Do you think we’re going to learn anything new in 60 days that these experts and real-world experience haven’t already answered over the past decade? Read more >
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7 Things We Expect to See in Rick Perry’s Unnecessary and Biased Grid Study
Steve Clemmer, director of energy research, Clean Energy
June 22, 2017 9:25 AM EDT
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Solar vs Nuclear: The Tale of Two Energy Sources
Mike Jacobs, senior energy analyst, Climate & Energy Program
February 15, 2017 1:02 PM EDT
Last year’s solar deployment numbers just came in, and they are, in a word, phenomenal. Utilities bought more new solar capacity than they did natural gas capacity: an astounding 22 states added more than 100 MW of solar each.
At the same time, there is grim news about delays in construction and associated cost over-runs for nuclear plant construction projects in Georgia and South Carolina. Read more >
Renewable Energy to Surpass Coal and Nuclear by 2030: 7 Key Takeaways from EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2016
Steve Clemmer, director of energy research, Clean Energy
July 11, 2016 12:13 PM EDT
I’ll remember 2016 as the year the Energy Information Administration turned the corner to show a bright future for renewable energy. Read more >
Lessons from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
David Wright, physicist & co-director, Global Security
August 3, 2015 2:55 PM EDT
The 2011 Fukushima accident has many lessons for U.S. nuclear power, and how to make it safer. Are we learning them? Read more >
EIA Analysis Shows the EPA’s Clean Power Plan Is Affordable, Renewable Energy Makes a Key Contribution
Steve Clemmer, director of energy research, Clean Energy
June 3, 2015 4:17 PM EDT
A new Energy Information Administration (EIA) analysis shows that renewable energy sources make the biggest contribution to achieving the EPA’s proposed emission reduction targets for existing power plants across a wide range of scenarios, while avoiding an overreliance on natural gas. Despite using pessimistic and outdated assumptions for energy efficiency and many renewables, EIA’s analysis also shows that the EPA’s emission reduction targets can be achieved at modest costs. Updating these assumptions and accounting for the public health and environment benefits of reducing carbon and other emissions would result in net savings and support even stronger emission reduction targets. Read more >
