Senior Partner, E3 Consulting Arne Olson Interviewer: David Spence, Interview Date: June 6, 2019 Keywords: Decarbonization, Resource Adequacy “In the Pacific Northwest ... the good news is that we can ... achieve 80% reductions below 1990 levels in something...
Carey King: Economic Growth, Inequality & Decarbonization
Research Scientist & Assistant Director, University of Texas Energy Institute Carey King Interviewer: David Spence, Interview date: May 24, 2019 Keywords: Decarbonization, GDP, Variable Costs, Capitalism, Energy Return on Investment (EROI) "It's not clear...
Jesse Jenkins: The Best Route to Net-Zero Emissions
Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Fellow, Harvard University Center for the Environment Jesse Jenkins Interviewer: David Spence, Interview date: 2/21/19 Keywords: Cost of Energy, Decarbonization, Resource Adequacy, Resource Planning Model...
Joel Eisen and Shelley Welton: Net Metering & the Value of Distributed Solar Generation
Professor of Law, Univ. of Richmond Joel Eisen Assistant Professor of Law, Univ. of South Carolina Shelley Welton Interviewer: David Spence, April 4, 2019 “Net metering got adopted because it is a simple policy. I don’t worry a lot about net metering...
Dana Harmon: Energy Poverty and the Green Transition
Executive Director, Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute Dana Harmon Interviewer: David Spence, Interview date: 4/16/19 “Only 5% of the people who are eligible for federal energy poverty assistance receive that assistance. There is a need for more and...
Joshua Rhodes: Tinkering with Energy Tradeoffs Online
Research Associate, University of Texas Energy Institute Joshua Rhodes Interviewer: David Spence, Interview date: 4/10/19 “In this tool we calculated the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for 12 different electricity generation technologies, in all 3,110...
Shelley Welton: The Distributional Impacts of Distributed Energy Resources
Assistant Professor of Law, Univ. of South Carolina Shelley Welton Interviewer: David Spence, November 2, 2018 “Utilities are raising an important and fundamental question about how we want to fund the massive transition [to a green energy economy]. Net...