The team of 38 North joined forces with Jim Wrathall and Eli Hinckley of Sullivan and Worcester LLP to develop EDGE Distributed Energy Advisory, a newsletter detailing distributed energy finance efforts in the United States and globally. As technologies and policies begin to move the electric grid to a more decentralized system, our two teams […]
Congress Returns From Recess but the Action Remains in the States
The team at 38 North has found that, while it is important to work closely with EPA on their important carbon-related rule-makings and to keep Congress informed on a wide variety of topics and issues, much of the real action in clean energy is taking place in the states. Statehouses and utility commissions are setting policies for renewables, energy […]
Heating Up: Climate and Clean Tech
As we celebrate our nation’s independence, some of us head for the East Coast beaches where Hurricane Arthur will keep folks hunkered down; others are heading for the cooler mountains; others are staying in the sweltering DC swamp. Whatever the weather, climate change has been creeping back into our consciousness thanks to the President’s Climate Action […]
Our Take: Clean Energy and EPA 111(d) Rule on Existing Power Plants
Background and Process This week EPA proposed a rule to regulate greenhouse gases from existing coal power plants under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. EPA estimates the regulation will reduce national carbon dioxide emission levels by up to 30% by 2030. With the proposal’s release, the public now has 120 days to file comments, before […]
Tax Extenders Loom as Deck Chairs Shuffled in Senate
Last week as newly installed Ambassador Baucus headed for China, Senator Mary Landrieu took the helm of Senate Energy and Natural Resources and Senator Ron Wyden moved over to Chair Senate Finance, shifting his focus from energy policy to energy taxes. The most pressing issue at hand for clean energy and innovation is the extension […]
EPA: New Power Plant Rule Issued
As the Polar Vortex was pummeling the nation with sub-Arctic temperatures, the Environmental Protection Agency this week issued its draft rule for new power plants. This is the first foray into regulating greenhouse gas emissions at the national level for new power plants. The EPA will be taking comments for 60 days, but this is […]
Climate Action Plan: President Using Authority to Make Good on Promises
Last week President Obama announced several initiatives to continue implementation of the Climate Action Plan announced last summer. The Administration announced that the DOE Better Buildings Challenge will expand its program to multi-family housing and has started three Better Buildings accelerators focused on energy data, performance contracting, and industrial performance. In addition, the White House issued a Presidential Memorandum that builds on Executive […]
Our Take: Congress over the next 12 months
With a little less than a year to go until the 2014 mid-term elections, Congress has a number of big decisions looming. Here is a quick look into where we are today, and what we see in front of us over the next year. Post-Shutdown Status On October 16th, the Federal government shutdown came to […]
Veterans Day: We Salute Champions of Change Taking on Climate Change
As we honor all of our veterans past and present today, we are proud that so many folks coming back from the field have been inspired to become clean tech entrepreneurs. The White House honored these “Champions of Change” at a ceremony last week where a dozen vets talked about their reasons for becoming innovators […]
Keeping Light Shining on Renewables
As an energy efficiency bill teeters on the verge of passage or collapse in the Senate, this past week not one but two renewable energy standard bills were introduced in that chamber. The Udall cousins, Mark (D-CO) and Tom (D-NM), joined forces with Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to introduce for the third […]
