State Authority Over Mercury Emissions From Power Plants

Date: 12 Apr 2005 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

We received a question on the whether or not states like New Jersey have authority to enact more stringent rules on mercury emissions from power plants than what the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued recently. Here is the original question: Q. My state (New Jersey) is suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its new regulation … Read More

Are Ethanol Mandates a Good Idea?

Date: 30 Mar 2005 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

We received a question on whether or not the state of Montana should enact a requirement for a 10 percent ethanol blend in its gasoline supplies. Dr. Dave responded, noting that Montana is one of six states that has in place or is currently debating, an ethanol mandate. The complete Question and Answer from Dr.Dave:  Are … Read More

Hybrid Vehicles and HOV Lanes

Date: 24 Mar 2005 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

We received a question on whether or not hybrid electric/gas vehicles should be allowed to use high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. Dr. Dave responded, calling hybrid cars an essential component of a sustainable transportation strategy but policies to let them use HOV lanes would be unnecessary and counterproductive. The complete Question and Answer from Dr.Dave:  Is … Read More

Report: Oregon Looks At Knocking Down Barriers to Expand Distributed Generation

Date: 14 Mar 2005 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Oregon Public Utility Commission [OPUC] issued a report, "Distributed Generation in Oregon: Overview, Regulatory Barriers and Recommendations. The report describes how customers and utilities are using DG technologies, their benefits, as well as current and projected costs. This report stands out since very few states have devoted resources to investigate policy options to increase distributed generation.

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California Seeks A Million Solar Roofs by 2018

Date: 9 Mar 2005 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In late February, California Governor Schwarzenegger’s office released the details of the California Million Solar Roofs bills (SB 1 and SB 1017). The two bills together will create a ten-year incentive program to help Californians install one million solar electric rooftops on homes and businesses throughout the state by 2018.

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