By Janis Kreilis
New York City has the demand. Upstate has the supply. But transmission constrains the flow between the two, increasing emissions. Additional investments here could go a long way towards helping New York meet its climate goals.
Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a $1.5-billion Clean Climate Careers initiative through which the state aims to procure 2.5 million MWh of renewable energy per year while generating 40,000 jobs by 2020.
And why one expert believes they need to step up the pace
By Jennifer Runyon, Renewable Energy World
According to Amory Lovins, a consultant to Shell Oil for the past 45 years and Chief Scientist and Co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute, little attention is being paid to the work that traditional energy companies are doing in the renewable energy industry.
Renewable energy in excess threatens the reliability and costs of electricity
By Janis Kreilis
Although the Trump Administration has publicly expressed its support for the U.S. domestic fossil fuel industries, namely coal, oil, and natural gas, market dynamics coupled with favorable policies continue to push renewables.
On March 23, California hit a new record: just before noon, the California ISO (CAISO) served 56.7 percent of all demand with renewable energy.
Welcome back to the NY Energy Week Blog! 2017 is set to be an exciting year. Developments in technology, the advance of climate change and political transitions make the future of energy uncertain and intriguing. Over the next few months, we’ll be introducing some storylines worth following in 2017. The topics featured will vary from technological changes to business and political developments that have the potential to disrupt the world’s energy balance.
Keep ReadingGone are the days when solar panels were so expensive that you would only see them on the rooftops of wealthy people who wanted their houses to look like they were from the future. Incredible advancements in technology and production processes have brought the price of the panels down. As the total capacity of solar photovoltaic panels has increased from less than 10 MW in 1976 to more than 100 GW in 2012, their price per Watt has plummeted from almost $100 to less than a dollar.
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