The electricity grid is an aging beast, but not so old that it’s frozen in time. The grid as we know it typically operates by tapping several different power sources and by keeping some back-up on the side just in case.
The electricity grid is an aging beast, but not so old that it’s frozen in time. The grid as we know it typically operates by tapping several different power sources and by keeping some back-up on the side just in case.
My Ten Clean Energy Stocks for 2015 model portfolio added a second month to its winning streak, with a 6.1 percent gain for the month and a 5.7 percent gain for the year, despite a continued drag by the strong dollar. If measured in terms of the compa…
Read MoreDuke Energy Corp. plans to install as much as 500 megawatts of solar power in Florida by 2024, a proposal that would more than triple the capacity of the Sunshine State.
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Net metering, which enables utilities to reimburse customers for solar power, is being reconsidered in many parts of the United States. The quarterly report “The 50 States of Solar,” published by the NC Clean Energy Technology Center in February, revealed 23 states changed their net metering policies during Q4 of 2014.
The U.S. electricity system is undergoing the biggest change in its 130-year history, undermining the rationale for monopoly ownership and control. Until recently, electricity service was similar to water or roads, where a natural monopoly was most eff…
Read MoreSolar panels have been on the market in the U.S. for over 25 years. Without exception, all of the manufacturers of panels on the market today tout their reliability, quality and long term durability. Nevertheless, on a per watt basis, these panels gene…
Read MoreThe proposed U.S. commitment to tackling climate change in support of a new international climate agreement is a serious and achievable plan that demonstrates the United States is ready to take significant action. Coming today, eight months before the …
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The obvious isn’t always obvious but when it is, it makes quite a difference. Some game changing models over the past three decades have given us strong footing as we move into a new era on how electricity is generated, where it’s generated and how it’s stored. Here’s a quick look back to bring us to now. In the fall of 1991, an article on the diff
Way back at the dawn of the “Electrical Age,” Westinghouse – based on discoveries made and technology invented by Nikola Tesla – famously won the fiercely fought competition with the Edison Electric Co. that resulted in the use of alternating current (AC) to transmit and distribute electricity to homes, businesses and public facilities, as well as other types of infrastructure. Tesla’s discovery of AC and invention of the first AC electricity generators were keystones that paved the way to building out our current centralized system of massive, fossil fuel-fired power plants and regional electricity grids. Now, with so much changing in the electricity industry, we are beginning to loop back and come around full circle.
