Author Archives: Jeff Bayne

DOE to Conduct Study of Electricity Markets’ Impact on Baseload Generation

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

Last week, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry issued a memo directing his staff to conduct a study examining electricity markets and reliability.  The memo centers around the concern of the erosion of critical baseload resources, particularly coal-fired power generation.  Secretary … Continue reading →

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U.S. Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Continued to Decline in 2016

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

While global energy-related CO2 emissions remained flat in 2016, U.S. energy sector emissions fell by 1.7% according to the EIA.  This drop continues the trend of declining energy-related emissions in the U.S.  The 5,170 million metric tons emitted in 2016 … Continue reading →

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Breaking Down the Energy Executive Order

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

UPDATED 03.31.2017 The Executive Order has been published in the Federal Register, 82 Fed. Reg. 16,093. Also, the Office of Management and Budget released a statement regarding the budgetary impact analysis for this executive order. Earlier this week, President Trump … Continue reading →

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Global Energy Sector CO2 Emissions Flat for Third Consecutive Year

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that energy-related CO2 emissions in 2016 were the same as those in 2015, marking the third straight year of flat emissions.  Global energy emissions remained at 32.1 gigatons, despite growth in the global economy … Continue reading →

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Predicting a Future Without the Clean Power Plan

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

With litigation ongoing before the D.C. Circuit and possible action from the Trump Administration, it is an understatement to call the CPP’s future uncertain.  Not surprisingly, some groups have gone from studying the effects of the CPP’s implementation to studying … Continue reading →

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