“A growing element of this problem is the cost of electricity; rising electricity prices disproportionately impact lower- and middle-income families who lack the disposable income to absorb the extra costs.”
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A Moonshot Energy Innovation Initiative Could Help Rebuild Our Economy
“A massive innovation effort is underway right now to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. But as the response shifts from immediate relief to long-term economic recovery, it is important we avoid losing momentum in efforts to innovate and invest in our future. More than ever, it is critical to continue fueling the innovation engine that will help rebuild a stronger, more resilient nation—putting Americans back to work today and ensuring jobs far into the future.”
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The Race Is On to Build the Biggest Batteries in Texas
“But Texas offers benefits that the wind industry has long appreciated: relatively easy land acquisition and permitting, and a competitive market that batteries can enter without waiting for major policy changes.”
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California Burnin’ — a Warning Against One-Party Rule
“The big problem is not that climate change is coming to every state. It is, though most states will mitigate it better than California. The problem is that Democratic governance could be coming to the nation as a whole, starting on Jan. 20.”
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California to Ban Sales of New Gas-Powered Cars Starting in 2035
“A shift from petroleum products, such as gasoline and diesel, to electricity will require a new statewide charging infrastructure, and could impact the viability of the state’s thousands of gasoline stations. And it will need to upgrade a grid already in need of significant overhaul.”
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Exclusive: Shell launches major cost-cutting drive to prepare for energy transition
“Royal Dutch Shell is looking to slash up to 40% off the cost of producing oil and gas in a major drive to save cash so it can overhaul its business and focus more on renewable energy and power markets, sources told Reuters.”
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Policymakers should act now on nuclear, urges new report
As World Nuclear News marks, a new report by the Flexible Nuclear Campaign for Nuclear-Renewables Integration urges that policymakers act now on nuclear energy.
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Nuclear Energy Among the Least Popular Sources of Power in the U.S., Polling Shows
“Nuclear energy has an image problem, despite advocates pushing its development as a crucial piece of decarbonizing the U.S. energy sector and combating climate change.”
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A Red State Goes Green — Why Texas Is Adding So Much Solar
“The thing that makes solar so appealing is that land and labor are cheap in Texas, and permits to turn on solar are easier to get in Texas. Reduced regulation in Texas means it is easier to build projects and get permission to sell power on the grid. It is easier to try new innovative things.”
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Innovation and regulation can curb climate change. We need bipartisan support for both.
“We agree that ambitious environmental standards are important, but impractical plans without the necessary resources are not the best way to do the job.”
