Capital Cost

Do Utilities Know the Real Value of Solar?

Do Utilities Know the Real Value of Solar?

Herman K. Trabish: January 4, 2013

Detailed cost analysis of solar integration is scarce.

With the Utility Regulators, Day 2: Portfolio Theory Makes Wind and Solar More Valuable

With the Utility Regulators, Day 2: Portfolio Theory Makes Wind and Solar More Valuable

Herman K. Trabish: July 26, 2012

GE’s Steven Taub explains how fuel price predictability is as asset.

Commercial Solar’s Risk Targeted by Insurers’ Partnership

Commercial Solar’s Risk Targeted by Insurers’ Partnership

Herman K. Trabish: July 13, 2012

Assurant and GCube know risk—and they are betting on distributed solar generation.

Getting Natural Gas, Solar, and Wind to Play Well Together

Getting Natural Gas, Solar, and Wind to Play Well Together

Herman K. Trabish: June 21, 2012

Natural gas shouldn’t feel threatened by solar or wind. Solar and wind shouldn’t feel threatened by natural gas.

Can Wind and Solar Compete Against Natural Gas?

Can Wind and Solar Compete Against Natural Gas?

Herman K. Trabish: March 28, 2012

“I think ‘challenging’ is the appropriate word.”

How Low Can the Price of Wind Go?

How Low Can the Price of Wind Go?

Herman K. Trabish: December 29, 2011

Like solar, wind’s LCOE now meets and beats fossil fuels.

Can Wind Generate Electricity at $0.04 per Kilowatt-Hour?

Can Wind Generate Electricity at $0.04 per Kilowatt-Hour?

Herman K. Trabish: September 15, 2011

Is an environmentally friendly rare earth metal mined in California the key to making wind power cheaper than coal?

The Forecast for Nuclear, Coal: Mixed

The Forecast for Nuclear, Coal: Mixed

Herman K. Trabish: April 8, 2011

There’s no Moore’s Law for coal, notes VantagePoint’s Alan Salzman.