The Energy Policy Podcast

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Episode 27: Summer Series Paper 1 Energy Efficiency Aug 22, 2016

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The Center for the New Energy Economy has launched a summer series of research papers looking at energy efficiency and renewable energy. In each of the two topics, we look first at trends and drivers of conventional policy, in the second we look at innovative policy design to go beyond the status quo. In this podcast we look at the first of these policy papers on Energy Efficiency: "Driving Energy Efficiency Markets: The Conventional Approach". Find the summer series of publications at: http://cnee.colostate.edu/summer-series/

Episode 26: Spot for Clean Energy May 03, 2016

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The Center for the New Energy Economy has just launched a new policy tool - SPOT for Clean Energy (www.spotforcleanenergy.org) - in this podcast we discuss the use of the tool and how it can help lawmakers and others to identify best policies for their states.

Episode 25: Saving money with RPS laws under the new Production Tax Credit Mar 18, 2016

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In this episode, we discuss the current state of RPS policies in the country and how these policies might be amended to take financial advantage of the benefits of the expiring Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC)

Episode 24: Powering Forward - Governor Ritter Speaks about his upcoming book Feb 19, 2016

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In this episode, Governor Bill Ritter, former Governor of the state of Colorado and the director of the Center for the New Energy Economy discusses his upcoming book "Powering Forward - What Everyone should know about America's Energy Revolution". Available at amazon.com:

Episode 23: Stepping up the PACE Aug 25, 2015

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President Obama announces a sweeping set of energy reforms at a speech in Nevada and reverses the devastating action of the Federal Housing Authority from 2010 opening billions of dollars of financing for homeowners to install energy efficiency and renewable energy on their homes.

Episode 22: Transportation: EVs and Utilities Jul 16, 2015

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Electric vehicles tie two sectors together that have previously been separate - the electric sector and the transportation sector. What is the impact and opportunity for utilities with this broadening of the electricity sector into the transportation world?

Episode 21: Transportation: Policies for Advanced Vehicles Jun 25, 2015

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Advanced vehicles include electric vehicles, hybrids, natural gas and other vehicles. This episode looks at government policies to promote alternative fueled vehicles.

Episode 20: Transportation: Why Alternative Fuel Vehicles? Jun 08, 2015

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Political leaders from Governor Brown to President Obama have set ambitious goals for zero emission, alternative fuel and electric vehicles. In this episode we look at dynamics that drive states to want to advance alternative fueled vehicles and the state of the industry today.

Episode 19: Renewables: Mandates to Markets May 06, 2015

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Looking beyond the mandates of renewable portfolio standards, what are some policies states can pursue to advance markets for renewable energy.

Episode 18: Renewables: RPS Policies Apr 10, 2015

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This month the podcast is looking at renewable energy policies. In this first episode we discuss renewable portfolio standards and different components of RPS policies

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