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Brad Rouse

Brad lives in Asheville, NC and is deeply involved in local efforts around the energy transition. He lobbies Congress for carbon fee and dividend as a volunteer for Citizens Climate Lobby. In 2016 Brad started a non-profit – Energy Savers Network – that mobilizes volunteers to help low income people save energy. He has a rooftop solar installation and his family cars are a Tesla Model 3 and a Prius Plug-in hybrid with 150,000 miles and still about 9 miles of EV only range. He has been studying energy economics for over forty years and holds a BA in economics from Yale University, where he learned about pricing pollution through a fee in freshman economics class. He also holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Batteries

Biden Wants 50 By 30. We Can Do It!

President Biden has stepped up and made a commitment for the US to reduce carbon emissions 50% by 2030 versus 2005 levels. 50 by...

Brad RouseApril 24, 2021

Carbon Pricing

The Energy Transition Will Pay Dividends

If we aggressively pursue the energy transition, every one of us will receive dividends as we invest in a brighter future. As is the...

Brad RouseNovember 18, 2020

Biomass

US Energy 2050: 100% Carbon-Free, 100% Electric, Up Our Game 6× (Part 2)

The electric system of 2050 will be around 2.5 times the size of the electric system today due to electrification. But electricity is so...

Brad RouseOctober 29, 2020

Batteries

US Energy 2050: 100% Carbon Free, 100% Electric, Up Our Game 6× (Part 1)

The energy system by 2050 can be completely transformed from where it is today, but we will need to really pick up the pace....

Brad RouseOctober 17, 2020

Carbon Pricing

2035: Clean Grid 90%, Electrify 50%

For those deeply interested in our future energy system and how it will evolve, I highly recommend two in-depth papers published in the last...

Brad RouseSeptember 22, 2020

Batteries

100% By 2035? 90% Might Be Better: Consider The Opportunity Costs

I would love to have 100% clean electricity by 2035. Such a goal is admirable for its audacity and for its ability to get...

Brad RouseAugust 31, 2020

Cap And Trade

The Green Transition Virus

Global problems need global solutions. Voluntary agreements and unilateral acts only go so far. We need a strategy to make climate action spread —...

Brad RouseAugust 8, 2020

Clean Power

Greening The Grid: Resource Adequacy, Intermittency, & Carbon Pricing

To green the grid, we must adopt a strategy of meeting our energy needs with low-cost renewable wind and solar resources. The obvious question...

Brad RouseAugust 1, 2020

Batteries

Carbon Pricing and Lighting, EVs, Heat Pumps, & Electric Everything

What does the US need to do to help the world prevent the worst of climate change? End the use of fossil fuels fast....

Brad RouseJuly 8, 2020

Carbon Pricing

Carbon Pricing & The Energy Transition

We are making great progress, with costs of solar, wind, and batteries continuing their decline. But we are not moving fast enough to turn...

Brad RouseJune 14, 2020

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