Recently, we reported that U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry (pictured) made an unsuccessful attempt to bail out the failing coal industry. His grand idea was to pass legislation that would subsidize energy sources that are physically located near the plants …
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The U.S. Department of Energy – Hard At Work
Here’s a video that’s illustrative of a couple of important operating principles in the U.S. government:
Trump Desperate To Expand Fossil Fuels–But Here’s Why He’s Failing
People say that Trump is so impetuous and unpredictable that he’s impossible to deal with. That may be true in certain cases, but certainly not in his energy policy, which is extremely consistent; it’s all about bringing back jobs in …
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Good News in the Energy Industry
Here’s a piece of unqualified good news: The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the arm of the federal government that serves to manage and control the energy industry, has rejected Secretary of Energy Rick Perry’s plan to rewrite U.S. energy policy …
Nominee To Run the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Labeled a "Radical"
Apparently, the nomination of Ron Binz to lead the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is causing a great deal more controversy than I thought it would. SmartGridNews reports running across everything from praise, all the way to charges that Binz …
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Reframing Our Utilities’ Mission Statement
I have to admit that tension really is brewing between the power utilities and the solar industry – at least the part of it that promotes distributed (e.g., rooftop) generation (DG). Yet it’s hard for me to understand all this …
How Feasible Is Smart Grid?
Here’s a bit of pessimism on the prospect of building out the grid in the U.S. to foster the massive integration of renewables. “It’s not going to happen, anytime soon, at least,” reports a FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) spokesperson. …
Fairness and Objectivity Favors Renewable Energy
Frequent commenter and colleague Tom Konrad of AltEnergyStocks.com writes on my post in which I express my approval of the nomination of Ron Binz to head up the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: I was an expert witness (for the Energy …
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Ron Binz To Head the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission – Sounds Like a Terrific Choice
It appears that another one of my wishes was just granted: a progressive force in the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. If FERC chief nominee Ron Binz lives up to what I’ve read about him, he really is the man …
Jon Wellinghoff, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Pricing of Electricity
As Jon Wellinghoff steps down from his position as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) we read various articles summing up his accomplishments. In my estimation, Wellinghoff will be best remembered for establishing “dynamic pricing,” aligning consumer and …
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