Rob debriefs with colleagues on the latest climate news.| Heatmap News
Reversing federal policies will have "severe" impacts on electricity affordability, Resources for the Future says, but states can implement carbon pricing to drive down ratepayers' energy prices and incentivize more renewable energy development.| pv magazine USA
Most Americans say that rising electricity bills are having at least “a decent amount” of impact on their household finances, according to a new Heatmap Pro poll. The poll, which surveyed more than 3,700 registered voters last month, gives context to how electricity prices have come to dominate national headlines in recent months — and why they’ve become an urgent issue at the state and local level in a few key regions. On the 2024 campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to cu...| Heatmap News
Energy costs have been rising across the United States as demand continues to increase due to power-hungry data centers and the push toward… The post States Are Concerned About Rising Electricity Prices appeared first on IER.| IER
This week on The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the looming government shut down, rate hikes around the country, what is causing them, and more. Links: American Energy Alliance · #245: Wild Blue Yonder (9/22/25) The post The Unregulated Podcast #245: Wild Blue Yonder appeared first on American Energy Alliance.| American Energy Alliance
There’s been a lot of buzz about the impact of data centers on electricity demand–CUB Illinois Executive Director Sarah Moskowitz recently spoke at length about it on a Chicago radio station. This Q&A attempts to get through the hype and give Illinois consumers some facts. What are data centers? A data center is a facility that houses computer systems used for storing, processing and distributing data. A growing number of these facilities are used to power artificial intelligence. A r...| Citizens Utility Board
KEY POINTS South Africans in low-income areas like Thembisa are protesting rising electricity costs, which are unaffordable for many families. “Ene| Energy News Africa Plus
Gas is – or should be – dirt cheap because it's abundant and easy to extract, store and transport. Only politicians infected with the neo-Malthusian green mind virus make energy expensive, says Ben Pile.| The Daily Sceptic
Too many officials have bought a key utility company excuse for rising California electricity prices — the solar “cost shift” is a fundamentally flawed premise.| Economics Outside the Cube
From 2009 to 2018 I presented data comparing the accuracy of the utilities forecasts to those from the CEC IEPR. The IEPR forecasts were consistently much more accurate.| Economics Outside the Cube
Repeal of two tax credits would raise residential customer bills 7% across the country, and even more for businesses, said a report from NERA Economic Consulting.| pv magazine USA
Borenstein’s critique of our analysis acknowledges several key errors by PAO, ignores legal precedents, and uses the wrong analytic tool for the wrong purpose.| Economics Outside the Cube
The PAO generally asserted with no additional evidence that it was correct in all ways. Again, there is no supporting analysis beyond three simplistic calculations to back up the original claim.| Economics Outside the Cube