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How Families Cope with Energy Insecurity
spiked during the COVID pandemic in 2020, as growing unemployment and ... insecurity, and the often short-term focus of assistance to keep families ... challenge that predates acute financial crises, and persists long after
As Residential Solar’s Capabilities Expand, Does New Growth Await?
challenges, including the ending of federal incentives for solar projects and ... adoption as consumers and businesses focus their attention elsewhere ... residential solar power company, discusses the industry’s challenges and grounds
At CEEPR Workshop, Taxing Carbon is the Name of the Game
MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research hosted its 2019 Spring Energy and Environmental Policy Workshop. This workshop brought together industry leaders, academics, and policy makers for an off
An International Investment Treaty Could Jump-Start Sustainable Development
2015 Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals, will require trillions of dollars in new investments between now and mid-century. Many nations—and cities—have committed to ambitious energy and climate
Beating the Authoritarian Playbook on Climate Change
. Scientists and analysts are more openly debating whether it is too late to meet ... the best readers of physical and social science and the best translators of it for decision makers and their constituents—reluctantly concede
Solar Industry Growth Set to Slow
approved “safeguard tariffs” on imported solar equipment (e.g. cells and ... 3, and ending in year four at 15%. According to the International ... , subsidies, and tariffs. As a result, China’s share of global solar cell
Part 1: Cost-of-Service Retired More Coal
-plus-profit returns to generators that store 90 days of fuel on-site (e.g. coal and nuclear plants) and operate in competitive power markets that have capacity markets. The merits of DOE’s claims about resiliency and its proposed
Hurricane Harvey: Energy Markets Respond to the Flooding of a Major Energy Hub
with over 40 inches of rain, and it is expected that by Tuesday evening ... . Large portions of central Houston, and coastal towns in the region are under feet of water, affecting millions of people, and causing billions of
Top Lines from PJM’s Capacity Auction
states and D.C., runs its annual capacity auction in order to ensure it has ... generation investment and going forward costs for existing resources ... June 1, 2019 through May 31, 2020. Below are some of take-aways and key
Regulating Utility-Scale Solar Projects on Agricultural Land
and provides enough electricity to power 500 to 1,200 homes, but many ... covering millions of acres (Krishnamurthy and Serpell 2021). Part of the ... less space. Rural areas and agricultural land present attractive sites