Category: Utility Costs

Energy Price Increases

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This report, from a British paper, The Guardian, came out in May. As the problem has been increasing in just the few weeks since, and may increase even more very soon, it seems worth reporting now. Comments afterward.

 

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‘Going to increase prices on everybody’:

 

US energy department workers sound alarm over cuts.

 

 

Michael Sainato

The Guardian

May 2025

 

Workers at the US Department of Energy say cuts and deregulations are undermining the ability for the department to function and will result in significant energy cost hikes for consumers.… Keep reading

Killing the $7500 EV Tax Credit

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Here’s a six-month-old report forecasting Trump’s plan to eliminate the tax credits provided by the Inflation Reduction Act. While the article focuses on the EV tax credits, the IRA also benefits the transition to solar power for homes and cars. As the IRA was enacted by Congress, it may be more difficult for Trump to eliminate “by executive order.” Comments afterwards.

 

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Exclusive: Trump’s transition team

aims to kill Biden EV tax credit

 

By Jarrett Renshaw, Chris Kirkham and Nora Eckert

Reuters

November 14, 2024

 

President-elect Donald Trump‘s transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.… Keep reading

EV Batteries Lasting Longer Than Expected

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Here’s a research report that reinforces what I’ve learned over the 12 years in which I’ve been driving an EV for 100% of my local driving. In 2013, as I started hearing more and more about the need to transition from gas to electric vehicles, and as I was saying how much I valued a commitment to true Sustainable Living, I thought I should “walk the talk.” So …

I bought a Mercedes 2-seat SMART e-car. It has a reported range of 70 miles per charge, so I worried about what would happen if I ran out of power …

 

“Walk to the nearest station for a can of electricity?”… Keep reading

The end of an American world

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While this blog may seem political, in terms of whether or not my favorite candidate won the election, it’s really about what this blog is always about, helping to increase the breadth of Sustainable Living, which is (1) living 100% with what Earth provides, which isn’t really all that difficult to do, and (2) maximizing our quality-of-life-experience.

This blog is from a major European paper that has supported democracy since its inception and offers a different perspective. I’ll add comments and implications related to Sustainable Living afterwards.… Keep reading

Clean Energy Jobs are Booming

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With all the turmoil surrounding the election, here’s a wonderfully positive report about both growth in clean energy jobs and how that’s also parallel to the growth in the economy – a win-win. Comments afterwards.

 

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Jobs in wind, solar, and energy storage

are booming. Is your state keeping up?

 

These two states are leading the way.

 

by Karin Kirk

Yale Climate Connections

October 23, 2024

 

Clean energy jobs grew more than twice the rate of the overall economy in 2023 – and every state has its own piece of the story to tell.… Keep reading