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New Energy Institute working paper finds retailers cut prices when rivals are nearby. Gasoline is virtually the same product no matter where you buy it, yet retail prices range considerably. … Continue Reading Does Station Competition Drive Gas Prices?
Not in most places, but the summer is not yet over. Today is the last day of the hottest month in recorded global history. Here in the United States, temperature … Continue Reading Are Record Temperatures Causing Record U.S. Electricity Consumption?
This week’s blog post is co-authored with Duncan Callaway. What to make of the widening gap between public and private power prices? If you’re a regular reader of this blog, … Continue Reading Not All of California’s Electricity Prices Are High
The Bidenomics of place-based climate policy. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a big climate deal. At the heart of this deal are billions of dollars in clean energy tax … Continue Reading Can Targeted Tax Credits Bring Clean Energy to Coal Country?
Public transport ridership is in serious trouble. We know that having the average American commuter move an average car weighing 4,000 pounds 41 miles across a highway is an inefficient … Continue Reading Riders on the Strom*?
Readers were drawn to timely analysis on rooftop solar, the Texas power crisis and building electrification. Over one million California households and businesses have put solar panels on their roofs. … Continue Reading Top 10 Energy Institute Blog Posts of 2021
Unequal access to air conditioning has important implications for productivity, health, and education. (Today’s post is co-authored by Stephen Jarvis, an assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Environment … Continue Reading Air Conditioning and Global Inequality
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