Author Archives: Anjali Patel

House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on EPA’s Carbon Rules

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Anjali Patel

UPDATED 02.21.2017 Hearing materials are available here. Tomorrow, October 7, 2015, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Power will hold a hearing entitled “EPA’s CO2 Regulations for New and Existing Power Plants.” Janet McCabe, Acting Assistant … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Posts | Tagged | Comments Off on House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on EPA’s Carbon Rules

Latest Developments in the Domestic Offshore Wind Industry

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Anjali Patel

In late September, the Department of Energy released the 2014-15 Offshore Wind Technologies Market Report. The main focus of the report is the status of domestic offshore wind development. The report highlights the 30-MW Block Island Wind Farm project which … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Posts | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Latest Developments in the Domestic Offshore Wind Industry

Putting a Price on Carbon

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Anjali Patel

There are many schools of thought regarding which policies will be most effective in reducing carbon emissions. One of the more widely discussed methods is to monetize, or put a price on, carbon emissions. Potential pricing mechanisms include carbon taxes … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Posts | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Putting a Price on Carbon

Modeling the Clean Power Plan

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Anjali Patel

The Clean Power Plan’s implementation costs and impact on the nation’s electric portfolio depend largely on the compliance mechanisms that states will choose to implement (or in the case of states who say no, that EPA will choose to implement). … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Posts | Tagged , | Comments Off on Modeling the Clean Power Plan

DOE’s Quadrennial Technology Review

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Anjali Patel

On September 10, the Department of Energy released its second Quadrennial Technology Review (2015 QTR). A robust 505 pages, the 2015 QTR examines the current status of and current and future challenges facing the nation’s energy system. It also examines … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Posts | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on DOE’s Quadrennial Technology Review