Seth Masia is executive director (interim) at the American Solar Energy Society.
How to Double America’s Energy Productivity
The Alliance Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy on Feb. 7 published a report, “Doubling U.S. Energy Productivity by 2030.” It puts relatively simple financial measures at the top of its to-do list. For instance, it recommends a PACE-like program, at the state and local level, for financing home energy projects with repayment included in [...]
Obama Calls for Climate Action, Sustainable Energy
In his second inaugural address on Monday, President Barack Obama issued one of his strongest statements on progressive energy policy: “We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so [...]
Speakers Sought for Women in Solar Forum at SOLAR 2013
The “Women in Solar Forum” at the American Solar Energy Society’s (ASES’) annual conference, SOLAR 2013, April 16-20 in Baltimore, is looking for dynamic speakers across the spectrum of solar businesses and technologies, especially from the Maryland/D.C. area. Forum chair Marlene Brown, of Sandia National Laboratory, said, “I created this forum to promote women who [...]
Lawrence Berkeley Lab: Utilities Don’t Fully Account for Benefits of Solar Projects
By Andrew Mills and Ryan Wiser Recent declines in the cost of photovoltaic (PV) energy, increasing experience with the deployment of concentrating solar power (CSP), the availability of tax-based incentives for solar, and state renewables portfolio standards (RPS) (some with solar-specific requirements) have led to increased interest in solar power among U.S. load-serving entities (LSEs). [...]
NY plans $5.7 billion for 3.2 GW of energy upgrades
Plan includes repowering old coal plants, 1 GW of new transmission lines, 270 MW of new renewable sources, and study of offshore wind. (Press release, Oct 23) — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today received the Energy Highway Task Force’s Blueprint, a comprehensive plan that will add up to 3,200 megawatts (MW) of additional electric generation [...]
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