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So You Want an EV? We’re Helping to Figure Out How to Make it Happen
By Larissa KoehlerYou may have noticed: we’re big fans of electric vehicles (EVs) here at Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). Standard transportation fuels are one of the biggest sources of harmful...
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Energy Efficiency Grades Are In – How did Los Angeles Do?
By EDF BlogsBy: Jorge Madrid, Coordinator, Partnerships and Alliances, and Kate Zerrenner, Clean Energy Project Manager School’s out for summer! It’s time to check those report cards and figure out if...
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Moms and Parents Gather in Sacramento to Show Support for Climate and Clean...
By Loni RussellAssemblymember Lorena Gonzalez with Mama Summit participants Who among us has not felt the power of a mom? My mom was one of the hardest-working women I’ve ever known, yet she still...
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California Leaders See Climate Action as a Winning Political Issue
By Lauren FaberIt’s always inspiring to see people stand up and fight for issues that matter to them. In our world, when politics can at times seem petty or backwards, it’s especially uplifting to see...
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Community Choice Programs Empower Electricity Customers in New York and Beyond
By EDF BlogsBy: Paul Fenn, Founder and President of Local Power Inc. New York has embarked on a major energy reform that will change the way electricity is produced, distributed, and priced in the...
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Cracking the Code on California’s Clean Tech Leadership
By Katie Hsia-KiungIt may be hard to believe that just 15 years ago the term “clean tech” was largely unheard of. Today, the term has gained widespread usage, and is often applied to a diverse array of...
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Residential Electricity Pricing in California: We Need an Overhaul, not a...
By Jamie FineHere at Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), we love win-win solutions. This is why we’re big fans of time-of-use (TOU) electricity pricing (a type of time variant electricity pricing). As...
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Orange is the New Black, 40 is the New 30…and Energy Storage Could be the New...
By Larissa KoehlerIf you follow pop culture, you’ve likely heard that Orange is the New Black, and 40 is the new 30. A perhaps lesser known – but equally important – new comparison that is turning...
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Timing is Everything: How California is Getting Electricity Pricing Right and...
By Jamie FineAnybody managing a household budget knows it pays to plan ahead. With advanced thinking we can buy favorite items with coupons, when they’re on sale, in bulk, or at the cheapest store in...
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Four Powerhouse Bills to Help California get to 50 Percent Renewable Energy
By Lauren NavarroCalifornia is deep into the dog days of summer, and pressure is mounting on the state’s electric grid to keep up with demand. Luckily, California’s legislature is working to bring more...
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‘Eastside Sol’ gets L.A. Community Dancing to Solar Power
By Jorge MadridWalking around my neighborhood in Boyle Heights, on the eastside of Los Angeles, I see murals and street art conveying pride in the community and the cultural roots of its residents. I...
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Four Things California Should Consider before Rolling Out Time-of-Use Pricing
By Jamie FineThis summer the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) ordered big changes in how Californians will pay for electricity. Starting in 2019, residential customers of the big three...
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California Makes Clean Energy History with Passage of SB 350
By EDF BlogsBy: Lauren Navarro and Tim O’Connor Every day thousands of Americans suffer from dirty air – costing the young and old their health, livelihood, and in many cases, their lives. As...
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California Utilities Plan for a Cleaner Electric Grid
By Gavin PurchasCalifornia’s “big three” utilities are taking important steps toward achieving a clean energy future – one in which we will better utilize renewable sources of energy, give customers...
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California’s Latest Legislation is a Paradigm Shift for Energy Efficiency
By EDF BlogsBy: Matt Golden, Senior Energy Finance Consultant As California races towards a clean energy future, not only do we need new aggressive goals for all sectors, but we also need to rethink...
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A Stealth Tool to Modernize the Electric Grid
By Jamie FineElectricity regulators, clean energy innovators, and rappers have all lamented poor communication. And some have pushed for cleaner, cheaper, more reliable solutions for meeting our energy...
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Driving the Last Spike: Linking California’s Electric Grid to Extend Clean...
By Gavin Purchas“When the connection was finally made the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific engineers ran their engines up until their pilots touched. Then the engineers shook hands and had their...
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Local Solar can be good for all Neighborhoods
By Jorge MadridSolar power in California has, in many ways, been an unparalleled success: the state has more solar power installed than the rest of the country combined. There are more solar workers in...
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In California, Electric Vehicles are the New DeLorean in “Back to the Future”
By Larissa KoehlerAs any child of the ’80s knows, October 21, 2015 is “Back to the Future Day” – the day that the film’s protagonist, Marty McFly, travels to the future in his DeLorean. Though it would...
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3 Ways to Improve California’s Time-Of-Use Electricity Pilots
By Jamie FineCalifornia’s big three utilities – San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), and Southern California Edison (SCE) – serve approximately 80 percent of...
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