-October 1, 2021 at 7:45 a.m. Pacific Time
In today's Electrek Green Energy Briefing (EGEB):
The governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a new Midwest electric vehicle charging network.
In short, they hope to find charging more easily in their five states to promote the adoption of electric vehicles.
Five states will accelerate the establishment of a network to support medium and heavy electric vehicles. They will coordinate their efforts to develop consistent regulations and charging operations throughout the Midwest.
The new plan is called the Regional Electric Vehicle Midwest Alliance, or REV Midwest. The memorandum of understanding stated:
Participating states will develop a coordinated approach to advance electrification based on industry, academic, and community participation. The participating states will work together to make the transition to electric vehicles fair for all, with special consideration for historically disadvantaged communities. REV Midwest will enable states in the Midwest to take advantage of and jointly increase public and private investment in electric vehicles and electric vehicle infrastructure.
The Electrification Alliance issued the following statement in response to the REV Midwest announcement:
The historic shift from internal combustion engines to clean electric motors will bring huge dividends to our health, environment, economy and national security. This will require a bold combination of policies, incentives, investment and infrastructure, and today’s announcement has laid an important foundation for the Midwest. We look forward to working with national leaders to take the necessary sustained actions and policies to accelerate this important transformation.
Since this time last year, natural gas prices in the United States have more than doubled, while natural gas prices in Europe and Asia are more than five times more expensive than a year ago.
In addition, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported yesterday that among 54 listed crude oil production companies, natural gas revenue accounted for 14% of total revenue in the first quarter of 2021. At least 2018.
So what should consumers do? If possible, don't use natural gas-it is a very polluting and expensive fossil fuel. We asked Michael Phillips, the CEO of Sense. Sense is a technology company that makes home energy monitors to track efficiency, cost, and reliability. He thinks there are good alternatives.
Phillips recommends using heat pump technology (air source or geothermal) instead of oil and gas burners, and induction stoves instead of gas stoves. He also suggested the use of electric or solar water heaters. (I have an electric water heater and an induction cooker in the UK. I like both. I plan to switch the electric stove in my current home to an induction cooker.)
In addition to soaring natural gas prices, gas stoves are unhealthy and emit too much carbon. A new gas stove can generate carbon emissions for 30 years. We need to stop making these purchases.
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