Topic: energy

Electricity consumers interested in switching to solar often find that traditional utility metering arrangements based on a “one customer, one meter” model present barriers to selling power back to the grid, siting projects, or owning systems jointly. These limitations are starting to be addressed by more flexible net metering policies in many states.

President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address setting new goals for America’s energy future.

This post originally appeared on ChinaFAQs.org

This piece originally appeared on ChinaFAQs.org

Note: this post originally appeared on the National Journal.

This morning, Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and representatives from the Chinese government, including Minister Wan Gang and Minister Zhang Guobao, signed a joint work plan to expand US-China cooperation on the Clean Energy Research Center (CERC) that was established in November 2009.

Keeping track of reports on the potential impacts of EPA regulations is becoming a full time job. Dr. Susan Tierney, Managing Principal at the Analysis Group and WRI Director, provides a “field guide” to these studies, and explains what they might mean for the power supply landscape in the next few years.

This piece originally appeared in China Daily and is reposted with permission.

Leading Experts in the U.S. and China Discuss Clean Energy and Related Issues Ahead of Presidential Meeting

WRI President Jonathan Lash previews the key environmental issues to watch in 2011.

This post originally appeared on the ChinaFAQs.org blog.

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Jonathan Lash, president, World Resources Institute, will hold a briefing for journalists to preview key environmental issues in 2011.

After years of delay, EPA gets back on track in issuing rules that provide a path to a cleaner power fleet.

This chart is an adaptation based up the original chart from EEI.

This chart is a reproduction of this chart from EEI that has been used to suggest that EPA’s regulatory