California’s Wildfire Silos Hurt Utility RatepayersThe threat to Californians from wildfires is clear, present, and obvious. As I sit here, the Chaparral Fire burns in the distance, less…Sep 9, 2021Sep 9, 2021
The Failure of Battery Storage in California — and How to Fix ItBattery storage is often hailed as the messiah of the electric grid, or slightly less dramatically, bacon, because adding it “makes…Dec 3, 2020Dec 3, 2020
Will EVs Lower Your Energy Bill?Imagine that instead of the wave of jealousy you feel when you see your neighbor driving that newly minted Tesla (just me?), a feeling of…Aug 13, 2019Aug 13, 2019
Will California Cry Wolf About the Duck? 2019 Edition.Last year I wrote a blog about the California “duck curve,” our state animal to think or freak out about solar production and curtailment…May 13, 2019May 13, 2019
SDG&E Shows its Hand on Electric Vehicles, Prioritizing Profits Over its Customers and the…In January 2017, San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) submitted an Application to the California Public Utilities Commission to collect over…Feb 25, 2019Feb 25, 2019
Don’t Let Utilities ‘Anchor’ Our WalletsBehavioral economics provides a scientific foundation for why humans behave the way we do, particularly when we’re stupid (OK, irrational)…Dec 11, 2018Dec 11, 2018
Will California Cry Wolf About the Duck?The narrative about California’s renewable energy efforts is often one part doom, two parts gloom. In a story on KQED I heard recently…Sep 12, 2018Sep 12, 2018
Strong Rhetoric on Income Inequality Fails to Produce ResultsBoth sides of the divide agree — income inequality in the U.S. is out of control and something needs to be done about it. This was the key…Dec 4, 20171Dec 4, 20171
California Electric Bills — A Tale of Two StatesBy Marcel Hawiger and Eric BordenMar 10, 2017Mar 10, 2017
Should Utilities Procure Distributed Energy Resources Instead of Investing in the Grid?As distributed energy resources (DER’s), particularly solar PV and battery storage, come down in cost and increase in penetration, they are…Jan 11, 2017Jan 11, 2017
