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How badly our energy forecasts have messed up—and why we should still care
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How badly our energy forecasts have messed up—and why we should still care

There’s a chapter in Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Starry Messenger about how humans love predicting the future but are spectacularly bad at doing so. The 20th century was full of arrogant, futuristic declarations that turned out to be—politely put—optimistic. It wasn’t uncommon to be both loud and wrong, as it turns out.

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NEWS
9 essential perspectives from DTECH 2026
9 essential perspectives from DTECH 2026
Green Development: Low Income Nations and Climate Change
Green Development: Low Income Nations and Climate Change
Green Development LLC Highlights Ways Urban Development and Design Can Combat Climate Change
Green Development LLC Highlights Ways Urban Development and Design Can Combat Climate Change
LoRaWAN: Why a low-power, low-cost wireless network holds the key to bottom-up smart grid solutions
LoRaWAN: Why a low-power, low-cost wireless network holds the key to bottom-up smart grid solutions
Electrical grids under pressure: demand surge and climate change push them to the brink
Electrical grids under pressure: demand surge and climate change push them to the brink
TRANSPORTATION
The Electric Highway Evolution
The Electric Highway Evolution
Truly Low and No Carbon Transportation
Truly Low and No Carbon Transportation
Utilities and the Onslaught of EVs--How Will They Be Accommodated
Utilities and the Onslaught of EVs--How Will They Be Accommodated
HOW LONG DO E-SCOOTERS LAST?
HOW LONG DO E-SCOOTERS LAST?
The Electric Vehicle Revolution is Approaching, But the Grid is Unprepared
The Electric Vehicle Revolution is Approaching, But the Grid is Unprepared
Emerging Markets for Hydrogen as a Transportation Fuel
Emerging Markets for Hydrogen as a Transportation Fuel
CARBON EMISSIONS OF THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY – GREEN DEVELOPMENT LLC LOOKS AT THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING
CARBON EMISSIONS OF THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY – GREEN DEVELOPMENT LLC LOOKS AT THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING
What Impact Does 100,000 Teslas Bring to the Hertz Rental Car Fleet?
What Impact Does 100,000 Teslas Bring to the Hertz Rental Car Fleet?
Electric Vehicles Bringing Opportunity - Not Burden - to the Grid
Electric Vehicles Bringing Opportunity - Not Burden - to the Grid
Revisiting Solar Roadways: Is the Concept Still Too Good to Be True?
Revisiting Solar Roadways: Is the Concept Still Too Good to Be True?
CLEAN/RENEWABLE ENERGY
The Energy Hype Cycle Is Loud. The Grid Is Not: Clickbait vs. Reality in Energy
The Energy Hype Cycle Is Loud. The Grid Is Not: Clickbait vs. Reality in Energy
The Internet’s Favorite Argument Against Renewables… Tested With Data
The Internet’s Favorite Argument Against Renewables… Tested With Data
What Illinois Taught Us About Carbon Capture and Public Trust
What Illinois Taught Us About Carbon Capture and Public Trust
USEA Virtual Press Briefing: Is a New Golden Age for Nuclear Power Dawning?
USEA Virtual Press Briefing: Is a New Golden Age for Nuclear Power Dawning?
Rebuilding After Catastrophic Wildfires: Lessons from Around the Globe
Rebuilding After Catastrophic Wildfires: Lessons from Around the Globe
Technological Beyond the Sun : How Analytics is Revolutionizing Solar Operations?
Technological Beyond the Sun : How Analytics is Revolutionizing Solar Operations?
USEA Virtual Press Briefing: Fusion: Is Commercialization in Sight?
USEA Virtual Press Briefing: Fusion: Is Commercialization in Sight?
Available Degree Programs in the Energy Industry
Available Degree Programs in the Energy Industry
2024 Residential Solar Market Outlook: Growing consumer interest faces off against efficiency concerns and misinformation.
2024 Residential Solar Market Outlook: Growing consumer interest faces off against efficiency concerns and misinformation.
USEA Virtual Press Briefing Series: The High Excitement and Many Questions about SMRs
USEA Virtual Press Briefing Series: The High Excitement and Many Questions about SMRs
GOVERNMENT
Debunking the red vs. blue energy myth
Debunking the red vs. blue energy myth
USEA Press Briefing: Energy and Environment: The Trump Challenge
USEA Press Briefing: Energy and Environment: The Trump Challenge
What Illinois Taught Us About Carbon Capture and Public Trust
What Illinois Taught Us About Carbon Capture and Public Trust
Rebuilding After Catastrophic Wildfires: Lessons from Around the Globe
Rebuilding After Catastrophic Wildfires: Lessons from Around the Globe
Truly Low and No Carbon Transportation
Truly Low and No Carbon Transportation
Alternative Energy Amid the Ukraine War
Alternative Energy Amid the Ukraine War
Energy and Carbon Impacts of Various Outdoor Events
Energy and Carbon Impacts of Various Outdoor Events
Green Development: Low Income Nations and Climate Change
Green Development: Low Income Nations and Climate Change
Green Development LLC Highlights Ways Urban Development and Design Can Combat Climate Change
Green Development LLC Highlights Ways Urban Development and Design Can Combat Climate Change
Green Development LLC Covers the Impact of Methane Emissions
Green Development LLC Covers the Impact of Methane Emissions
TECHNOLOGY
When the Threat Goes Personal: Protecting Utility Leaders
When the Threat Goes Personal: Protecting Utility Leaders
How drones are becoming critical infrastructure for utilities
How drones are becoming critical infrastructure for utilities
Data centers as the new energy villain? That might be a problem
Data centers as the new energy villain? That might be a problem
The digital tools that are reshaping grid construction
The digital tools that are reshaping grid construction
Moving beyond the map: How GIS takes utility leaders from reactive to proactive
Moving beyond the map: How GIS takes utility leaders from reactive to proactive
The GISt: The real ROI of GIS for asset management
The GISt: The real ROI of GIS for asset management
Utilities have a data problem. Is GIS the solution?
Utilities have a data problem. Is GIS the solution?
GIS for collaboration: Do more...faster
GIS for collaboration: Do more...faster
The last frontier of the digital utility
The last frontier of the digital utility
What Illinois Taught Us About Carbon Capture and Public Trust
What Illinois Taught Us About Carbon Capture and Public Trust
INSIGHTS AND ADVICE
What 2050 Looks Like When It’s Your Child’s Future
What 2050 Looks Like When It’s Your Child’s Future
The Internet’s Favorite Argument Against Renewables… Tested With Data
The Internet’s Favorite Argument Against Renewables… Tested With Data
2024 Residential Solar Market Outlook: Growing consumer interest faces off against efficiency concerns and misinformation.
2024 Residential Solar Market Outlook: Growing consumer interest faces off against efficiency concerns and misinformation.
Energy and Carbon Impacts of Various Outdoor Events
Energy and Carbon Impacts of Various Outdoor Events
Thanksgiving and Energy: Breaking Down Turkey Day by the Numbers
Thanksgiving and Energy: Breaking Down Turkey Day by the Numbers
Looking Back on 2020: COVID-19’s Impact on Energy Consumption
Looking Back on 2020: COVID-19’s Impact on Energy Consumption
These 10 States Are Leading Solar Energy Installation in 2022
These 10 States Are Leading Solar Energy Installation in 2022
Home Renewable Energy Credits: Is It a Viable Strategy to Participate in the Energy Transition in 2021?
Home Renewable Energy Credits: Is It a Viable Strategy to Participate in the Energy Transition in 2021?
Chester Energy and Policy’s Under the Radar Must-Follows for 2020
Chester Energy and Policy’s Under the Radar Must-Follows for 2020
Composting Food Scraps: Clean Energy Equivalencies
Composting Food Scraps: Clean Energy Equivalencies

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