In the last few days, news spread around the world about California becoming the first U.S. state to require the installation of solar panels in most new homes, starting January 1, 2020. You can read some news reports here. However, the decision approved by the California Energy Commission is far more comprehensive than that. Actually, the rules involve a revision of the Building Energy Efficiency Standards, process that is undertaken routinely every few years. (You can see t

More and more we realize that good questions matter more than answers. (Subsecretaría de Energías Renovables - República Argentina) A few days ago, I finished my first semester teaching at Georgetown Law Center. Since the course has concluded (and papers are already graded), I can share some insights here. I had a great group of 18 students, from more than 10 different countries, pursuing either their J.D. or LL.M. degrees. As you can imagine, the course was around energy and