Residential sales down 7 percent from November 2014, 6 percent from November 2013
Electricity sales were soft last November, per Energy Department data released last week. A combination of mild weather and a disappointing economy led to overall sales off 4 percent from November 2014 and 3 percent from November 3013.
David Bowie, Boz Scaggs, Ray Charles, Laurie Anderson, Dolly Parton, Damian Marley, Jimi Hendrix
Music itself is going to become like running water or electricity. So it's like, just take advantage of these last few years because none of this is ever going to happen again. You'd better be prepared for doing a lot of touring because that's really the only unique situation that's going to be left.
- David Bowie
Solar reached one percent share of the nation’s generation in November
From the Energy Department data released last week, around 3.8 billion megawatt-hours of electricity were generated last year through November. All but three-tenths of a percent was utility-scale. The small remainder was produced by commercial and residential distributed generators using solar.
Gas now pulling way ahead in electric generation, coal’s lead razor-thin for the year
Energy Department data through November 2015 was released last week. It’s stunning how far coal has fallen.
In November, coal’s share of the nation’s electricity generation fell to 29 percent. That’s right, a number starting with a 2.
As we drive toward cleaner air, government should set standards, not interfere with practices
Customer-sited solar makes it increasingly difficult for utilities to integrate excess generation and ensure all ratepayers benefit
Transmission cost allocation when electrons and benefits move in different directions.
It’s difficult to assess the REV promise because it’s difficult to figure out what REV is really about
Consumers should embrace clean energy alternatives only after educating themselves on the technologies and necessary commitments
Directors increasingly view cybersecurity as an enterprise-wide risk issue.