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Guest Contributor: Gabrielle Kuiper
Planning must begin for a zero-inertia zero-emissions electricity system
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AMEC) has sought assistance to make distributed energy resources an integrated part of the national electricity market (NEM) for the benefit of everyone. When the NEM operating on the east coast of Australia was designed, there was almost no rooftop solar or other small generation, demand response or storage in […]
Johanna Bowyer
Proposed capacity mechanism could be more expensive than the carbon price, and is likely to favour coal generators
The Energy Security Board’s (ESB) recommended capacity payments for electricity generators will benefit polluting fossil fuel-based electricity generation over renewables. And energy consumers will wear this cost. The Physical Retailer Reliability Obligation (PRRO), which will provide a new revenue stream to generators in the form of capacity payments, has been proposed by the ESB as […]
Sam Reynolds
Imported gas lock-in could undermine the economic benefits of a clean energy transition
The Philippines’ energy sector is on the brink of rapid change, with fossil fuels struggling to maintain relevance and a renewable energy industry poised for takeoff. Much of the country’s progress on clean energy and climate goals is due to the exceptional work of local activists applying pressure on policymakers to accelerate the clean energy […]
Simon Nicholas
As finance shifts from coal, China is looking isolated as the last enabler of coal-fired power overseas
A review of coal power proposals in countries with large remaining project pipelines indicates that 56% of the total capacity of these proposals is being supported by China. Historically just one of the major providers of finance to overseas coal power projects, China has more recently looked increasingly isolated as other nations and financial institutions […]
Dennis Wamsted
Black Hills integrated resource plan shows futility of state’s pro-coal legislation
Wyoming politicians have worked feverishly over the last couple of years to protect the state’s struggling coal industry, but economic reality can’t be legislated away. That simple fact is readily apparent in the integrated resource plan (IRP) filed last month by Black Hills Corporation, which owns two small investor-owned utilities that do business in the […]
Wilda Anagal
Decades of coal mining spur Navajo and Hopi efforts to urge federal intervention for environmental justice
As the energy transition gains momentum around the globe, the IEEFA documentary, “Local Leadership, Global Change: Navajo Nation & Hopi Tribe” focuses on how indigenous-led organizations are raising awareness of the need to shift away from a fossil fuel-based economy. The documentary centers on the Navajo and Hopi tribal members living on reservation lands in […]
Kashish Shah and Guest Contributor: Aditya Lolla
Ramping up solar will be crucial as peak power demand hits during the day
At around noon on 7 July 2021, India’s instantaneous power demand touched a historic high of 200 gigawatts (GW), beating the previous all-time high of 197GW which had been reached only the day before. These two consecutive days of record-breaking peak demand marked a sharp increase from the high of 190GW in financial year (FY) […]
Dennis Wamsted
Utility plan would provide significant benefits for Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe
A coal community transition funding proposal pending before the Arizona Corporation Commission would provide much-needed financial support for the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe and other communities affected by the shift from coal to cleaner generation sources. The commission, which regulates electric utilities, should move quickly to approve it, especially given that two years already have […]
Cathy Kunkel
More than $14 billion in federal funds should be used to increase Puerto Rico renewable sources
Puerto Rico should take advantage of a unique opportunity to deploy billions of dollars of federal funding to create a resilient, decentralized electrical system based on renewable energy—an opportunity that neither the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) nor private operator LUMA Energy has shown any interest in pursuing. That was the core theme of […]
Cathy Kunkel
Más de $14 mil millones en fondos federales deben ser utilizados para aumentar las fuentes renovables de Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico debe aprovechar una oportunidad única para desplegar miles de millones de dólares de fondos federales para crear un sistema eléctrico resiliente y descentralizado basado en energía renovable, una oportunidad que ni la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica de Puerto Rico (AEE) ni el operador privado LUMA Energy han mostrado interés en perseguir. Ese fue […]
IEEFA Australia: Reviewing access, pricing and incentive arrangements for distributed energy resources
Planning must begin for a zero-inertia zero-emissions electricity system
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AMEC) has sought assistance to make distributed energy resources an integrated part of the national electricity market (NEM) for the benefit of everyone. When the NEM operating on the east coast of Australia was designed, there was almost no rooftop solar or other small generation, demand response or storage in […]