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Clear Strategy Could Make This The “Century Of Philanthropy” – If It’s Money Well Spent
EI’s Hal Harvey says the 21st Century has been called the “Century of Philanthropy,” but since philanthropy is evolving, it is worth rethinking what works, what fails, and how to ensure it is money well spent.
Top Renewable Energy Financiers Reveal Pathway To $1 Trillion In U.S. Investment
EI’s Silvio Marcacci says a new survey shows renewable energy will be an increasingly attractive investment in the U.S. and could attract $1 trillion in cumulative private investment by 2030.
Listening To Beneficiary Needs And Respecting Grantees
EI’s Hal Harvey outlines how listening to beneficiary needs and respecting grantees can ensure that philanthropic funding is money well spent.
Will Ontario’s Carbon Market Withdrawal Harm The Western Climate Initiative? No, Says Price Rebound.
EI’s Chris Busch says Ontario’s withdrawal from the WCI carbon market was a temporary setback for North American cap-and-trade, but the nostalgic play for 20th century economics could cost Canada’s most populous province billions.
Three Ways Energy Storage Can Generate Revenue In America’s Organized Power Markets
EI’s Eric Gimon says even though energy storage is surging in the U.S., it hasn’t yet been able to plug into America’s organized power markets, but fortunately, energy storage can tap these new markets and earn revenue through three tactics.
Refining Competitive Electricity Market Rules To Unlock Flexibility
EI’s Sonia Aggarwal and Robbie Orvis outline how to increase grid flexibility in competitive energy markets by refining market rules in Electricity Journal.
New Jersey Is Now The United States’ Hottest Clean Energy Economy
EI’s Mike O’Boyle and NJ Conservation Foundation’s Barb Blumenthal say New Jersey is the hottest U.S. clean energy market with a 50% renewable energy by 2030 goal as well as America’s most ambitious offshore wind and energy storage targets.
New Jersey (Re)emerges As A National Clean Energy Leader
EI’s Mike O’Boyle co-authors an editorial describing how New Jersey’s new clean energy legislation will help it re-emerge as a national leader on offshore wind, solar power, efficiency, and energy storage.
Uneconomic Coal Could Be Squeezed Out Of European Union Power Markets By 2030
EI’s Silvio Marcacci says economics and climate policies are squeezing European Union coal generation, closing power plants and threatening huge stranded asset costs. Coal could be completely uneconomic in the EU as soon as 2030.
ERCOT’s Summer Peak Demand Forecast: New Investment, Generator Profits, No Blackouts
EI’s Eric Gimon discusses how the ERCOT summer peak demand forecast will weather tight supply margins and attract new investment without suffering blackouts.