Alabama Power proposes up to 500 megawatts in renewable energy projects, including solar Alabama Power petitioned the Alabama Public Service Commission last month for permission to install up to 500 megawatts of renewable energy projects, including solar power, company spokesman Michael Sznajderman confirmed Tuesday. Sznajderman said the company is seeking a way to provide renewable … Continue reading #Alabama_Power proposes up to 500 megawatts in renewable energy projects, including solar→
Switch and NV Energy strike deal to end battle After more than eight months of debate, Las Vegas data center company Switch and NV Energy have reached a compromise that will keep the tech firm as a customer of the power company. The deal, which still awaits approval from the Public Utilities Commission, will end … Continue reading #Switch and #NV_Energy strike deal to end battle→
New energy cell can store up solar energy for release at night A photoelectrochemical cell (PEC) is a special type of solar cell that gathers the Sun’s energy and transforms it into either electricity or chemical energy used to split water and produce hydrogen for use in fuel cells. In an advance that could help … Continue reading New energy cell can store up solar energy for release at night→
YOURS: Changes open door for wind, solar energy gains in state Western South Dakota is poised to become a player in the national wind and solar market this October. This new opportunity for ranchers and farmers in our area follows the announcement by Basin Electric and Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) of their integration into … Continue reading YOURS: Changes open door for wind, solar energy gains in state→
New Electricity Rates Shift Costs from Big Users, Dim Solar Prospects Welcome to Lexus Lanes on the energy superhighway. OK. That’s hyperbole. New rules (pdf) from California’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) last week, which affect 75% of the state’s residential electricity customers, do shift costs from heavy users further down the food chain, flirt with … Continue reading New #Electricity_Rates Shift Costs from Big Users, Dim Solar Prospects→
PSC voted correctly on solar request The Public Service Commission did the right thing when they didn’t let a company bill North Dakotans for Minnesota projects. The commission decided the projects weren’t cost effective. The PSC rejected an application from a power company last week that would have allowed it to charge North Dakota consumers … Continue reading PSC voted correctly on solar request→
The Changing Reality For Electric Utilities The electric utilities are starting to feel mounting pressures due to the decentralized generation movement. As many already know, distributed generation represents perhaps the largest threat to the centralized utility business model. Many industry analysts are starting to view the coming electric utility disruption as inevitable, with PricewaterhouseCoopers recently … Continue reading The Changing Reality For #Electric_Utilities→
How Much Land Does Solar, Wind and Nuclear Energy Require? ….According to the MIT authors, powering 100 percent of estimated U.S. electricity demand in 2050 with solar energy would require roughly 33,000 square kilometers (sq-km) of land. That’s if we spread solar panels evenly across the entire country. If we concentrate solar production in the … Continue reading How Much Land Does Solar, Wind and Nuclear Energy Require?→
Why wind and solar power are such a challenge for energy grids Last week, I described a modeling study showing that it is possible to run the entire US economy on renewable energy: wind, water, and solar power. Technologically, the tools are available. Economically, the total system costs would be lower than a business-as-usual scenario. … Continue reading Why wind and solar power are such a challenge for #energy_grids→
How California is Integrating Renewable Energy Without Blowing a Fuse When Thomas Edison flipped the switch on his coal-fired central power station in Manhattan back in 1882, its function was simple: move power in one direction, from the generator to the consumer. There was little diversity in this system and no regard for source energy … Continue reading How California is Integrating Renewable Energy Without Blowing a Fuse→
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