"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
The Bonneville Power Administration may be forced to tell wind farms to shut down because high water levels are creating more hydro power than the grid can handle. Extra wind power would just make things worse. So wind farms may…
The World Resources Institute reports on the growing problem with our electrical grid, which was never meant to handle renewable energy, where generation starts and stops quickly and comes from all directions too. Renewable energy resources are location constrained and…
Yes, Exxon. One reason is that once installed, wind has no fuel costs (the same is true for solar, geothermal, and hydro) while coal, gas, and nuclear do. Over time, this cuts costs dramatically. However – and this is a…
A smart grid network, Cerf said, will be highly dependent on “people’s willingness to connect in this way,” and “this is not going to be something that can be forced on anyone no matter how hard we try.” The smart…
Via Smartgridnews, who says The idea of a national electricity smart grid — a system that links your home’s electrical system and appliances to a national data network — is a hot topic in energy conservation circles but have we…