Pear Energy, a small company based in Massachusetts, has a great way for ratepayers to fight climate change and support clean, renewable energy. Pear Energy offers residential electricity customers and small business owners the opportunity to power their homes and businesses with 100% renewable energy, all without installing solar panels or turbines. With Pear, even renters […]
Archives for June 2014
The Clean Power Plan – Following a Consistent Approach to Setting State Goals
Have you ever wondered how the EPA determined carbon pollution goals for each state under the Clean Power Plan? This post on the EPA Blog explains how each state’s goals for the Clean Power Plan are calculated. To read more of this article click here, or see below! – by Janet McCabe The Clean Power Plan – […]
Utilities are frightened of a “death spiral.” They shouldn’t be.
The electric and gas utility industries are facing substantial changes. For decades, rising sales have contributed to increasing revenues and profits, but the combination of improved energy efficiency with the growing use of solar electric systems and other forms of “distributed energy” has reduced growth rates, which could lead to small declines in future sales. […]
EPA Gets Serious About Climate Change Pollution
The Alliance for Affordable Energy says the new carbon rule is a win-win-win for Louisiana. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new federal carbon pollution standards for existing power plants that will likely boost Louisiana’s natural gas industry, improve public health, and safeguard our coast. The new rules are one part of an across-the-board approach EPA […]
