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Why We Need a Smarter Electrical Grid
, the grid is well over one hundred years old, and unfortunately, its age ... year and many of these costs are passed on to consumers. A second ... on our commitments to reduce emissions and tackle climate change, new
Grid Assurance LLC to Offer Resiliency Subscriptions to Major Utilities
conditions and prepare for, withstand, and rapidly recover from disruption” - has increasingly become an operational and policy concern for utilities ... original cost paid by Grid Assurance) an asset in its inventory and can also
The Win-Win of Agricultural Solar Energy
struggling to meet its energy goals. The city relies heavily on nuclear and ... Homer, New York. They worked hard to produce milk and corn for a regional ... located for energy distribution. My uncle is on the local Zoning Board of
Welcome Back, FERC
staffer for Senator McConnell (R-KY) and is a native of Kentucky. The Senate ... years. He appears likely to focus on electric grid reliability and the ... reliability. FERC and its predecessor agency, the Federal Power Commission
Total Eclipse of the Grid?
planning for this event. With our reliance on solar, is the energy grid ready ... there was a solar eclipse in the United States it was 1991 and solar was a ... has grown by an average of 68% a year and now accounts for 45 gigawatts
Christian Gollier
seven books on risk including The Economics of Risk and Time (MIT Press), winner of the 2001 Paul A. Samuelson Award; and Pricing the Planet’s Future ... the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Most recently, and
Reflections from COP26
there, Penn faculty, researchers, and students had time to reflect on some ... impact on cities, and more. Anticipating COP26 Mark Alan ... . For Effective Climate Finance, Developing Countries and MDBs Lead by
Retreat? Not Just a Developing World Problem
economic and cultural hubs. The Dutch are, for good reason, revered as the ... for the River projects, the Rijkswaterstaat, and district water boards ... are taught to swim in pools with all their clothing on. And their shoes
Recent Science Raises Oil Industry’s Climate Litigation Risk
This piece was first published in Forbes on June 26, 2019. It is ... used to deny accountability for its role in climate change. Earlier this ... of the threat of climate change, and its efforts to publicly discredit
Energy Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania Receives $30 Million Gift
, HON'99) and Diana Vagelos to build a new science center for researchers ... the programming it already offers faculty and students across campus ... policy. It also invites visiting scholars to campus for weeklong