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Blame California Politicians for Electric Rate Increases
As in year’s past, we in California greet the New Year with yet another electric rate increase. It’s almost impossible to believe this...
Jan 10, 20242 min read
The Inflation Reduction Act
The Energy Show · The Inflation Reduction Act This week’s Energy Show podcast is about the IRA. Even if you’re retired or Irish, the...
Aug 15, 20226 min read
Don’t Tax the Sun Rally
The Energy Show · Don't Tax the Sun This week’s Energy Show is a special Public Service Announcement for the “Don’t Tax the Sun Rally”...
May 23, 20221 min read
Will a Trillion Trees Stop Global Warming
As our society recovers from the triple threats of Coronavirus, economic collapse and social unrest, the longer term threat of global...
Jun 8, 20201 min read
Climate Smart San Jose with Ken Davies
The global warming crisis is a slow-motion train wreck that requires an all hands on deck response. Individuals, businesses and...
Mar 2, 20201 min read
A Millennial's Perspective on the Green New Deal
The Green New Deal is getting a lot more attention as we get into the 2020 Presidential election. The Green New Deal is a set of proposed...
Dec 20, 20191 min read
DOE Continues Solar & Storage Progress
In today’s accelerated and politicized news cycle it is easy to confuse White House pronouncements with the policies that government...
Sep 19, 20192 min read
Politics of Energy and the Environment
With one notable exception, all of the presidential candidates have positions on climate change – AKA Global Warming. President Trump’s...
Jul 28, 20191 min read
The Green New Deal
This week’s Energy Show is about the Green New Deal. Candidly, I’m all for the “green” parts, and not so enthusiastic about some of the...
Mar 21, 20192 min read
Regional Energy Policy Leadership with Tim McRae
California has the best energy policies for clean and renewable energy in the country. And by no accident, because in general that is...
Apr 18, 20181 min read
Tax Reform – What Does It Mean For Solar?
This week’s show is about TAXES! I know, try to contain your excitement. It’s been 32 years since President Reagan pushed through the...
Mar 6, 20181 min read
Trump’s Anti-Environment Policies
Killing the Clean Power Plan Changing utility pricing policies to favor coal and nuclear fuels Providing huge loan guarantees to nuclear...
Nov 1, 20172 min read
Remember the EPA?
all Americans are protected from significant risks to human health and the environment where they live, learn and work; national efforts...
May 16, 20171 min read
DOE Jobs Report
In January the Department of Energy (DOE) published their annual jobs report. The U.S. energy industry employees 6.4 million people. The...
Feb 17, 20172 min read
Presidential Energy Politics
We’re in the midst of a bizarre presidential election. And a global energy transition driven by both economics and climate change. So...
Sep 18, 20162 min read
Pope Calls for the Replacement of Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy and Solar Subsidies
“Very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are presently witnessing a disturbing warming of the climatic system." “Problem is...
Jul 7, 20151 min read
Filing for your Solar Investment Tax Credit
Filing For Your Solar Investment Tax Credit - Feb 2015 It's getting to be that time of the year again -- tax time, that is. As all new...
Feb 18, 20151 min read
Reducing Customer Acquisition Costs for Home Solar Systems
“Comparison Shopping” for a solar power system is a great way for a homeowner to find the cheapest/best system for their needs. BUT IT...
Feb 18, 20132 min read
Yesterday's Solar Eclipse – Tomorrow's Healthy Solar Industry
There was a solar eclipse yesterday. The kind in the sky where the moon partially obscures the sun. Not an eclipse of the Solar Industry....
May 22, 20122 min read
Solar Rights Manifesto
Solar Rights Manifesto Although equipment and direct labor costs have declined as solar systems become simpler and safer, the sad truth...
Oct 21, 20091 min read
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