Here Come the Lumens
LEDs are great even if they won’t necessarily result in large net energy savings. LED technology is exploding, enabling entire new categories of lighting. My favorite example is the new … Continue...
View ArticleThree Facts about Electric Heating in California
California has a long way to go if it is going to electrify homes. Two weeks ago a federal court overturned Berkeley’s ban on natural gas in new buildings. According … Continue Reading Three Facts...
View ArticleAre Heat Pump Subsidies Regressive?
New research finds little relationship between heat pump adoption and household income. One concern with subsidies for low-carbon technologies is that they tend to go predominantly to high-income...
View ArticleAre Record Temperatures Causing Record U.S. Electricity Consumption?
Not in most places, but the summer is not yet over. Today is the last day of the hottest month in recorded global history. Here in the United States, temperature … Continue Reading Are Record...
View ArticleWeekends Are No Free Lunch Anymore
U.S. peak electricity demand on Sat/Sun is now almost as high as on other days. Electricity system operators and market participants used to be able to relax a bit on … Continue Reading Weekends Are No...
View ArticleMore Good News for EV Buyers
The broadening EV market means that government subsidies will flow to buyers – not sellers. The electric vehicle market continues to grow. There are now more than 100 different EV … Continue Reading...
View ArticlePolitical Ideology and U.S. Electric Vehicle Adoption
New Energy Institute working paper measures EV concentration in the most Democratic counties. The prospect for electric vehicles as a climate change solution hinges on their widespread adoption across...
View ArticleDoes Station Competition Drive Gas Prices?
New Energy Institute working paper finds retailers cut prices when rivals are nearby. Gasoline is virtually the same product no matter where you buy it, yet retail prices range considerably. … Continue...
View ArticleWhat Can Futures Markets Tell Us About Biden’s LNG Pause?
Prices for 2025, 2026, and 2027 shed light on what could lie ahead for consumers. The biggest energy/climate policy news of the year so far is Biden’s decision to pause … Continue Reading What Can...
View ArticleWould You Buy an EV from Amazon?
Online vehicle sales could reduce double marginalization. Amazon’s new Hyundai Evolve Showroom feels almost like the future of car buying. You pick out the car you want, choose its features, … Continue...
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