10/07/19
Here’s (1) our latest setback in the Bloom Energy saga, and (2) an offshore wind development that could presage Delaware support for another “white elephant” energy project. Read More...Tags: Bloom Energy, DNREC, Environmental Appeals Board, Delamarva Power, Red Lion, Brookside, John Nichols, John Greer, DE Supreme Court, Offshore Wind Work Group, Gov. John Carney, man-made global warming theory
05/27/19
SAFE board mulls some tough issues, including reviving the interest of our political leaders in balancing the budget vs. promising “free stuff” that taxpayers aren’t willing to pay for. Read More...Tags: joe Biden, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Beto O'Rourke, President Donald Trump, President Barack Obama, China trade war, Strategas Research Partners, Morgan Stanley, Lewis Powell, Federal Researc monetary policy, Fed inflation target, Sen. Tom Carper, Bloom Energy, PSC, DNREC, John Nichols, Sen. Harris McDowell, John Greer, Gov. John Carney, MD Governor Larry Hogan
01/21/19
Delaware regulators should require Bloom Energy to explain how its proposal to replace all fuel cells at the QFCP facilities (Red Lion & Brookside) would serve the public interest. Read More...Tags: John Nichols, Public Service Commission, QFCP tariff, Bloom Energy proposal to replace fuel cells, DNREC, Lisa Vest, Karen Mattio, Arne Ballantine, Caesar Rodney Institute, David Stevenson, Clint Laird, hazardous solid waste, fuel cell decoking, Delaware Coastal Zone permit, investment tax credit , Lindsay Leveen, Amy Roe, EPA, Shawn Garvin, Gov. John Carney, Matt Hartigan, Andrew Slater
09/10/18
Never mind climate science or how the electric power grid works, renewable energy policies are based primarily on political considerations.
Read More...Tags: Paris climate agreement, President Donald Trump, man-made global warming theory, global warming, climate change, fossil fuels, social desirability bias, virtue signaling, Judith Curry, John Christy, Michael Mann, Roger Pielke, crop yields, forest cover, solar activity, Maunder minimum, combined cycle natural gas, base-load power, Intermittent power, American Wind Energy Association, 350.org, Sen. Chris Coons, Gov. John Carney, offshore wind power study, Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Power Plan, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Act , fracking boom, DNREC