So much electricity! Solar industry stakeholders are prepping for the next wave of community solar development spurred by an assist from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act along with lower costs, agrivoltaic opportunities, and financial benefits for property owners.
For those deeply interested in our future energy system and how it will evolve, I highly recommend two in-depth papers published in the last year. Here I will show a similar vision step-by-step using some of the same assumptions and publicly available data using “back of the envelope calculations” (spreadsheets).
The 2035 Report from UC Berkeley and GridLab suggests the US could transition to 90% renewable energy in as little as 15 years.
The government of South Australia has been a staunch supporter of renewables like wind and solar power. That is paying off for utility customers in SA.
People who should know better in Australia, Canada, and the US are spreading the lie that renewable energy is to blame for high electricity prices. Is there a connection behind this web of deceit?
Consolidated Edison and National Grid have both rolled out new websites that help customers compare the cost of ownership between an electric car and a conventional car.
Prices of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems follow economic laws just like other things, such as computers and cars. That does not mean that the precipitous drop in prices will slow, however.
The Union of Concerned Scientists says driving an EV saves the typical American $770 a year in lower fuel and maintenance costs.
Continuing the electric car cost vs gas car cost discussion, here’s some rumination on a couple new electric car vs gas cost calculators, via EV Obsession: Electric car cost vs gas car cost is a perennial issue of discussion. Of course, the result keeps changing, and the options for comparison … [continued]
The DOE has just launched a wonderful tool that some people will love and others will hate. Its new eGallon tool shows people how much it costs to fuel up on electricity versus gas. Why will some people hate the useful tool? I see two possible reasons: 1) they’re guzzling … [continued]
