Home Health Care in the Dark: Why Climate, Wildfires and Other Risks Call for New Resilient Energy Storage Solutions to Protect Medically Vulnerable Households From Power Outages

This report examines the risks associated with power outages for individuals reliant on electricity for in-home medical and mobility equipment. Current energy security technologies and policies will need to adjust to meet the needs of the home health care community.

Clean Energy Group and Meridian Institute’s new report includes concrete recommendations for policymakers and public health professionals, including:

funding research into energy security and resilience for home health care beneficiaries; developing better data that accurately portrays the size and scope of the electricity-dependent population; collaborating with healthcare providers and home health agencies; fostering utility-administered residential battery storage programs; and encouraging

The Levelized Cost of Electricity from Existing Generation Resources

In this report, the authors analyze publicly available data to estimate the average levelized cost of electricity from existing generation resources (LCOE-Existing), as compared to the levelized cost of electricity from new generation resources (LCOE-New) that might replace them. The additional information provided by LCOE-Existing presents a more complete picture of the generation choices available to the electric utility industry, policymakers, regulators and consumers.…

The Next Generation of Federal Clean Electricity Tax Credits

The federal tax incentive for wind energy expires at the end of 2019, and the incentive for solar energy will begin phasing out in 2020. Over multiple decades, these policies have succeeded in promoting the development and deployment of wind and solar technology, which today are rapidly gaining market share in the US electricity sector.

But it would be a mistake to declare “mission accomplished” and assume no successor policies are needed. After all, well over half of US electricity is still produced by fossil fuels that release climate-warming carbon dioxide and toxic local air pollutants into the atmosphere. It …

Advancing Nuclear Innovation: Responding to Climate Change and Strengthening Global Security

This report is a culmination of meetings and effort from Partnership for Global Security and the Nuclear Energy Institute under the Global Nexus Initiative. Advanced nuclear reactors, the smaller, flexible, and innovative nuclear technologies of the future, are rising in importance as the global community grapples with the vital challenges of cutting carbon emissions, supporting the global demand for electric power, and ensuring the continued peaceful use of nuclear energy in the 21st century.

The Global Nexus Initiative is a leader in analyzing the intersection of nuclear power, climate change, and global security. It determined that advanced reactors offer sufficient …

GeoVision: Harnessing the Heat Beneath Our Feet

The report summarizes the analyses and discusses the many opportunities that geothermal energy offers in both electric and non-electric uses.…

2019 Utility Solar Market Snapshot

What’s in the Report:

– US solar rankings and deployment data by utility type and market segment
– Net metering updates and PURPA developments
– Trends in customer choice and utility programs including community solar, green tariffs, and solar incentive programs
– Analysis of flexible solar through a discussion of solar paired with other technologies…

Proposed Transformation of Integrated Resource Planning by Electric Utilities for Arizona Corporation Commission

This white paper is published on the Arizona Corporation Commission energy modernization rules stakeholder workshops docket, and is engaged in discussions with the Arizona Corporation Commission (that regulates the state’s electric utilities).…

The Plug-In Electric Vehicle Tax Credit

Buyers of qualifying plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) may be able to claim a federal income tax credit of up to $7,500. The tax credit phases out once a vehicle manufacturer has sold 200,000 qualifying vehicles. Tesla and GM have reached this threshold, and credits for Tesla and GM vehicles will begin phasing out in 2019.

In the 116th Congress, legislation has been introduced that would expand tax credits for EVs. Legislation has also been introduced to repeal the provision. This In Focus provides an overview of the plug-in EV tax credit and briefly discusses relevant economic policy considerations.…

Capturing Leadership: Policies for the US to Advance Direct Air Capture Technology

Growing evidence suggests that limiting global temperature increases to reasonably safe levels will require not only a rapid reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) around the world but large-scale removal of CO2 from the atmosphere as well. Every year that global emissions continue unabated, the required pace of future reductions accelerates, and the quantity of CO2 emissions that ultimately needs to be removed from the atmosphere grows. Fortunately, thanks to recent technological innovations, the options for CO2 removal are increasing in number and falling in cost. But significant policy action is required to ensure these …

A Comprehensive Guide to Electric Vehicle Managed Charging

What’s in the Report:

– Glossary of terms, including active vs. managed charging and vehicle-grid integration
– The value of managed charging and opportunities to scale the technology
– Benefits and opportunities for managed charging
– A proposed Vehicle-Grid Integration Valuation Framework
– Market opportunity for managed charging
– Three utility-run managed charging case studies
– Complete list of managed charging messaging protocols and standards to enable vehicle-grid integration
– Alternatives to managing vehicle load control
– Managed charging technology and vendors, including network service providers, EV charging equipment manufacturers, and automotive original equipment manufacturers…