Renewable energy support systems: Causing more harm than good

By Daniel Financial incentives and subsidies are frequently provided to encourage investments in renewable energy sources and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. An assumption behind such support systems is that increasing generation from renewable energy sources will result in a decrease in demand from other more carbon-intensive sources such as oil, coal or gas. Forms […]

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EU 2030 Targets – sending weak signals

By Kat Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 23–24, the EU Commission outlined its plans for climate and energy policy until 2030. French President François Hollande said the deal would send a clear message to big polluters such as China and the United States ahead of UN talks in Paris next year to agree global legally […]

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How to Pay for the Electric Grid

By Michael Rubenstein This post explores how electric grids are paid for and what the effects of a transition from polluting, extractive energy sources (such as coal, natural gas and uranium) to clean, renewable energy sources (such as wind and solar) would have on how such payments are determined. Currently, electric grids are typically paid […]

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Consumer and Commercial Sector Parallel: Groom Energy

By: E.M. The Groom Energy case we covered in class made me think back to my former company and the business model we developed in the residential energy efficiency sector. As with Groom Energy and the commercial structure energy efficiency sector, there were barriers we encountered as we launched the organization nationally. The business model […]

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