Comments for California Dream 2.0 http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream Using new environmentalism to grow the economy Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:44:23 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on California's Cap and Trade Program After Six Months: Three Reasons the Momentum is Here to Stay by Ken Glick (EEI) http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/2013/05/21/californias-cap-and-trade-program-after-six-months-three-reasons-the-momentum-is-here-to-stay/comment-page-1/ Ken Glick (EEI) Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:44:23 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/?p=2387#comment-4897 I'm sorry but six months is simply not a long enough time to evaluate California's cap-and-trade auction. It's going to take a minimum of three years before we can judge whether it's ultimately an environmental boon for great big waste of time and effort. Nevertheless, here's hoping that it does work out. I'm sorry but six months is simply not a long enough time to evaluate California's cap-and-trade auction. It's going to take a minimum of three years before we can judge whether it's ultimately an environmental boon for great big waste of time and effort.

Nevertheless, here's hoping that it does work out.

]]> Comment on Cream Cheese and Time-Of-Use Electricity Pricing by wd http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/2013/05/07/cream-cheese-and-time-of-use-electricity-pricing/comment-page-1/ wd Sat, 18 May 2013 02:38:57 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/?p=2347#comment-4760 We have a TOU plan from our utility. We've been signed up for about 4 years. Every year the utility sends a memo stating how much we have saved by volunteering for the TOU plan. For us, it amounts to $200+/year savings from pricing only (ie: not counting reduced kwh usage). The calculation is based on our actual kwh usage and the amount of $ paid versus how much we would have paid on the traditional fixed rate pricing method. The key to success for us has been to have an advantage prior to signing up. Our advantage was an ability to avoid air conditioning usage during hot summer days without having the house overheat. Without this advantage, we'd have trouble breaking even on the TOU plan. With this advantage, we save a small amount of $ all year long, in all 12 months, and 24 hours daily. Part of the benefit is fewer kwhs used during summer and part is lower pricing for those kwhs actually consumed. Any building (commercial, residential, industrial) can achieve the same advantage and realize proportional savings. To reduce the heat load to the a/c, intercept infrared heating from sunlight before it enters the building. It is possible to do this while still allowing most of the visible component of sunlight to enter the building. Think cool and bright. LBNL (at Berkeley) is studying window attachments to document the effectiveness and economics of each for reducing the a/c load. Since the worst peak electricity problems occur during hot summer days, the window attachments provide their best benefits when the utility needs it the most. Meanwhile, you don't mind your a/c being off during the day because the usual heating from sunlight is largely absent. Naturally, some amount of heating still occurs so your a/c catches up overnight when wholesale kwh pricing is low. With this desirable posture for the summer heat, you're in position to save $ all year long in the TOU program for your area. We have a TOU plan from our utility. We've been signed up for about 4 years. Every year the utility sends a memo stating how much we have saved by volunteering for the TOU plan. For us, it amounts to $200+/year savings from pricing only (ie: not counting reduced kwh usage). The calculation is based on our actual kwh usage and the amount of $ paid versus how much we would have paid on the traditional fixed rate pricing method.

The key to success for us has been to have an advantage prior to signing up. Our advantage was an ability to avoid air conditioning usage during hot summer days without having the house overheat. Without this advantage, we'd have trouble breaking even on the TOU plan. With this advantage, we save a small amount of $ all year long, in all 12 months, and 24 hours daily. Part of the benefit is fewer kwhs used during summer and part is lower pricing for those kwhs actually consumed. Any building (commercial, residential, industrial) can achieve the same advantage and realize proportional savings.

To reduce the heat load to the a/c, intercept infrared heating from sunlight before it enters the building. It is possible to do this while still allowing most of the visible component of sunlight to enter the building. Think cool and bright. LBNL (at Berkeley) is studying window attachments to document the effectiveness and economics of each for reducing the a/c load. Since the worst peak electricity problems occur during hot summer days, the window attachments provide their best benefits when the utility needs it the most. Meanwhile, you don't mind your a/c being off during the day because the usual heating from sunlight is largely absent. Naturally, some amount of heating still occurs so your a/c catches up overnight when wholesale kwh pricing is low. With this desirable posture for the summer heat, you're in position to save $ all year long in the TOU program for your area.

]]> Comment on Linkage Approval Boosts Cap-and-Trade Momentum by California Cap and Trade Goes International | Private Investigator & Investigations California (626)230-3137 Arcadia Beverly Hills Glendale Long Beach Los Angeles Pasadena Santa Monica http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/2013/04/19/linkage-approval-boosts-cap-and-trade-momentum/comment-page-1/ California Cap and Trade Goes International | Private Investigator & Investigations California (626)230-3137 Arcadia Beverly Hills Glendale Long Beach Los Angeles Pasadena Santa Monica Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:41:50 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/?p=2301#comment-4535 [...] California’s cap and trade system is still in its big growth phrase after its relatively recent launch. Now the CA Air Resources Board (CARB) is looking to extend the reach of the market with a new deal with the Canadian province of Quebec. With California Air Resources Board (CARB) approving linkage between California and Quebec’s cap-and-trade programs today, these two programs will now be able to trade emissions allowances across borders starting in 2014.  CARB’s action comes on the heels of Governor Brown’s recent decision to approve the linkage, which will increase the size of California’s cap-and-trade market by 20 percent. More importantly, linkage will boost California’s clean energy economy by creating a broader market for innovative, low-carbon technologies.  The linkage is also a shot in the arm for global efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, and it sends a positive signal to other jurisdictions that are working on building their own carbon markets and might ultimately seek to join with California and Quebec. (EDFBlog) [...] [...] California's cap and trade system is still in its big growth phrase after its relatively recent launch. Now the CA Air Resources Board (CARB) is looking to extend the reach of the market with a new deal with the Canadian province of Quebec. With California Air Resources Board (CARB) approving linkage between California and Quebec's cap-and-trade programs today, these two programs will now be able to trade emissions allowances across borders starting in 2014.  CARB's action comes on the heels of Governor Brown's recent decision to approve the linkage, which will increase the size of California's cap-and-trade market by 20 percent. More importantly, linkage will boost California's clean energy economy by creating a broader market for innovative, low-carbon technologies.  The linkage is also a shot in the arm for global efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, and it sends a positive signal to other jurisdictions that are working on building their own carbon markets and might ultimately seek to join with California and Quebec. (EDFBlog) [...]

]]> Comment on California’s Secret to Green Jobs and a Thriving Clean Economy? It’s Policy. by California Leading The Way To Clean Energy Innovation While A Few Lag Behind Investing In Litigation, Obstructionism http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/2013/04/10/californias-secret-to-green-jobs-and-a-thriving-clean-economy-its-policy-2/comment-page-1/ California Leading The Way To Clean Energy Innovation While A Few Lag Behind Investing In Litigation, Obstructionism Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:52:28 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/?p=2259#comment-4526 [...] forward five months, Californians are already realizing critical health and economic benefits from this groundbreaking environmental policy. And, the Golden State continues to lead the way in [...] [...] forward five months, Californians are already realizing critical health and economic benefits from this groundbreaking environmental policy. And, the Golden State continues to lead the way in [...]

]]> Comment on California’s Secret to Green Jobs and a Thriving Clean Economy? It’s Policy. by your input here http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/2013/04/10/californias-secret-to-green-jobs-and-a-thriving-clean-economy-its-policy-2/comment-page-1/ your input here Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:56:14 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/?p=2259#comment-4514 You could definitely see your expertise in the paintings you write. The sector hopes for more passionate writers like you who are not afraid to say how they believe. Always go after your heart. "History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon." by Napoleon. You could definitely see your expertise in the paintings you write. The sector hopes for more passionate writers like you who are not afraid to say how they believe. Always go after your heart. "History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon." by Napoleon.

]]> Comment on California’s Secret to Green Jobs and a Thriving Clean Economy? It’s Policy. by Mario Barraza http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/2013/04/10/californias-secret-to-green-jobs-and-a-thriving-clean-economy-its-policy-2/comment-page-1/ Mario Barraza Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:51:37 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/?p=2259#comment-4502 Is good to see that green energy is mubing on Is good to see that green energy is mubing on

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See my model wind energy. simple – mild-effective-inexpensive, can be placed anywhere in the southernmost islands north pole ( the Arctic and Antarctica )(even cold weather)
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]]> Comment on California’s Secret to Green Jobs and a Thriving Clean Economy? It’s Policy. by Conservation Science News April 12, 2013 | PRBO Science News http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/2013/04/10/californias-secret-to-green-jobs-and-a-thriving-clean-economy-its-policy-2/comment-page-1/ Conservation Science News April 12, 2013 | PRBO Science News Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:44:35 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/?p=2259#comment-4485 [...] By Jorge Madrid via EDF [...] [...] By Jorge Madrid via EDF [...]

]]> Comment on California’s Secret to Green Jobs and a Thriving Clean Economy? It’s Policy. by Daniel Coffey http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/2013/04/10/californias-secret-to-green-jobs-and-a-thriving-clean-economy-its-policy-2/comment-page-1/ Daniel Coffey Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:46:44 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/?p=2259#comment-4474 As much as I want a focus on "good jobs," we need to pay attention to the reality of the situation and the artificial delays which are occurring as people try to craft a jobs-intensive, solar-on-rooftop approach to reducing greenhouse gases. The reality is we need to rapidly and massive reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, and that means economically transforming and de-carbonizing electricity generation and electrifying transportation to the maximum extent and as fast a possible. Many of the "good job: approaches are way too slow and far more expensive to accomplish the real objectives in the actual time alloted. We need to remember why we are expediting this transformation: global warming and its awful, relentless consequences. As much as I want a focus on "good jobs," we need to pay attention to the reality of the situation and the artificial delays which are occurring as people try to craft a jobs-intensive, solar-on-rooftop approach to reducing greenhouse gases. The reality is we need to rapidly and massive reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, and that means economically transforming and de-carbonizing electricity generation and electrifying transportation to the maximum extent and as fast a possible. Many of the "good job: approaches are way too slow and far more expensive to accomplish the real objectives in the actual time alloted. We need to remember why we are expediting this transformation: global warming and its awful, relentless consequences.

]]> Comment on California’s Secret to Green Jobs and a Thriving Clean Economy? It’s Policy. by California’s Secret to Green Jobs and a Thriving Clean Economy? It’s Policy http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/2013/04/10/californias-secret-to-green-jobs-and-a-thriving-clean-economy-its-policy-2/comment-page-1/ California’s Secret to Green Jobs and a Thriving Clean Economy? It’s Policy Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:27:00 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/californiadream/?p=2259#comment-4470 [...] This article originally appeared on the Environmental Defense Fund. [...] [...] This article originally appeared on the Environmental Defense Fund. [...]

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