House Energy & Climate Bill: The Renewable Electricity Standard
Congress moved one step closer to adopting a federal renewable electricity standard ("RES") with the narrow passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act by the House. Twenty-nine states...
View ArticleRGGI’s 7th Auction Brings Total Proceeds to Over a Half Billion Dollars for...
Despite the relatively low clearing prices in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative’s (RGGI) seventh auction of CO2 credits on March 10th — $2.07 for 2009-2011 allowances, and the auction floor price...
View ArticleRGGI Auction #8: Even Cheap Allowances Add Up to Big Investments
In the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative’s (RGGI) eighth auction of CO2 credits on June 9th, the clearing prices were the lowest yet – $1.88 for 2009-2011 credits and the auction floor of $1.86 for...
View ArticleTop 10 Fun Facts About the 10th RGGI Auction
The 10th auction in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was held on December 1st. In honor of this significant round number, I give you the top 10 interesting facts about the 10th RGGI...
View ArticleHow Many Miles Per Gallon Does Your Building Get? The Ratings Game Comes to...
According to EPA, buildings account for 36 percent of total energy consumption and 65 percent of electricity consumption in the United States. In the absence of comprehensive legislation that would put...
View ArticleThe Economics of RGGI: A Net Positive, Particularly For New England
With the first compliance period in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) coming to a close in December, it seems an appropriate time to look back at what we can learn from the country’s first...
View ArticleDoes Energy Efficient Technology Make Buildings More Energy Efficient? The...
ClimateWire had a fascinating story on Monday about federal efforts to increase the energy efficiency of buildings, which are estimated to consume about 40% of our nation’s energy. The story concerns...
View ArticleAccidental Success? Even Without National Climate Policy, US Emissions May...
In 2009, at the international climate talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, President Obama pledged that the US would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 17% below 2005 levels by 2020. Since then, national...
View ArticleBoston — The Leader in Energy-Efficient Cities
On Tuesday, the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy released its 2013 City Energy Efficiency Scorecard. This may not be big news, but I had to take the opportunity to lord it over my...
View ArticleThe Problem With Relying on Energy Efficiency to Reduce Emissions? People
The connection between energy use and emissions of air pollutants, including GHGs, is uncontroversial. It is also widely, if not universally, accepted that there is a lot of low-hanging fruit in...
View ArticleMassachusetts Energy Bill Emerges from Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Last Friday, the Senate Committee on Ways and Means released its version of the energy bill that passed the House earlier this month. Whereas the House bill would require distribution companies to...
View ArticleThe Social Cost of Carbon Passes Its First Judicial Test
Earlier this week, the 7th Circuit affirmed the Department of Energy’s new energy efficiency requirements for commercial refrigeration equipment. This is a big deal in its own right, simply because...
View ArticleMassachusetts Passes “Minibus” Clean Energy Bill
On July 31, the Massachusetts Legislature passed H.4857, An Act to Advance Clean Energy.” The bill, released late on July 30, was the result of a compromise between the Senate’s broad, omnibus bill...
View ArticleGovernor Baker Shows Support for Offshore Wind Industry
Governor Baker addressed a room full of offshore wind stakeholders at “The Future of Offshore Wind” Forum hosted by the Environmental League of Massachusetts on Wednesday morning. He applauded the...
View ArticleDOE Must Promulgate Energy Efficiency Standards Finalized By the Obama...
Last week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a District Court ruling requiring the Department of Energy to publish in the Federal Register four rules finalized by the Obama administration, but...
View ArticleNew York Utility Company Seeks Proposals to Electrify Buildings Instead of...
On July 12, 2021, in a landmark utility effort to electrify New York City’s building stock, Consolidated Edison (Con Ed) issued a request for proposals (RFP) for non-pipeline solutions (NPS). NPSs...
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