Andrew Campbell
@campbellenergy.bsky.social
UC Berkeley's Energy Institute at Haas • Western Energy Markets • energy policy • He/him/his
The shrinkage of government funding for clean energy leaves state legislatures facing difficult choices. My new blog post...
New Energy Institute Blog Post: Choosing Between Increasing Subsidies or Lowering Rates for Electrification - by @campbellenergy.bsky.social
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November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The shrinkage of government funding for clean energy leaves state legislatures facing difficult choices. My new blog post...
Reposted by Andrew Campbell
In my EI blog post today, I discuss the CA debate over how to return some of the cap and trade revenue to households and explain why I think a fixed rebate for every household the utility serves should be replace by a discount per-kilowatt-hour.
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Spreading the Cap-and-Trade Wealth
Last month, when Gov. Newsom signed a bill extending California’s cap and trade program to 2045, one section of the bill mandated changes in the “Climate Credit” that residential customers have bee…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In my EI blog post today, I discuss the CA debate over how to return some of the cap and trade revenue to households and explain why I think a fixed rebate for every household the utility serves should be replace by a discount per-kilowatt-hour.
energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/s... 🔌💡
energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/s... 🔌💡
Earlier this year countries and industry came together to develop and adopt a groundbreaking carbon policy, applied to 85% of global shipping. Earlier this month the policy ran aground due to US opposition. James Sallee looks at the policy. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/c...
Carbon Pricing on the High Seas?
The international maritime organization gets close to a carbon tax. — If an environmental economist stumbled upon a magic lamp and got one wish from the genie, most of us would know what to a…
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October 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Earlier this year countries and industry came together to develop and adopt a groundbreaking carbon policy, applied to 85% of global shipping. Earlier this month the policy ran aground due to US opposition. James Sallee looks at the policy. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/c...
Whether data centers bring higher or lower electric bills for other consumers could depend on the actions of regulators. @severinborenstein.bsky.social discusses in his new @ucenergyinstitute.bsky.social Blog post.
New Energy Institute Blog Post: What Will Data Centers Do To Your Electric Bill? @severinborenstein.bsky.social
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#electricity #energyefficiency #electricbills #datacenters
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#electricity #energyefficiency #electricbills #datacenters
September 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Whether data centers bring higher or lower electric bills for other consumers could depend on the actions of regulators. @severinborenstein.bsky.social discusses in his new @ucenergyinstitute.bsky.social Blog post.
Meredith Fowlie on newly passed California legislation aimed at getting electricity bills under control "The promising bill restructuring and cost reallocation initiatives will fall short if that third lever — cost containment — is not working well."
New Energy Institute Blog Post: Reining in California’s Runaway Electricity Rates - by Meredith Fowlie
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#electricity #naturalgas #carbonpricing
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#electricity #naturalgas #carbonpricing
September 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Meredith Fowlie on newly passed California legislation aimed at getting electricity bills under control "The promising bill restructuring and cost reallocation initiatives will fall short if that third lever — cost containment — is not working well."
"So, overall, I want to give credit to EPA/DOT. This is about the best you can do with a national label. That said, it would be even better if the labels could be customized by state." Lucas Davis takes a look at the labels you'll see when shopping for a new electric vehicle.
New Energy Institute Blog Post: Are Fuel Economy Labels Accurate for EVs? - by Lucas Davis
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#electricityprices #transportation #electricvehicles #gasoline
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#electricityprices #transportation #electricvehicles #gasoline
September 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"So, overall, I want to give credit to EPA/DOT. This is about the best you can do with a national label. That said, it would be even better if the labels could be customized by state." Lucas Davis takes a look at the labels you'll see when shopping for a new electric vehicle.
Range anxiety was on my mind this summer. I wrote this blog post about recent research by on the topic by Asensio, Buckberg, Cole, Heeney, @knittelmit.bsky.social and Stock.
New Energy Institute Blog Post: Raising the Low Expectations of Electric Vehicle Drivers - by @campbellenergy.bsky.social
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#transportation #energyefficiency #gasoline #electricvehiclecharging
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#transportation #energyefficiency #gasoline #electricvehiclecharging
August 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Range anxiety was on my mind this summer. I wrote this blog post about recent research by on the topic by Asensio, Buckberg, Cole, Heeney, @knittelmit.bsky.social and Stock.
Reposted by Andrew Campbell
My Energy Institute blog post today reviews California's options for dealing with impending refinery closures. There's really only one sustainable approach: the state must plan today for the import capacity that can smooth the transition off of gasoline.
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California’s Refinery Closure Drama
The state must plan today for the import capacity that can smooth the transition. When two major California refineries recently announced they would be closing – Phillips 66’s Wilmington facility w…
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August 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My Energy Institute blog post today reviews California's options for dealing with impending refinery closures. There's really only one sustainable approach: the state must plan today for the import capacity that can smooth the transition off of gasoline.
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US policy has been supporting electric vehicles through a number of separate policies. James Sallee describes how the President and Congress are killing these policies and holds out for the possibility that some policies survive. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/f...
From Belts and Suspenders to Pants Around the Ankles?
The rapidly evolving rollback of policy support for electric vehicles. Source: Where are EVs headed? Back in April, I wrote a piece surveying various threats to the EV transition in the US. I argue…
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July 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
US policy has been supporting electric vehicles through a number of separate policies. James Sallee describes how the President and Congress are killing these policies and holds out for the possibility that some policies survive. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/f...
"The coverage I’ve seen of the removal of the IRA subsidies shares the same weakness of much of the coverage of the IRA’s passage. There is too much focus on overly specific numbers..." James Bushnell's new Energy Institute Blog post. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/07/21/n...
Now That the IRA Is Nearly Gone, Do We Know How Much We Will Miss It?
Forecasting is hard. Especially the future. In the wake of the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” (OBBBA) there has been a rush to assess the impact of this legislation on the energy sect…
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July 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"The coverage I’ve seen of the removal of the IRA subsidies shares the same weakness of much of the coverage of the IRA’s passage. There is too much focus on overly specific numbers..." James Bushnell's new Energy Institute Blog post. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/07/21/n...
@severinborenstein.bsky.social differentiates between demand reductions that save society's resources and demand reductions that are wasteful.
New Energy Institute Blog Post: Every Electricity Demand Reduction is a Cost Shift - by @severinborenstein.bsky.social
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#energyefficiency #naturalgas #renewableenergy #solar
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#energyefficiency #naturalgas #renewableenergy #solar
July 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
@severinborenstein.bsky.social differentiates between demand reductions that save society's resources and demand reductions that are wasteful.
Meredith Fowlie describes how the EPA case for regulatory repeal hinges on private sector cost reductions and ignores health and environmental impacts.
New Energy Institute Blog Post: What’s the Deal with the Power Plant Rule Repeal? - Meredith Fowlie
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What’s the Deal with the Power Plant Rule Repeal?
The EPA case for regulatory repeal hinges on private sector cost reductions. Health and environmental impacts are not accounted for. EPA administrator Lee Zeldin has a long list of environmen…
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June 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Meredith Fowlie describes how the EPA case for regulatory repeal hinges on private sector cost reductions and ignores health and environmental impacts.
My new blog post addressing the DOE's take down of minimum energy efficiency standards for products.
New Energy Institute Blog Post: The Freedom to Buy Inefficient Products - @campbellenergy.bsky.social
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June 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My new blog post addressing the DOE's take down of minimum energy efficiency standards for products.
Aaron Smith explores the US renewable diesel market and puzzles through why US producers are developing so much more capacity than required by federal requirements. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/b...
Build It and Hope They Mandate It?
U.S. renewable diesel production capacity has increased sixfold since 2020, but future production will be far below capacity unless the federal government significantly expands policy support. …
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June 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Aaron Smith explores the US renewable diesel market and puzzles through why US producers are developing so much more capacity than required by federal requirements. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/b...
James Bushnell addresses the politics that are holding back geoengineering.
New Energy Institute Blog Post: The Political Horseshoe Comes for Geoengineering - by Jim Bushnell
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The Political Horseshoe Comes for Geoengineering
Denying reality is a real problem for climate policy. Public discourse about climate change in this country, and even around the world, has tended to emphasize the polar (no pun intended) extremes:…
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April 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
James Bushnell addresses the politics that are holding back geoengineering.
"Recent research suggests that a bit of flexibility at peak times –ratcheting down demand during less than 1% of annual hours – could drastically reduce the grid constraints that are causing planners to slow interconnections" @severinborenstein.bsky.social energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/c...
Can Data Centers Flex Their Power Demand?
First they need to have the right incentives to do so. Electricity world these days is filled with concern about supersized (“hyperscale”) data centers, those computing facilities that use more ele…
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April 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Recent research suggests that a bit of flexibility at peak times –ratcheting down demand during less than 1% of annual hours – could drastically reduce the grid constraints that are causing planners to slow interconnections" @severinborenstein.bsky.social energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/c...
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New Energy Institute Blog Post: Winners and Losers from Interregional Transmission - by Lucas Davis
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April 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New Energy Institute Blog Post: Winners and Losers from Interregional Transmission - by Lucas Davis
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My working paper with @bistline.bsky.social is the subject of today's @ucenergyinstitute.bsky.social blog post by Meredith Fowlie. Honored!
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Are Clean Electricity Tax Credits a Bad Deal?
Only when you ignore environmental benefits and electricity bill impacts. U.S. electricity demand is on the rise. A data center boom, a possible renaissance in domestic manufacturing, and a push to…
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March 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
My working paper with @bistline.bsky.social is the subject of today's @ucenergyinstitute.bsky.social blog post by Meredith Fowlie. Honored!
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New Energy Institute Blog Post: Universities – The Origin of Many Electrifying Ideas - by @auffhammer.bsky.social
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March 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
New Energy Institute Blog Post: Universities – The Origin of Many Electrifying Ideas - by @auffhammer.bsky.social
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@severinborenstein.bsky.social summarizes my new blog post well...
In the Energy Institute blog, Andy Campbell digs into pros and cons of performance-based ratemaking. It has a place in utility regulation, but is not the panacea that some paint it to be. Andy suggests the areas in which it could help California.🔌💡
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Getting Utility Profits to Align with Public Benefits
Proposed performance-based ratemaking, a mainstay of UK policy, is unlikely to address California’s energy affordability crisis. California’s capital is abuzz with ideas about how to reduce the sta…
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March 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
@severinborenstein.bsky.social summarizes my new blog post well...
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New Energy Institute Blog Post: Should the Price of Electricity Depend On What You Use It For? @severinborenstein.bsky.social
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March 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
New Energy Institute Blog Post: Should the Price of Electricity Depend On What You Use It For? @severinborenstein.bsky.social
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About half of U.S. households with a heat pump have some kind of backup heating. Lucas Davis digs into the data and the implications.
New Energy Institute Blog Post: Three Facts About Backup Heating - by Lucas Davis
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#electricity #emissionsmarket #naturalgas #oil
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#electricity #emissionsmarket #naturalgas #oil
March 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
About half of U.S. households with a heat pump have some kind of backup heating. Lucas Davis digs into the data and the implications.
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Early Bird Deadline Ends March 7th for our POWER Conference on March 21st!
#energyresearch #energypolicy #energymarkets #electrification #electricvehicles #electricalgrid #renewableenergy #solarenergy #electricityprices #greenhousegases #climatechange #electricity #cleanenergy
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#energyresearch #energypolicy #energymarkets #electrification #electricvehicles #electricalgrid #renewableenergy #solarenergy #electricityprices #greenhousegases #climatechange #electricity #cleanenergy
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February 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Early Bird Deadline Ends March 7th for our POWER Conference on March 21st!
#energyresearch #energypolicy #energymarkets #electrification #electricvehicles #electricalgrid #renewableenergy #solarenergy #electricityprices #greenhousegases #climatechange #electricity #cleanenergy
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#energyresearch #energypolicy #energymarkets #electrification #electricvehicles #electricalgrid #renewableenergy #solarenergy #electricityprices #greenhousegases #climatechange #electricity #cleanenergy
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"Assessing the net impact on global greenhouse gas emissions hinges on understanding how LNG exports move energy prices and shift global energy substitution patterns across the globe." Meredith Fowlie discusses research on how new US LNG exports could impact US consumers and the global climate.
New Energy Institute Blog Post: It’s Game on for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports - Meredith Fowlie
#naturalgas #fossilfuels #greenhousegasemissions #coal #renewableenergy
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#naturalgas #fossilfuels #greenhousegasemissions #coal #renewableenergy
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February 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"Assessing the net impact on global greenhouse gas emissions hinges on understanding how LNG exports move energy prices and shift global energy substitution patterns across the globe." Meredith Fowlie discusses research on how new US LNG exports could impact US consumers and the global climate.
"While the idea of providing different levels of at least financial – if not physical – reliability to different customers, or even utilities, seems to make electricity operators’ heads’ explode, I don’t see why it has to be so difficult." Jim Bushnell in the @ucenergyinstitute.bsky.social Blog.
New Energy Institute Blog Post: Remember When Capacity Markets Were the Solution to Missing Money? - by Jim Bushnell
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February 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"While the idea of providing different levels of at least financial – if not physical – reliability to different customers, or even utilities, seems to make electricity operators’ heads’ explode, I don’t see why it has to be so difficult." Jim Bushnell in the @ucenergyinstitute.bsky.social Blog.