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After all of the heat of the debate, a bit of data analysis sheds some light. Last week, California’s Public Utilities Commission moved forward with an income-graduated fixed charge (IGFC) … Continue Reading Reality Checking California’s Income-Graduated Fixed Charge
In 2024, residential PV will shift nearly $4 billion onto others’ bills, more than double the 2020 amount. There’s a lot of anger in California right now about rising electricity … Continue Reading California’s Exploding Rooftop Solar Cost Shift
Bill savings from residential PV are as large now as a few years ago, but the industry is facing other big challenges. 2019 was a good year for residential solar … Continue Reading What’s Not Crushing California Rooftop Solar?
Insights on the future of the electric grid, affordability, artificial intelligence and more drew readers to the Energy Institute Blog this year. The past is no longer a good guide … Continue Reading Top 10 Energy Institute Blog Posts of 2023
Increased borrowing costs make long-term investments more expensive. Depending on which headlines you’ve been reading, you might have gotten the sense that all is not well with the green transition. … Continue Reading Do High Interest Rates Threaten the Green Transition?
New research finds little relationship between heat pump adoption and household income. One concern with subsidies for low-carbon technologies is that they tend to go predominantly to high-income households. Previous … Continue Reading Are Heat Pump Subsidies Regressive?
Addressing some misunderstandings about California’s rate redesign proposals. The California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC’s) current proceeding to develop income-graduated fixed charges (IGFCs) for residential electricity bills is getting a lot … Continue Reading Rebalancing Rates for Electrification and Equity
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