Does Storage Increase Carbon?
Expect the Unexpected
The energy we use attributable to battery charging is not necessarily renewable energy even if renewable units are running.
Renewables
The End of Big Iron
Emerging Cost Advantages
How wind and solar became cheaper than hydro, coal, and nuclear.
Deregulation Meets Markets
Econ 101 Shows the Way
We must pass a carbon tax or cap-and-trade legislation to limit carbon dioxide emissions and phase out fossil fuels, including a large portion of our natural gas, to achieve a renewable future.
Does Europe Have a Handle on Its Energy Future?
Leaders or Laggards
We expected to find that Europeans had figured out a pathway to a clean-energy future, but to our surprise, this was not the case. We found Europeans tackling many of the same challenges we face in the United States.
Grid Flexible Solar
Key to Unlocking Clean Energy Grid of the Future
The basic solar approach to development and utilization works well in early-stage markets with little renewables penetration.
The Hydro and the Mega Project
Leadership Lyceum Podcast
Ontario has produced a very low-intensity carbon electricity sector at what globally is a very competitive price.
How German Energiewende's Renewables Integration Points the Way
Reliability Increased
In spite of the fact that Germany is meeting nearly a fifth of its electricity requirements with VREs while retiring inflexible thermal generation, the nation has not experienced reliability problems.
Renewables are Cheaper than Existing Grid (Which is Cheaper than Renewables)
Central vs. Local Supply
One of the apparent problems with new renewable construction is that it raises rates, but, so would new fossil fuel construction.
Renewable Energy Development
Era of the Paris Agreement
As renewables have become cheaper, it is now economical for developing nations to opt for clean power over fossil fuel generation.
The Solar Siesta
EPRI Podcast: Impact of the Eclipse
Leading up to the eclipse, utilities and system operators were hard at work, keeping the lights on.