Jim Pierobon is Founder and principal writer of The Energy Fix. He is a policy, marketing and social media strategist who has reported on, testified and consulted about smarter grids, cyber-security as it affects the power grid, fossil fuel shortages, price spikes, energy efficiency and the rise and fall -- and the rise again of nuclear and renewable energy sources.U.S. Clean Energy Standard – chime in by April 11
U.S. Senate Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman, D-NM, and Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski of Alaska are soliciting comments on potential design elements of a Clean Energy Standard (CES). A white paper with instructions and forms for submitting responses to six questions can be found on the Senate Energy Committee’s website here. Deadline for responses is [...]
A U.S. clean energy standard could bridge partisan divide
Given the widening divide between proponents and opponents of a bonafide national renewable electricity standard / requirement, a discussion is expanding about roles for a “clean energy standard,” or CES. This trek is fraught with gamesmanship that could sully the definition of what is “clean” and what isn’t. But maybe this is moot now. A [...]