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Author Archives: Elizabeth M. Bailey
From Big Energy Consumption (E) to Lower Energy Consumption (e)
Very little shocks me anymore. But I was shocked – SHOCKED! – to discover that one space in our house which takes up only about 5% of the floor space draws more than 20% of the KWH our house consumes … Continue reading
California Holds Its Second Cap and Trade Auction: Signs of a Maturing Market
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) held its second auction for greenhouse gas allowances this past Tuesday (Feb 19th). Severin blogged about his reactions to the first auction held back in November 2012 here. As a quick refresher, in the … Continue reading
Information Is Power
Like many people, I have a pretty good idea of how much I spend every week on groceries. I also have a pretty good idea of how much many of the grocery items that I buy week in and week … Continue reading
Getting the Biggest Bang for California’s Energy Efficiency Buck
The State of California is poised to spend nearly half a billion dollars a year in each of the next five years on energy efficiency investments using funds generated from a recently closed tax loophole. Catherine has a terrific OpEd in today’s Sacramento … Continue reading
Deck the Halls with LEDs
As a parent of two preschoolers, I get talked in to many things. This past weekend, I was talked in to decorating our front porch with a string of holiday lights. For the pre-tax price of $16.99 at Costco, my … Continue reading
Dynamic Electricity Pricing
For most things people purchase – like toothpaste, books, and televisions – prices don’t change over the course of the day: Consumers pay the same price regardless of whether they buy it at 8am, 2pm or 10pm. Residential households in … Continue reading
Tesoro’s Acquisition of BP’s Carson Refinery (California Prices at the Pump: Part 2)
Last week I provided my reactions to Senator Feinstein’s letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on market manipulation of gas prices after the Chevron Richmond refinery fire. Speaking of prices at the pump in California, how will Tesoro’s pending acquisition … Continue reading
California Prices at the Pump
On August 6, a fire tore through Chevron’s Richmond refinery. The Richmond refinery is located in Northern California, a few miles outside of San Francisco, and is the third largest refinery in California. Wholesale gasoline prices in California, as measured … Continue reading
The Dog Days of Summer
For many people in the U.S., the summer of 2012 will be memorable for the unusually high and persistent heat. No one likes the heat, right? Not so fast: What if people who live in hot places don’t mind hot … Continue reading
A Sea Change in U.S. Generation
Ever since I can remember, a rough but useful rule of thumb to describe the sources of U.S. electricity generation is that 50% comes from coal-fired plants, 20% comes from nuclear, and the rest comes from natural gas, hydro, and … Continue reading
