Courtesy of The New York Times, interesting commentary about the need for – and power of – data to underpin smart water markets: AS a nation, we have become disciples of data. We interview 60,000 families a month to determine the unemployment rate, we monitor how much energy we use every seven days, Amazon ranks […]
Read more »Courtesy of The California Water Blog, a look at the potential to use financial incentives that provide market information to customers and utilities to drive conservation among urban customers that extend beyond the usual plumbing and building codes. Smart Markets anyone? During dry years, water becomes scarcer, and, economically, people should pay more for it. […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Atlantic, an interesting article on a free market plan to help the American West manage its water scarcity crisis: On a brisk, cloudless day last january, Disque Deane Jr. stepped out of his SUV, kicked his cowboy boots in the dirt, and looked around. He had driven two hours from Reno on one […]
Read more »Via the Rocky Mountain Institute, an interesting look at new legislation that will help the regulated market pave the way for the free market to value efficiency as an investible asset class, where third-party aggregators sell efficiency services to customers: California’s recently passed Senate Bill (SB) 350 reinforces the state’s reputation as a leader in climate change policy. The […]
Read more »Interesting commentary from the President and CEO of the Nature Conservancy on the value of water: Many communities around the world are running out of water. When demand outpaces supply, communities often turn to difficult and costly solutions, such as building reservoirs, importing water or constructing desalination plants. But this week at the World Economic Forum in […]
Read more »Via RAND Corporation, interesting commentary on the potential of smart water markets: Water trading in California is currently too slow and cumbersome. A sale of water can induce complex impacts on the environment and other people. Under the current system, arranging trades takes time and money, mainly in proving that other users and the environment will […]
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