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EIA Annual Energy Outlook January 2018
The EIA released their Annual Energy Outlook for 2018 in January. The forecast includes 10 different cases/scenarios, visible in the table generated using their browser tool. I have…
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Grid Scale UPS System
Most of us are familiar with the “Duck” and the need to manage its impact on the grid. As we make progress toward the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS),…
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Grid Stabilization or Enabling Renewables?
The DOE’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR), advertised as “Grid Stabilization”, was immediately demonized by the Renewables Community as a subsidy for Coal and Nuclear Power Generation.…
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The EIA Has Resorted to CO2 Intensity in their 2017 WW Forecast
The EIA just released the International Energy Outlook for 2017 and declared that Carbon Intensity is projected to continue to fall in the Reference Case. I looked for a definition of…
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The 2017 EIA Annual Energy Outlook – “5°C or 6°C?”
The 2017 Annual Energy Outlook, released in early January, provides a CO2 emissions forecast, which includes a base Reference Case along with side cases that examine the forecast…
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Finding the Middle Ground Between Coal and Climate Change
Huntley coal-fired power plant in Tonawanda, New York At some point, the country will need to find the middle ground between “The War on Coal” and the imperatives…
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