Big Thinking From a Small State on Energy Systems

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Once in a while, it can be interesting to take a deep look at what one state is doing in the power sector reform arena. New York, California, and others get a lot of attention. But the small state of Rhode Island (pop. 1.05 million) has significant ambition and is taking a path that a […]

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June 06, 2017 at 06:46PM

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from Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)

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As Coal Shipments Decline, Rail Remains Dominant Mode of Coal Transport to Power Sector

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The U.S. electric power sector consumed 677 million short tons of coal in 2016, the lowest amount since 1984. Electric power sector coal consumption accounted for more than 93% of all coal consumed in the United States, and more than two-thirds of this coal was shipped either completely or in part by rail. Most of […]

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June 06, 2017 at 06:46PM

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from U.S. EIA: Today in Energy

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Fuel Economy Improvements Are Projected to Reduce Future Gasoline Use

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Anticipated changes in energy consumption by light-duty vehicles in the United States are based on two factors: the amount of travel and the fuel economy of the vehicles used. The Annual Energy Outlook 2017 (AEO2017) Reference case projects a decline in light-duty vehicle energy use between 2018 and 2040 as improvements in fuel economy more […]

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May 29, 2017 at 07:36PM

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from U.S. EIA: Today in Energy

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Goldman Sachs: Oil Glut To Return When OPEC Deal Expires

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OPEC is about to extend its production cuts for another nine months in an effort to bring the oil market back into balance. Keeping in place the 1.2 million barrels per day (mb/d) of OPEC cuts, plus the 558,000 bpd of non-OPEC reductions, for nine months rather than six should be enough to “normalize” crude […]

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May 25, 2017 at 07:33PM

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from Oilprice.com

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Can Product Demonstrations Create Markets for Sustainable Energy Technology? A Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural India

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When sustainable energy companies sell their products, such as solar home systems, a lack of awareness among consumers can create complications. If households are unfamiliar with the features and quality of a new technology, they may hesitate to spend money to purchase it. For example, a rural household may wonder how long the battery of […]

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May 25, 2017 at 06:35PM

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from Johannes Urpelainen

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Petroleum Product Exports from Central Atlantic States Were Unusually High in February

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Exports of finished petroleum products from the Central Atlantic region of the United States (Petroleum Administration of Defense District, or PADD 1B) reached a record high in February 2017. Increased exports were driven by lower prices for several petroleum products in the Central Atlantic region compared with prices in other regions in the Atlantic Basin. […]

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May 21, 2017 at 12:01PM

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from U.S. EIA: Today in Energy

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One Stone, No Birds: California Greenhouse Gas Policy

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Capping greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at individual facilities is a bad idea whose time, unfortunately, may have come in California. Unlike a statewide cap or tax on emitting GHGs, facility-specific caps have essentially zero support among environmental economists, as I discussed in a blog in January. Capping GHGs at specific facilities would undermine California’s leadership […]

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May 16, 2017 at 08:18PM

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from Severin Borenstein

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Can a California Electric Vehicle Initiative Modeled on the State’s Successful Solar Program Electrify the EV Market?

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California has longstanding vehicle electrification goals in place. The state is actively implementing its ambitious Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate and is hoping to reach Gov. Brown’s goal of 1.5 million ZEVs on the road by 2025. While more Californians are choosing cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles, challenges remain. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) estimates that […]

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May 16, 2017 at 08:18PM

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from Advanced Energy Perspectives

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Nuclear Plants Account for More than Half of Electricity Generation in Illinois

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Nuclear plants in Illinois have provided about half of the state’s total electricity generation since 2010, and two nuclear plants in particular—Quad Cities and Clinton—together provided more than 12% of the state’s electricity generation over the past several years. However, in May 2016, Exelon, the owner of these plants, revealed that they had collectively lost […]

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May 13, 2017 at 12:00PM

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from U.S. EIA: Today in Energy

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3 Reasons Natural Gas Is Heading A Lot Higher

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Commodity pricing is a complex thing, with a whole host of things affecting the price at which buyers and sellers transact, but almost all of those things fall into one of three categories; the fundamental, the political and the technical. These three things are often in conflict, but when they all point to the same […]

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May 12, 2017 at 08:11PM

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from Oilprice.com

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Numbers Don’t Lie: Finding and Fixing Methane Leaks Create Jobs Across North America

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Even though Washington policies may be in full retreat concerning the environment, the world’s energy economies are moving toward the future. Growing opportunities in the methane management technology and services industry is one example, where new well-paying jobs in the industry are being created across the U.S. and Canada. These are jobs that could soon […]

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May 07, 2017 at 12:01PM

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Save the California Waiver!

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How a “little” California vehicle standard prevented an urban “airmaggedon”: My midlife crisis did not lead to me to buy a German convertible — which would assist me in tanning my bald head and at the same time increasing the earth’s albedo — but rather to a rigid exercise regimen. I have discovered my love […]

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May 04, 2017 at 08:05PM

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from Maximilian Auffhammer

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Most U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Were Built Between 1970 and 1990

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As of 2016, the United States had 99 operating nuclear reactors at 61 plants across the country, with a capacity-weighted average age of 37 years. The oldest operating nuclear reactor in the United States was built in 1969. Watts Bar 2, which entered commercial service in 2016, was the first new reactor added since 1996. […]

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April 27, 2017 at 06:34PM

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from U.S. EIA: Today in Energy

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Opportunities for Carbon Capture in California

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California has demonstrated leadership in setting ambitious goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The state’s target: Reduce emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. While California is reducing emissions and expanding clean energy through many means, including a cap-and-trade program, the state appears to be underestimating the effectiveness and readiness of carbon capture […]

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April 24, 2017 at 07:48PM

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from Fatima Ahmad

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Why Large Competitive Electricity Markets Benefit Wind Energy

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On April 1, 2005, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) launched a wholesale energy market and began centrally dispatching power generation throughout the central United States. One result from this market reform was the reduction of wind energy curtailments. In fact, our recent analysis indicates wind capacity factors on the MISO system increased about 5-7% after […]

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April 24, 2017 at 07:48PM

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from Great Plains Institute

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Vanishing Demand, Not Trump Coal Crusade Is Real Issue For Utilities

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It’s planning time in the electric utility industry, and a raft of new reports make two points abundantly clear: Efforts to “save” the coal industry are bound to founder since utilities, as a group coal’s largest customer by far, have moved on and are planning a cleaner future in which the black rock’s current share […]

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April 17, 2017 at 07:19PM

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from Dennis Wamsted

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Who Pays for the Hidden Costs of Coal?

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The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is still deciding whether to approve bailouts for FirstEnergy’s and Dayton Power & Light’s (DP&L) old, inefficient coal plants. The Ohio-based utilities want their customers to shoulder the costs of keeping these unprofitable coal plants running. Coal plants aren’t cheap to operate. And as natural gas, wind energy, and […]

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April 17, 2017 at 07:19PM

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from John Finnigan

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