Will U.S. Households Still Buy Heat Pumps Without a Tax Credit? From 2023-2025 there was a $2,000 U.S. income tax credit for heat pumps. Not anymore. New Energy Institute Blog post by Lucas Davis. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/w...

In the latest Energy Institute blog @auffhammer.bsky.social discusses new research that finds no evidence of negative health impacts from wind turbines energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/a...

"The Curiosity of Negative Energy Prices". @campbellenergy.bsky.social discusses how negative energy prices reveal opportunities for markets and consumers. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/06/29/t...

The dynamics pushing oil prices up and down are discussed by @severinborenstein.bsky.social in his new Energy Institute blog. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/06/22/w...

Lucas Davis looks alternative ways to depict renewable curtailment trends in California. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/v...

Meredith Fowlie compares the Californian and Australian electricity landscape. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/06/08/d...

New Energy Institute Blog Post: Managed EV Charging: Good Work, If Anyone Would Take It. James Bushnell discusses new research co-authored with @burlig.bsky.social and David Rapson. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/m...

@severinborenstein.bsky.social discusses an approach to moderating gasoline price swings -- California can’t change the crude oil market, but it can adjust taxes to reduce gas price volatility. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/n...

"According to the calculations in the paper, shale gas has saved U.S. natural gas consumers $4.5-$5.3 trillion since 2007, equivalent to savings of $237-$276 billion annually." New Energy Institute research and blog post from Lucas Davis. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/h...

How a Japanese fuel-economy subsidy delivered climate benefits on U.S. roads. Blog post by James Sallee (UC Berkeley), discussing research by Sallee, Koichiro Ito (@harrispolicy.bsky.social), Andrew Smith (@uwmadison.bsky.social). energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/05/04/m...

Meredith Fowlie dissects the California Air Resources Board's latest proposal for the next phase of California's cap-and-trade market. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/a...

Aaron Smith responds to Sustainable Aviation Advisory Council arguments. A proposed sustainable aviation fuels tax credit in California will reduce funds for roads, increase gasoline and diesel prices and fail to lower greenhouse gas emissions. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/c...

The Climate Policy Paradox: Why Voters Reject the Tools that Economists Advocate Most A new Energy Institute Blog post and working paper by Joseph Shapiro, Maximiliano Lauletta, Ro’ee Levy and Dmitry Taubinsky. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/t...

Early bird rates end on April 7th for the the Energy Institute's next Economics of Energy and the Environment virtual course. The course is April 21-24, 2026. 10:00am-12:00pm PDT each day. mailchi.mp/haas/economi...

A new Energy Institute Blog post from @auffhammer.bsky.social -- Diesel Is Having a Moment. Almost-record-high diesel prices may make electric heavy duty trucks an even better deal! energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/04/06/d...

My new Energy Institute Blog post on the US Department of Energy's orders to prevent coal-fired power plants from retiring. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/d...

🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to @ucenergyinstitute.bsky.social faculty director @severinborenstein.bsky.social and @calmatters.org's @gauchoesque.bsky.social about the impact of the Iran war on California's oil industry and on you. ❓How have you been affected by rising gas prices? 📻Listen:

@severinborenstein.bsky.social provides an explainer about how and why the war in the Middle East is, or isn't, impacting energy prices. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/t...

"[T]he current system [in the EU] is arbitrary and inefficient. It also intrinsically punishes smaller countries, which was not the intention of the policy." Lucas Davis's new blog post on research by Charlotte De Cannière. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/03/16/s...

We invite you to support research that transforms the energy sector during the annual Big Give. Your contribution enables us to conduct independent policy research and analysis and put the findings in the hands of policy and business leaders. give.berkeley.edu/funddrive/100 #CalBigGive

In a new blog post Meredith Fowlie explores how proposals to carve out publicly-owned utilities from larger, investor-owned utility territories raise questions about how costs are spread among customers. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/t...

On 3/12 we are joining UC Berkeley to celebrate Big Give, Berkeley’s annual online giving day. We invite you to support the Energy Institute’s work to create a more economically and environmentally sustainable future through research, teaching, and policy engagement. Please mark your calendars.

James Sallee discusses how a deal that allows Chinese electric vehicle imports into Canada could eventually impact the US market. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/03/02/t...

Come to UC Berkeley for the POWER Conference on Energy Research and Policy on 3/20/26. Early bird registration rates available through 3/6/26. See new research on energy markets and regulation and exchange ideas with energy policy and business professionals. haas.berkeley.edu/energy-insti...

"This credit would reduce road funding, raise gasoline and diesel prices, and deliver small and expensive carbon emissions reductions." Authors: Aaron Smith, Kristen McCormack, William Scott, James Stock, Mengying Wu, Jingran Zhang. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/h...

Grist's analysis of electricity bills drawing from analysis in @severinborenstein.bsky.social's most recent Energy Institute blog post.

Registration is open for the POWER Conference on Energy Research and Policy. 3/20/26, Berkeley, CA. See new research on energy markets and regulation and exchange ideas with energy policy and business professionals. Early Bird rates now available. haas.berkeley.edu/energy-insti...

Energy Institute Faculty Affiliate James Bushnell tries to explain why California Carbon Allowances prices are so low. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/w...

A new Energy Institute at Haas working paper models how solar and batteries can use the existing grid to meet the needs of data centers. Research by Duncan Callaway, Emilia Chojkiewicz and Amol Phadke. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/a...

@severinborenstein.bsky.social addresses whether rooftop solar can help reduce California electricity bills.

E&E News talks to @severinborenstein.bsky.social for this story about partisan energy preferences. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

Energy Institute Faculty Director @severinborenstein.bsky.social quoted in this article about electricity rates. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Locating the Electricity Affordability Crisis. In the U.S., it’s real, but broadly mischaracterized. Energy Institute at Haas Blog post by Severin Borenstein. @severinborenstein.bsky.social energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/l...

"But for a country like Venezuela, whose oil reserves are some of the lowest quality oil reserves in the world, that's a really bad thing. Just even producing.." @campbellenergy.bsky.social on Marketplace marketplace.org/story/2026/01/14/what-will-us-control-over-venezuelan-oil-look-like

Carbon-free, dispatchable nuclear power should be part of decarb debate, but we need a clear-eyed view of pros and cons of all options. Meredith Fowlie discusses the waste management issue in the Energy Institute blog today. Then there's the cost issue. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/t...

Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative's Alumni Gala is coming up on January 30. I'll be there, as always, to auction off the donated items (including lunch with me). Don't miss this great opportunity to catch up with old friends and network with new ones. www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-berc-...

Unsuprisingly the @ucenergyinstitute.bsky.social blog made it on there too. Here's @campbellenergy.bsky.social's list of their top 10 blogs from 2025. Many of these topics (data centres, rooftop solar cost shifts, refinery closures, electricity rates) came up frequently throughout the course.

New Energy Institute Blog Post: This Nuclear Renaissance Has a Waste Management Problem - by Meredith Fowlie energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/t...

The Energy Institute at Haas is seeking an Associate Director to manage financial and research administration for the Institute and C2M. Applications accepted until 2/16 (reviews may be scheduled as soon as 1/20): haas.berkeley.edu/energy-institute/about/announcements/associate-director-search/

“'PG&E could draw it out for a very long time, throw up as many barriers as they could and demand as high a valuation as they could...'” @severinborenstein.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com sfchronicle.com/sf/article/san-francisco-pge-breakup-21268937.php #pge #electricity #outages #electricbills

Check out our Energy Institute Executive Director, @campbellenergy.bsky.social on AirTalk in Los Angeles discussing Venezuelan oil. Starting around 18:00. lnkd.in/gCTMp2J7 @laist.com #venezuela #oil #energypolicy

Problem with claim that Venezuela news may drive up oil prices in short run but increase supply in long run: traders in futures market don't believe it. Yesterday and today, oil prices effectively unchanged for both prompt delivery and many years out. www.ft.com/content/4a21...

In the EI blog today, Lucas Davis explains why the trump admin's proposal to abandon tradability across firms will make auto fuel economy standards less effective and more expensive. Doesn't look conservative or populist to me, just dumb. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/t...

The Energy Institute at Haas is now on Instagram! We’re excited to connect with you on our new page. Follow us for the latest updates, insights, and content. www.instagram.com/ucberkeleyen...

New Energy Institute Blog Post: The Case for Trading Fuel Economy Compliance Credits - by Lucas Davis energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/t... #gasoline #transportation #energyefficiency

The Energy Institute blog is on vacation for the next two weeks. It will return with a new blog post on Monday, January 5, 2026. Happy Holidays! Meanwhile, check out our latest post: "Top 10 Energy Institute Blog Posts of 2025" tinyurl.com/465bd9p5

John List has a disturbing LinkedIn post on the job market for economists. Between trump's attack on university/research and his destruction of the government infrastructure for managing and evaluating policy, big hit on economics hiring. www.linkedin.com/posts/johnal...

Pretty exciting news that Amazon is using AI to reduce its total energy use. Makes sense. I hope it will expand to focus on shifting electricity use out of the most constrained hours. www.utilitydive.com/news/amazon-...

Save the date for the POWER Conference on March 20, '26 (registration opens in Jan). Learn about exciting new research on energy markets and regulation from scholars, and engage with energy policy and business professionals. Paper Submissions Due: 1/7/26. tinyurl.com/ydu4wxwh

This is an increasingly challenging problem as the distinction between loads and generation grows murkier. I think economics teaches us that the key will be to make sure new facilities pay at least the incremental cost of the services they receive. www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-pj...