Are Local Installers the Key to Unlocking the Rest of California’s Addressable Solar Market?
GTM Research’s latest U.S. PV Leaderboard shows a curious trend underway in the Golden State. by Allison Mond October 06, 2016 In June, we showed that regional installers are growing [...]
Electricity Prices Rise for 30 States, But Some State Leaders Want Them Even Higher
HEATH KNAKMUHS Senior Director, Policy for Institute for 21st Century Energy Today we are back with one of our most popular features – an annual update to our retail electricity [...]
The Paris climate agreement calls for big investments in renewable energy. Here’s why governments love it.
This past December, governments of the world met in Paris to negotiate aglobal climate agreement. It’s considered a breakthrough. Here’s why. Until now, climate agreements were “top-down,” giving countries targets and [...]
Renewable energy’s global growing pains
Markets around the world are making amazing progress, but not quickly enough. by John Timmer - Mar 13, 2016 The story of the US' energy economy has become simple: natural [...]
Clean Energy: The Road From Impossible to Inevitable
Monday, March 7, 2016 From “impossible to inevitable,” says Geof Syphers, CEO of Sonoma Clean Power, speaking of Community Choice Energy at “The Business of Local Energy Symposium” held March [...]
Warren Buffett: Solar and Wind Could ‘Erode the Economics of the Incumbent Utility’
In his annual investor letter, Buffett addresses the new set of risks faced by electric utilities. by Stephen Lacey February 28, 2016 Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says that renewable energy [...]