What is the outlook for renewable energy in electricity generation--particularly wind and solar power--as a substitute for such conventional fuels as coal and natural gas?

While Governor Jerry Brown will be safely out of office by the time his wind and solar energy regulations kick in, the rest of us will have to deal with the high costs, low reliability, and environmental degradation attendant upon this latest exercise in the fantasies of renewable power.

U.S. House of Representatives hearing on tax policy impacts on the commercial application of renewable energy technology

Why is the process of restructuring so different in electricity than in other infrastructure industries?

This volume explores how Texas's groundbreaking program of electricity restructuring has become a model for truly competitive energy markets in the United States.

A number of states have recently sought to increase competition in the electricity industry to drive down prices, increase supply, and improve service quality. Yet in the aftermath of the rolling blackouts and power shortages that afflicted California in 2000 and 2001, many jurisdictions have been reluctant to break with...

An analysis on the cost of energy showed how the supply costs vary with purchase quantity.