In a price - responsive system, however, rainy days could mean slightly higher energy prices, which could cause homeowners to scale back on energy consumption, says Ron Ambrosio of IBM * Research, a branch of the company researching new energy strategies (discovermagazine.com)
The program is currently on hold, with just enough funding for maintenance, while the government works on a new energy strategy that is due to be unveiled next month. (sciencemag.org)
Given these possible changes, the new energy strategy will require significant investments to reduce the share of carbon - intensive power plants and increase the share of low - carbon energy. (iea.org)