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Five reasons solar’s big win over gas is just the beginning
If solar trumps gas for peaking power in Minnesota, what reason would there be to build new natural gas peaking capacity anywhere in the country?
John Farrell

Mar 4, 2014

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Is utility 2.0 a forecast or a post-mortem?
Changes to the electric utility business model are imminent. For some utilities, this discussion is not a forecast, but a post-mortem.
John Farrell

Feb 28, 2014

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Solar opportunity: Who will be winners of rooftop revolution?
Solar grid parity would see millions go solar affordably. But it also means a potential transformation, a democratisation of the electricity grid.
John Farrell

Dec 17, 2013

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America’s number 1 solar utility is owned by farmers
On completion of its new PV array, one of America’s oldest cooperative utilities will lead the nation in solar energy, with over 1.5kW per customer.
John Farrell

Dec 10, 2013

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City-owned Texas utility already serves 40% renewable energy
Is having local control of a utility the key to ramping up renewable energy?
John Farrell

Dec 3, 2013

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Three reasons Germans are killing it on renewable energy
As Germany races past 20% renewables, here are three reasons why the supposedly expensive effort to clean up the nation’s energy supply is so popular?
John Farrell

Oct 24, 2013

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Utilities shocked to find they are already dead
Reports suggest changes to the utility business model are imminent, as power generation shifts from massive to medium scale and from remote to local.
John Farrell

Sep 17, 2013

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Community renewables: Five barriers, and solutions to deployment
Community renewable energy has significant political and economic benefits, but is often hindered by five major barriers.
John Farrell

Sep 12, 2013

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Is solar cheaper than grid electricity? Yes, and no
There are two kinds of solar parity with electricity prices: subsidised and unsubsidised. And the difference between the two is significant.
John Farrell

Jul 17, 2013

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Plug in, the solar power transformation is coming
The implications of ‘solar grid parity’ are enormous, offering consumers a cost-competitive, widespread energy source for developing off-grid power supply.
John Farrell

Jun 11, 2013

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Graph of the Day: The role of ‘soft costs’ as solar panels get cheap
US analysis shows that streamlining solar permitting rules could cut the cost of installing residential solar systems by as much as 40%.
John Farrell

May 15, 2013

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Podcast: How a US community wind farm won 600 investors
Hoping to broaden ownership in proposed rural wind farm, four local groups joined South Dakota Wind Partners to bring local investors to the mix.
John Farrell

Apr 23, 2013

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