electricity Archives - Page 16 of 18 - Renew Economy

Australia has led way in slashing solar costs
New analysis shows how Australia has shown the path to reduce solar PV costs through installation labor efficiency.
Robert McIntosh

Jun 24, 2014

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Slash Australians’ power bills by beheading a duck at night
Solar has slashed demand for electricity during the day, but left evening peak power demand largely unchanged. That’s why we now need to behead a duck.
Alan Pears

Jun 23, 2014

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Australia’s ancient electricity sector urgently needs a new plan
In Australia, the lack of debate about needing to overhaul our ageing, high-emissions power infrastructure will come back to haunt us.
Martin Rice

Jun 19, 2014

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US climate action – the truth about its ‘costs’
EPA guidelines quick to attract ire of climate change skeptics and myopic economists who fail to see forest for smog-obscured trees.
Jules Kortenhorst

Jun 10, 2014

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Power sector CO2 emissions sensitive to policy changes and natural gas supply
Policies to reduce CO2 emissions could result in less consumption of coal in favour of natural gas.
Energy Information Administration

Jun 10, 2014

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Why owning your own power plant might not be crazy
Could a “personal power plant” be your next major home appliance? It could be as convenient and practical as your laptop, or fridge.
Leia Guccione

May 23, 2014

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From grid defected to grid connected
Companies like eLab’s Sunverge are combining grid-tied solar power and batteries to provide value to customers, utilities, and society.
Virginia Lacy

May 9, 2014

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Other Good Stuff

How a small county in California went grid positive
A small county in northern California has become “grid positive” – it produces 152% more energy from solar panels than it uses.
Laurie Guevara-Stone

Apr 22, 2014

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Solar tariffs: An enormous question for ‘solar choice’
Distributed solar power production is under fire. In nearly 1 of 3 US states, utility companies are trying to undermine policies that make it economical to produce energy from a solar panel instead of buying it from a utility.
John Farrell

Apr 10, 2014

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Top 7 reasons for considering an electric vehicle today
Why are car buyers getting more enthused about their electric vehicles? Here’s seven reasons why.
Josh Goldman

Apr 3, 2014

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Solar supporters declare open season on utilities’ duck chart
The Duck chart is the latest file to be shared around the energy nerdocracy as utilities cry ‘fowl’ on distributed solar.
John Farrell

Apr 1, 2014

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Solar power could help grid security considerably
Terrorists could black out US electric grids for a year or more. Another good reason to go solar to improve energy security.
Zachary Shahan

Mar 24, 2014

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