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Offshore Wind Prices Have Fallen 75% Since 2014: Here’s How To De-Risk Projects Even Further
EI’s Mike O’Boyle says offshore wind could be America’s biggest bipartisan clean energy success story in the next two years if policymakers design policies that cut project costs.
Plunging Prices Mean Building New Renewable Energy Is Cheaper Than Running Existing Coal
EI’s Megan Mahajan details how the price to build new renewable energy has fallen below the cost of running existing coal-fired power plants across the U.S.
Carbon Pricing Is Key To Fighting Climate Change-But It’s No Silver Bullet
This Designing Climate Solutions excerpt outlines how carbon pricing is one of the most effective ways to reduce emissions, but isn’t a silver bullet.
Blending Taxes And Cap-And-Trade Could Improve Carbon Pricing
EI’s Chris Busch suggests that a hybrid carbon pricing policy taking the best aspects of cap-and-trade and a carbon tax could be a bipartisan success.
U.S. Utilities Face Dramatic Change: Here’s How To Succeed At Utility Business Model Reform
EI’s Amanda Myers outlines how policymakers and utilities can align profit with public policy objectives to succeed at utility business model reform.
The Ins And Outs Of De-Risking Renewable Energy Investments
An excerpt from EI’s new book Designing Climate Solutions outlines how de-risking renewable energy projects can accelerate investment and deployment of clean energy.
Investment-Grade Policy: De-Risking Renewable Energy Projects
An excerpt from EI’s new book Designing Climate Solutions outlines how de-risking renewable energy projects can accelerate investment and deployment of clean energy.
How To Encourage Policies And R&D For Carbon-Reducing Technologies
An excerpt from EI’s new book Designing Climate Solutions outlines how research and development can accelerate deployment of technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Well-Designed Subsidies Boost Electric Vehicle Adoption
An excerpt from Energy Innovation’s new book Designing Climate Solutions discusses how well-designed electric vehicle subsidies can accelerate deployment.
How Dumb Distribution Spending Crowds Out A Smart Clean Energy Future
An America’s Power Plan contributor outlines how utility distribution grid spending could help add distributed clean energy and improve grid resilience.