews some sobering work on the subject in this week's Energy Institute blog. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2024/09/30/d...
New research finds that relatively few green bonds initiate novel low-carbon projects. It certainly sounds like a good idea. By putting money into a green bond, an investor supports renewable energā¦
ā'Itās important to recognize the whole idea of inventories, it focuses on these price spikes...Not the overall long-run ā high prices in California ā which are not going to be addressed by these proposals.'ā - @severinborenstein.bsky.socialtinyurl.com/ybn2xtnp
California lawmakers approved a bill that would require oil refiners to maintain minimum fuel storage levels, aiming to prevent sudden price spikes at the pump.
"In theory, green bonds are driving capital toward novel green projects, providing a crucial financial mechanism for the innovations needed for the energy transition. In practice, however, green bonds seem to be going mostly for business as usual." energyathaas.wordpress.com/2024/09/30/d...
New research finds that relatively few green bonds initiate novel low-carbon projects. It certainly sounds like a good idea. By putting money into a green bond, an investor supports renewable energā¦
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This article is actually about how retail customers in parts of Europe are on real-time tariffs and actually respond to price fluctuations. No mention of paying customers to reduce demand or the need to set baselines. Very encouraging. This is the future. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
New Energy Institute Blog Post: Do Green Bonds Work? - by Lucas Davis energyathaas.wordpress.com/2024/09/30/d...
New research finds that relatively few green bonds initiate novel low-carbon projects. It certainly sounds like a good idea. By putting money into a green bond, an investor supports renewable energā¦