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Could Minnesota’s ‘value of solar’ make everyone a winner?
In Minnesota, a new method of contracting now in place could change the relationship between solar-producing customers and their electric utility.
John Farrell

Mar 18, 2014

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Why the potential for grid defection matters
Today’s utility business models and regulatory environment don’t incentivize the rapid evolution of solar and energy storage. That needs to change.
Rocky Mountain Institute

Mar 14, 2014

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Net-metering does not equate to being “self-reliant”
Net-metering vs feed-in-tariffs? If you want to be truly self-reliant, you have to go off-grid.
Craig Morris

Mar 10, 2014

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Renewables power a rural German village
Feldheim, a small town in the corner of rural eastern Germany, has become a model for decentralized self-sufficiency and is 100% powered by renewables.
Laurie Guevara-Stone

Mar 4, 2014

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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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Running on clean energy: “Question of social and political will”
US has technology and logistical ability to convert to all-renewable energy sources by 2050—if it can manage to exercise necessary social and political will.
Sandy Dechert

Feb 26, 2014

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A high-renewables tomorrow, today: El Hierro, Canary Islands
The smallest of Spain’s Canary Islands is embracing its rich renewable resources, most notably through an innovative hybrid hydro-wind system.
Laurie Guevara-Stone

Feb 18, 2014

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When will Australians finally stop wasting our energy?
We take it for granted that we’ll have affordable power and fuel for as long as we want them.
Alan Pears

Jan 31, 2014

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Battery storage: From marijuana plantations to grid changers
The SolarCity/Tesla partnership has made solar and battery storage sexy. But the product is not new; others have been doing it for years.
Laurie Guevara-Stone

Jan 30, 2014

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When all the air conditioners run at once
How can we take the load off the grid as it comes under enormous strain from the heatwave?
Carol Saab

Jan 17, 2014

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Why is electricity consumption decreasing in Australia?
What is causing lower electricity demand? Break down the reduction in demand and you’ll find price matters.
Hugh Saddler

Jan 2, 2014

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Can the cost of solar in the US compete with Germany?
The US is after Germany’s title of undisputed champion of solar deployment and is making some rapid progress.
Koben Calhoun & Jesse Morris

Dec 9, 2013

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