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Author Archives: Severin Borenstein
Peak electricity pricing can save you money
Here in California, summer weather is quickly approaching and once again parts of the state are facing potential electricity shortages. This year the biggest concern is in Southern California due primarily to the continued outage at the San Onofre Nuclear … Continue reading
“We’re for Import free trade, just not Export free trade”
• For much of the last 40 years US politicians have railed against the countries of OPEC for restricting exports of oil for their own economic gain. Just 7 years ago, more than a dozen Senators, from both parties, introduced … Continue reading
Forecasting Supply and Demand in California’s Cap and Trade Market
Today we are taking the unusual step of posting in advance a draft paper that will be presented at the Energy Institute’s POWER research conference on March 22. The paper is “Forecasting Demand and Supply in California’s Cap and Trade … Continue reading
What’s Keystone XL Got To Do With It?
Let’s face it. The opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline isn’t about dirty oil. It’s about oil. James Hansen and the other leading opponents focus on the GHGs that will be released when all of the oil in the Canadian … Continue reading
California holds its first cap and trade auction
The first auction of allowances for California’s cap and trade market took place on Wednesday November 14 and the results were released on Monday. The state auctioned off allowances for vintage 2013 and 2015 (an allowance can be used in … Continue reading
Are Fossil Fuel Subsidies Really the Problem for Renewables?
I had a great time last Friday at Berkeley’s Annual Energy Symposium put on by the Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative. Interesting people, interesting talks, and great to catch up with former students who are now working in all parts … Continue reading
What (if anything) to do about California gasoline price spikes
Here we go again. A couple refinery disruptions, a pipeline shutdown, and before you know it gas prices in California have jumped more than 50 cents compared to the rest of the country. Soon politicians will be wringing their hands … Continue reading
In Praise of Energy Efficiency Rebound
Energy efficiency (EE) discussions never get far before someone raises the specter of “rebound.” Rebound is the consumers’ response to an energy efficiency improvement that causes them to increase energy consumption. If your car gets better fuel economy, you may … Continue reading
Moving the Energy Debate Away From Nonsense
For the past few years, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has been claiming that U.S. production of corn ethanol has had massive benefits for consumers by lowering the cost of gasoline at the pump by around $1 per gallon. If … Continue reading
Many Reasons to Dislike Renewables Mandates, but Fraudulent Credits Isn’t a Good One
There’s been a lot of e-discussion since July 4th about the New York Times article on renewable fuel credits that were fraudulently sold by a not-so-clever crook in Maryland. He claimed to be producing millions of gallons of biodiesel, which … Continue reading
