Coal & Gas Are Too Variable To Be Worth Considering
October 1st, 2018 | by George Harvey
Solar and wind power are absolutely predictable when it comes to variable costs. By contrast, coal and gas power are altogether too variable to be reliable
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California Weighs Fair Pricing For Distributed, Centralized Energy
February 6th, 2017 | by John Farrell
Everyone hates paying for something that they don’t use (how many cable channels do you have?). In California, local electricity customers may finally get satisfaction about paying for the transmission grid capacity that they don’t use
New US Electricity Transmission Additions Could Have Significant Impact For Wind Energy
January 13th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
A new report from the US Energy Department released this week has shown that even limited electricity transmission additions could have significant impacts for reducing the cost of expanding wind energy to supply 35% of the US electricity by 2050.
Why Going Local Makes Sense For The Clean Energy Transition
October 17th, 2016 | by John Farrell
Originally published at ilsr.org. This is a response to a Forbes commentary published in May, by Steve Cicala In his commentary, [&hellip
Upgrading Transmission Lines Would Unlock The Saudi Arabia Of Wind
December 11th, 2014 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on The Handleman Post. By Clayton Handleman Wind is widely considered the most environmentally friendly source of electrical [&hellip
Smart Grid Market Revenue Will Hit $73 Billion Annually By 2020
June 18th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci
The global smart grid market will nearly double by 2020, reaching $73 billion in annual revenue and $461 billion in cumulative profit, predicts Navigant Research
$3.5 Billion Wind Power Line Approved for Oklahoma
September 14th, 2012 | by Jake Richardson
The Plains and Eastern Clean Line wind power transmission line in Oklahoma was approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory [&hellip
Trade-in the 20th Century Electric Grid, Don’t Trade-off Local Energy
April 4th, 2012 | by John Farrell
In a New York Times SundayReview piece last month – Drawing the Line at Power Lines – Elisabeth Rosenthal [&hellip
California Governor Tells Western Grid: No Renewable Energy Imports Needed
November 3rd, 2011 | by John Farrell
Western grid operators have been making plans for large-scale renewable energy imports into the California electricity market, prompting the governor’s [&hellip
Could U.S. Get 20% of Electricity from Solar under Power Lines?
October 17th, 2011 | by John Farrell
What if the U.S. could get 20 percent of its power from solar, near transmission lines, and without covering virgin desert
1st Transmission-Connected Solar Farm in California
June 12th, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
There’s a lot of great solar news out of California this week. Susan wrote about a small town in the [&hellip
Wind Turbines Don't Hurt Property Values
December 4th, 2009 | by Zachary Shahan
A new comprehensive study — The Impact of Wind Power Projects on Residential Property Values in the United States: A [&hellip
IT Leaders Pave the Way for Electric Vehicles Towards a Smart Grid
September 23rd, 2009 | by Derek Markham
The arrival of electric vehicles onto a grid that is expanding its use of renewable power use provides many challenges [&hellip
New Study Says City-Based Rooftop Wind Power Doesn’t Pay Off
August 7th, 2008 | by Ariel Schwartz
A new study put out by the UK’s Carbon Trust reports that domestic windmills in urban locations are actually net [&hellip
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