Policy | Energy Policy

Silver Spring Bringing Intelligence to Street Lights in Paris

Silver Spring Bringing Intelligence to Street Lights in Paris

Jeff St. John: May 15, 2013

Everything’s sexier in Paris.

Report: $2B in US Smart Water Meters by 2020

Report: $2B in US Smart Water Meters by 2020

Jeff St. John: May 14, 2013

BNEF sees slow growth through 2015, then an upsurge in smart water meters as prices, replacement cycles spur market.

The Myths and Realities of America’s Oil and Gas Boom

The Myths and Realities of America’s Oil and Gas Boom

Stephen Lacey: May 13, 2013

Energy expert Michael Levi on our modern energy age

Insights Into Renewables and the Grid From Congress

Insights Into Renewables and the Grid From Congress

Herman K. Trabish: May 13, 2013

First insight: Both parties see the grid’s sources of electricity are shifting.

Washington Politics Splits Silicon Valley on Keystone XL

Washington Politics Splits Silicon Valley on Keystone XL

Stephen Lacey: May 12, 2013

Elon Musk ditches Mark Zuckerberg’s political group, partly because of Keystone XL ads.

Toshiba, Landis+Gyr Land Tokyo Smart Meter Comms, MDM Contract

Toshiba, Landis+Gyr Land Tokyo Smart Meter Comms, MDM Contract

Jeff St. John: May 10, 2013

Toshiba gets its Landis+Gyr communications and data software in Japan’s biggest AMI deployment.

Conventional Wisdom About Clean Energy Is Still Way Out of Date

Conventional Wisdom About Clean Energy Is Still Way Out of Date

Chris Nelder: May 9, 2013

“It’s not 1990 anymore.”

The 2013 US Utility Outlook on Renewables, Smart Grid

The 2013 US Utility Outlook on Renewables, Smart Grid

Jeff St. John: May 8, 2013

Some key findings and surprising outcomes from Black & Veatch’s annual utility survey—with charts.

Study: Tiny Rate Increases From Meeting Renewable Portfolio Standards

Study: Tiny Rate Increases From Meeting Renewable Portfolio Standards

Katherine Tweed: May 8, 2013

Meeting an RPS is costing less than previously thought in many states.

Can the US Sustain Post-Stimulus Smart Grid Successes?

Can the US Sustain Post-Stimulus Smart Grid Successes?

David Groarke: May 8, 2013

There are still questions about how effectively the stimulus enabled a long-term domestic smart grid market.

Anti-Renewables Push Continues With Shady Vote

Anti-Renewables Push Continues With Shady Vote

Earthtechling, Pete Danko: May 7, 2013

The battle over North Carolina’s renewable portfolio standard carries on after a suspicious vote in a Senate committee.

Can We Get Another 40 Gigawatts of CHP by 2020?

Can We Get Another 40 Gigawatts of CHP by 2020?

Katherine Tweed: May 7, 2013

Five trends that could put combined heat and power on an upswing

Energy Efficiency Target Could Save Ohio Ratepayers $5.6 Billion by 2020

Energy Efficiency Target Could Save Ohio Ratepayers $5.6 Billion by 2020

Adam James: May 6, 2013

How energy efficiency may lower the price of electricity

Are Master Limited Partnerships a Trojan Horse for Killing the PTC?

Are Master Limited Partnerships a Trojan Horse for Killing the PTC?

Stephen Lacey: May 3, 2013

The wind industry privately worries that MLPs are a bargaining chip for their tax credit.

Eos Puts Its Zinc-Air Grid Batteries to the Test With ConEd

Eos Puts Its Zinc-Air Grid Batteries to the Test With ConEd

Jeff St. John: May 2, 2013

A grid battery at $160 per kilowatt-hour? Startup Eos Energy Storage lands a utility partner to test it out.