Electricity capacity markets are designed to make sure that there is enough electricity when needed, though recent winter storms have highlighted their vulnerability to extreme weather events. A new study...
A new study measures the impact corporate emissions have on society, causing average damages roughly equal to 44 percent of firms’ operating profits. Mandatory disclosure would provide the data necessary...
Companies with fossil fuel facilities are reluctant to build transmission lines that carry renewable energy, a new study finds. In doing so, energy buyers are experiencing unwarranted financial risks.
Many programs offer clean and efficient energy technologies to vulnerable households at low or no cost, but getting people to participate can be challenging. A recent study of California's low-income...
People are more motivated by saving money on gas than reducing their personal impact on climate change and are less willing to pay a fee in their electric bills to...
After several states began requiring that hydraulic fracturing firms disclose their activities and the chemical composition of their fracturing fluids, the firms changed their behaviors and local water quality improved.
In a case study where residents were encouraged to reduce their residential energy use, including the use of air conditioners, the mortality rate increased.
