State of the Union: Text of President’s Energy Statement
This is an excerpt from President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address, delivered Feb. 12, 2013: Today, no area holds more promise than our investments in American energy. After years of talking about it, we’re finally poised to control our own energy future. We produce more oil at home than we have in 15 [...]
Lawrence Berkeley Revises German Solar Cost Calculation
Why Americans Pay 80% More for PV In a study supported by the Department of Energy’s SunShot program, the Lawrence Berkeley Lab has revised its assessment of why solar installations are cheaper in Germany than in the United States. It’s not because labor rates are lower; instead, standard practices mean fewer labor hours on each [...]
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 [...]
Getting To Yes in a New England Historic District
By Will Kessler If New England is to hoist itself up from reliance on fossil-based energy, we need to re-think some priorities and look at solar panels differently. A solar developer working in an historic district or an older building is often confronted with a hurdle called “contextual appropriateness.” Often, the process for approval by [...]
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