Mar 27, 2019 | Economics, Energy Politics
The yield curve for certain types of debt is inverted, suggesting that there may be a recession on the horizon. Economists are worried, and their fears trickle down to mortals like us. BTW, the yield curve plots the interest rate on the vertical axis and term of the...
Mar 21, 2019 | Climate, Economics, Energy Politics, Environment, Government
This week’s Energy Show is about the Green New Deal. Candidly, I’m all for the “green” parts, and not so enthusiastic about some of the “new deal” parts. The Green New Deal, formally called House Resolution 109 — 14 pages in all — is definitely a...
Dec 11, 2018 | Economics, Energy Politics, Energy Technology, Solar Industry
Attention U.S. Department of Commerce: your well-intentioned efforts to help the U.S. solar panel manufacturing industry are not working. Even with 30%+ tariffs on imported solar panels and cells, the remaining U.S. manufacturers are struggling to stay competitive....
Aug 21, 2018 | Cheap Energy, Economics, Energy Saving Tips
Great solar policy is just as important as great solar technology. Obviously we need the technologies for these products — but we also need the policies so that solar products can be cost-effectively installed. And I’m not just talking about incentives…policies...
Jul 5, 2018 | Economics, Energy Technology, Improving Solar, Whole House Electrification
There is no doubt in my mind that the “All Electric future” is inevitable. The only question is how fast…20 or 50 or 75 years? Electric generation and storage technology is getting cheaper, while at the same time the problems with fossils fuels keep getting worse....
Dec 19, 2017 | Economics, Energy Politics, Energy Technology, Environment, Fossil Fuels
Here’s a trivia question… What do you think is our most commonly used energy source? Is it solar, wind, nuclear, coal, oil, natural gas? On the basis of BTUs used in 2016: Oil was 37%, natural gas 29%, coal 15%, nuclear power 9%, and all renewables together (hydro,...
