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Not Exactly Letting Energy Mellow, But Still...

May 05, 2023
Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting
This local April 28 story captures news reported elsewhere, that Portland, Oregon's public utility placed 400 megawatts of battery storage into service.
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Is California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Incentivizing Electric Vehicle Deployment?

Sola Zheng
May 29, 2019
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Research on California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard program suggests the LCFS program design of capacity-based credits has the potential to increase EV deployment, but that some unanswered questions need to be addressed before the point-of-sale rebate program can do the same.
Hubbard Glacier in Alaska

A Potential Green Bank for Alaska

Sola Zheng
January 14, 2019
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Alaska is strongly affected by climate change volatility – and extensively engaged in fossil fuel extraction. And now it’s considering becoming one of the first states in the nation to have a green bank.
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The Role of Community Microgrid Champions

Sara Harari, Nate Grady
December 18, 2018
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Community microgrids can be initiated by a wide range of individuals or organizations. They include mayors and utilities. They also may include “anchor” off-takers like hospital management, development companies, or community organizations. But to succeed, they require that at least one person really take the lead and energize the project.
Analysis of electric vehicle corridor options in Connecticut

Data Visualization Tools that Can Guide Energy and EV Development

Maggie Yuan Yao
December 04, 2018
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The versatile online State Energy Analysis Tool produces visuals and data analyses on energy and climate at the state level as well as the national level in the United States. This information allows states to explore their potential for renewable energy and carbon markets. It provides powerful data visualization for...
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How Solar Can Expand Its Socioeconomic Reach

Oliver Tully
December 04, 2018
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Innovative solutions can help solar companies reach the low-to-moderate-income market, according to a report from Vote Solar. According to 2016 Census and data, 44-78 million people in the United States qualify as low-income and/or low-credit. But many of these customers are being left out of the clean energy transition...
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Energy Storage Catalysts and Barriers

Alex McRae
November 13, 2018
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Because energy storage can help the power industry with many problems ranging from intermittency issues hamstringing renewables to energy crises threatening entire population centers, it is being acclaimed by many as the linchpin of tomorrow’s clean energy future.
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Idaho Values Energy-Efficient Choices

Kat Friedrich
October 17, 2018
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Saving energy and money is popular in Idaho. But distributed generation policy has been a sticking point for the state’s solar market lately. This has included controversies related to utility-scale solar and net metering costs, said Benjamin Otto, energy associate at Idaho Conservation League. Some of these negotiations have gone...

How to Make Electric Vehicles Affordable and Accessible

Kat Friedrich
September 18, 2018
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When electric vehicles transform the auto-driven landscape of the United States, what will low-to-moderate-income communities do? A new report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, “The Future of Transportation Electrification: Utility, Industry and Consumer Perspectives,” evaluated this accelerating controversy and emerged with some solutions.

Can Electrification Short-Circuit the Utility Death Spiral?

Kat Friedrich
July 10, 2018
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The road to electrifying heating and transportation in the United States is being mapped out by Electric Power Research Institute and The Brattle Group. Their forecasts show that different paths may yield a range of environmental, business and health benefits. Electrification could also stoke the fire of utility profits, which...

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