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The author. Fabulous Bulls full suspension Class 3 mountain e-bike. Single track off-road trail. Turtle Rock. Saint George, Utah. January 2, 2021. Photo by Marta Hasler

You May Have 3 Kids, But Do You Really Need A Van Or SUV?

I’m riding 12-20 miles on my e-bike nearly every day, year-around in northern Utah, southern Utah, and northern Wisconsin. Here in Lindon, Utah, I do one of the following. 1) I’m on the beautiful blacktop 20-mile-long (separate from streets) Murdock Bike Trail that goes across my back property line. 2) … [continued]

Illustration of CraftStrom's smart plug & play solar kits (screenshot)

CraftStrom’s Smart Plug & Play Solar Kits Are Already NEC & UL Compliant

With the passage of Utah House Bill 340, the state has officially legalized residential plug-in solar systems up to 1,200 watts AC, marking a major step toward decentralized, homeowner-installed PV. The law exempts these systems from conventional utility interconnection agreements, provided they include anti-islanding protection and do not exceed branch … [continued]

Geothermal power plant in Cove Fort, Utah. Photo by Fritz Hasler

Geothermal Power In Utah, The US, & The World Compared With Other Technologies

I believe in the clean power bible written by Mark Z. Jacobson of Stanford University. He explains why wind, water, and solar are the only practical and economical means he believes can convert the world efficiently, quickly, and economically to clean energy. He has eliminated other popular green energy items … [continued]

Construction of a solar farm and soon an electrical energy storage facility. Green River Energy Center. Ferron, Emery County, East Central, Utah

Clean Energy Utah — An Update

Not far from one of the most beautiful spots in the world, Arches National Park (as shown in the photo below), Moab, the Green River, and the Colorado River, there is a massive new green energy project, the Green River Energy Center, which is under construction (as shown in the … [continued]

Solar farm and energy storage facility. Green River Energy Center. Castle Dale, Emery County, East Central, Utah

Utah’s Clean Solar Energy & Storage Boom: Why?

Near some of the most beautiful spots in the world, the San Rafael Swell and Arches National Park (as shown in the two photos in the figure below) Moab, the Green River and the Colorado River, there is a massive new green energy project, the Green River Energy Center, which … [continued]

Grand Coulee Dam. Columbia River, Washington. Bureau of Reclamation. US Government Photo

The Problem & Potential Of Hydropower

Mark Z. Jacobson from Stanford University has explained why investments in wind, water, and solar are the only feasible ways to convert the US and the world to clean energy. However, even the best technologies come with environmental impacts. With encouragement from the federal government, private industry has recently made … [continued]

Wind farm, solar farm, hog farm sheds, and rail line. Milford, Utah. Photo by Fritz Hasler

Clean Energy & Pork Production at Milford, Utah

There is a strange confluence of clean energy and pork production near Milford, Utah, 208 miles south of Salt Lake City, and 30 miles west of Beaver. Located there, just north of Milford in Beaver County, is the largest solar farm in Utah. It is the Escalante Solar Project, which … [continued]

Close up of solar panels at Clover Creek Solar Farm. Mona, Utah. Photo by Fritz Hasler

Renewable Energy Production & Use In Utah

In my travels across the country, I’ve seen massive wind farms in Wyoming, South Dakota, and Iowa, as well as huge wind farms and solar farms in southern California. However, living in Utah for 20 years and traveling north to south and east to west, the only grid-scale clean energy … [continued]