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PECC panel: Carbon Taxes
The idea of establishing a federal or state tax on carbon emissions is a concept gaining a lot of attention today. While everyone understands taxes, many don’t understand exactly how a tax on carbon would work, who would be impacted, and whether it would be effective...
Accounting for the Value of Energy Resiliency in Buildings
by Thomas G. Bourgeois, Deputy Director Hurricanes Harvey and Irma are fresh in our minds. We read of the homes, businesses, healthcare facilities the customers numbering in the millions who were without power. Although unpleasant for most, not having power, heating...
RGGI States Announce Additional 30% Reductions in Emissions
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is the United States’ first market-based cap and trade mechanism to reduce emissions within the nine states that participate. RGGI only applies to power generators greater than 25MW of installed capacity, and membership is...
The New York Public Service Commission Modifies its Rule on Membership for Community Distributed Generation Projects.
The New York Public Service Commission recently issued an order modifying the Community Distributed Generation (CDG) membership requirements. As previously reported on our January 26, 2017 blog post, the order establishing a Community Distributed Generation (CDG)...
New York Public Service Commission “REVs” Up Utility Reform in Consolidated Edison Rate Case
New York Public Service Commission adopted a three-year rate plan for Consolidated Edison, including several key Reforming the Energy Vision initiatives. The Pace Energy and Climate Center and Earthjustice partnered on our fifth New York rate case and scored a number...
New York’s Community Distributed Generation Ten-Member Minimum Eligibility is Counteractive in Achieving its Objectives
New York’s Community Distributed Generation (CDG) program is a promising resource in the toolbox for helping low- and moderate-income customers tap into renewable energy, but the program has some limitations. In its present form, residential CDG projects must have a...