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"DOE Announces Another Lightbulb Efficiency Rollback"

"In its latest move to roll back energy efficiency measures, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced Friday that it would block a measure designed to require more efficient lightbulbs, arguing the policy would be too expensive for consumers."

Source: The Hill, 12/23/2019

FERC Orders Grid to Restrict State-Backed Renewables in Its Market

"After more than a year of delay, the two-Republican majority at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has told mid-Atlantic grid operator PJM how it must revamp its $10-billion-per-year capacity market. And at first glance, it could be even more harmful to state-subsidized renewable energy than previously imagined."

Source: Greentech Media, 12/20/2019

"U.S. Ignores Climate Benefits Of Heat Pumps — Study"

"A new study says the wider use of heat pumps for heating and cooling homes and buildings could sharply reduce global fossil fuel emissions, but the solution has received relatively little policy support from governments, and its advantages are poorly understood by consumers."

Source: ClimateWire, 12/19/2019

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