Electrification Article Archive
Achieving Beneficial Electrification in Commercial Buildings
Article in Energy Central based on Navigant findings.
Opinion: Is banning natural gas an ‘antidote to climate change’?-Mercury News 111219
Article by a Stanford professor dated 11/12/19. Article notes that 1 gallon of hot water from a gas water heater produces .1# of CO2 and for the same...
Article on Wind energy and protests associated with wind power 111319
Article in The Hill. Article discusses protests in Hawaii over wind power and notes to power the entire U.S. with wind, we would need land the size...
A Texas-Sized Gas-for-Electricity Swap -112219
Article in Green Tech Media that cites a study where Texas homes that switch from gas heat to electric will save both money and CO2.
Cities are banning natural gas in homes to save the planet 112119
USA Today article
Above-ground power lines grow in risk as climate changes-112619
Article in www.eenews.net that discusses the risk of above ground power lines and provides a couple cost examples related to strengthening or burying...
California Restaurant Association sues to block Berkeley, Calif., natural gas ban 112219
Article in Restaurant Hospitality
Brookline, MA adopts ban on new gas and oil infrastructure in major construction 112219
First east coast city to ban natural gas in new construction
Santa Rosa moves forward on plan to ban natural gas in new homes 111219
11/12/19 article
How To Reach U.S. Net Zero Emissions By 2050: Decarbonizing Electricity
Forbes article on 11/12/19 that discusses the need to reduce carbon across the electric industry.