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STUDY: California Homeowners Recoup Their Investment in PV

April 26, 2011 by Michael Giberson
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A study by Ben Hoen, Ryan Wiser and Peter Cappers of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Mark Thayer at San Diego State University finds that, on average, the sales price of homes with PV systems is boosted enough to cover the homeowner’s own investment in the solar power system. One might, as the Berkeley Labs’ press... [read more]

Efficiency lives — the rebound effect, not so much - Shining some light on bad analysis in The Economist

September 13, 2010 by Joseph Romm
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Today’s guest debunker is Evan Mills, a leading scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.  He is a widely-published expert on energy efficiency, which remains THE core climate solution and the biggest low-carbon resource by far. Misreading of a new Sandia National Laboratories study on efficient lighting has led The... [read more]

Document alert: China Energy Primer

December 23, 2009 by Lou Grinzo
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The [US] Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released their China Energy Primer [220 page, 6.6MB PDF] in November. From the preface: Based on extensive analysis of the China Energy Databook Version 7 (October 2008) (here after Databook v.7.0), this Primer for China’s Energy Industry (here after Primer) draws a broad picture of China... [read more]

New Study says Wind Farms have no Measurable Effect on House Prices

December 7, 2009 by Vicky Portwain
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A new study released by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory reveals that the view of wind farms does not appear to have a significant effect on the sale of houses. The study investigated the sales of 7,500 homes between 1996 and 2007 located within 10 miles of 24 operational wind farms. These sales... [read more]

Dept. of Energy: Wind Farms Have No Impact on Property Values

December 3, 2009 by Tim Hurst
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A new study by the Department of Energy found that wind farms have no impact on property values. Central leg in the NIMBY platform takes a hit as Department of Energy study shows property values unaffected by presence of commercial wind farms. Economists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have... [read more]

Cost of solar drops 30% in 10 years

October 23, 2009 by ToddWallace
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According to a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory report, the cost of solar photovoltaic systems in the United States fell 30% between 1998 and 2008. They found the average installed costs, in 2008 dollars, fell from $10.80 per watt to $7.50 per watt during the 11-year period.Small PV systems, typically used on homes, saw their... [read more]

Building Commissioning: The Stealth Energy Efficiency Strategy

August 12, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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The following post is written Evan Mills, a scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, whom I have known for almost two decades.  He recently authored a cost-benefit analysis of energy efficiency measures entitled Building Commissioning: A Golden Opportunity for Reducing Energy Costs and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions.... [read more]