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Rethinking Air Conditioning in a Hotter World
additional strain on already overburdened electrical grids and lead to significant economic and environmental challenges. Yet these negative impacts ... intersection of cooling technology and building design discuss how a paradigm
Power Over the Twenty-First Century Electric Grid
between state public utility commissions (PUCs) and the Federal Energy ... Power Act (FPA) accords with the industry’s structure and technology that ... with a focus on the jurisdictional framework and on how the relative
California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
a prominent and increasingly controversial part of the state’s climate ... for low-carbon fuels since 2013 and has transformed the market for ... -charging infrastructure and vehicle rebates. The LCFS puts the state’s transition goals
Consumers on the Sidelines? The Fight Over the Grid’s Future
coal plants retire, wind, solar, and battery storage now dominate the pipeline of new power projects. Yet in recent months, some policymakers and ... rising electricity demand from AI data centers and industrial growth
Building Popular Support for a Carbon Tax When Americans Don’t Trust the Experts
This blog was written ahead of Earth Day and was originally published ... -of-living and the competitiveness of American manufacturing trump the ... -thirds of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, who largely oppose
What’s Behind Poland’s Opposition to EU Climate Neutrality Agreement
, however, as Poland remained opposed to the action and was granted exemption ... an important and necessary part of the equation, it is not the only ... resource that allowed Poland to grow and develop economically and provided an
Investigating “Superblocks,” Barcelona’s Bid to Take the Streets Back from Cars
fellow and doing some travel reporting, I knew instantly where I wanted to ... cafes, sip espresso, and watch the street life. (That was just a bonus ... devoted to cars and give it over to walkable, mixed-use public spaces called
FERC’s Order Redesigning PJM’s Capacity Market
’ll do my best to explain the issues and FERC order in simple terms, then ... , when, and how much to pay for generation capacity are determined by ... -Atlantic shale gas underlying the PJM footprint resulted in cheap and plentiful gas
Assessing Competitiveness of Philadelphia Energy Solutions
ethanol and petroleum refining industries, blaming its bankruptcy on the ... RFS debate, I do think it is important for the public and policymakers ... series explored the basics of the PES bankruptcy, fact and fiction behind
Examining the Role of Early-Stage Venture Capital Investment in Energy
. Between USD 1 billion and USD 4 billion of energy-related early ... investors and which ones could make their mark in coming years. These deals ... sure that public and private innovation is delivering the technologies