Fereidoon Sioshansi
California's rotating outages blamed on the state’s failure to integrate the demand and supply sides of the market.
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How the US grid can reach 90% clean electricity by 2035
New report says US can achieve 90% clean electricity mix by 2035 – as opposed to 55% under a business-as-usual scenario – if it follows a set of institutional,...
How California could meet its goal of 100% clean electricity by 2040, five years ahead of schedule.
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After 134 years, renewables beat coal in US – and head to 50 pct share by 2030
In the US, renewables output beat coal in 2019 for first time in 134 years, and despite a hostile administration will likely account for 50% of demand by 2030.
Tesla's success will not be about how many cars it can produce, but how soon can it master the science, the art, of autonomous driving technology.
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California faces up to its daunting renewable and climate targets
Having set multiple ambitious targets to cut emissions and transform its energy system, the state of California must now deliver.
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Climate bargain of all time: US could close coal for just $3 a tonne
Phasing out coal can be done at relatively modest cost, and could be the greatest climate bargain of all time.
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Another first: City of Berkeley bans natural gas in new buildings
Berkeley City Council bans gas in new residential buildings. Transport, the biggest source of GHG emissions in California, is next in line for restrictions and/or conversion to electric.
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Battery storage as substitute for gas peakers – better performance, lower cost
Recent advances in energy storage technology, especially batteries, coupled with dramatic cost declines is making storage increasingly attractive.
The more renewables – and particularly solar – capacity comes on-line, the lower the profitability for baseload generators. Just ask California.
