As reported by the Washington Post, the EPA is ending the Energy Star Program. This program has resulted in providing consumers with valuable information about energy consumption that has saved them over $500 billion since the program started in 1991. The Energy Star program is a part of many green building requirements, ie, requirements to […]
These two articles can help to clarify some of the confusion about the gas or electric appliance debate and the push towards electric appliances like induction stoves. Fist, let’s be clear, notwithstanding the dog whistles of certain politicians that the government is taking away your gas stove, this is simply not the case….. The question […]
I have written on the problem with the end of life of solar panels. The real problem is that as with many products that we make, we don’t think of the end of life of that product as a chance to recover valuable resources, but as an end of life. This is one of the […]
In this recent Times post, Xcel Energy is highlighted for its proposal to replace two coal fired power plants with renewable energy supplemented by natural gas. Why? Based on the bids received by the company, the company will be able to operate the new plants for less than it would have cost them to keep […]
I have often wondered why middle eastern countries, rich in sun, have not made a big push into solar to help their transition from oil to a more stable energy economy. Well, the Saudi government seems to have figured out that the best time to invest in a new technology is when you have money […]