New Expectations for Electricity Consumers For most of the last century, Americans have been passive consumers of electricity, paying whatever their utility charged for the juice to run their lights and appliances. That would change under the new carbon rules that the Obama administration will be unveiling Monday, experts say. Utilities themselves would install more … Continue reading New Expectations for #Electricity_Consumers
Amazon Announces Largest Renewable Energy Project To Date Amazon Web Services has announced its largest renewable energy project to date, a 208 MW wind farm that will supply current and future Amazon cloud data centers. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is responsible for hosting many of the internet’s most popular websites, where “the cloud” most assuredly … Continue reading #Amazon Announces Largest #Renewable_Energy Project To Date
Top and bottom wind energy-producing states in the US The U.S. Department of Energy wants 20 percent of the nation’s energy to come from wind power in the next 15 years, up from the 5 percent wind generates now. A new Energy Department report finds that wind technology featuring taller towers and larger turbines may … Continue reading Top and bottom wind energy-producing states in the US
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
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
Report: Cost for ERCOT and Xcel to Integrate Wind and Solar Is Less Than Expected Wind and solar power comes and goes with the weather, and requires new technologies and techniques to smoothly integrate into power grids that must keep supply and demand in perfect balance at all times. The potential high costs and reliability … Continue reading Report: Cost for ERCOT and #Xcel to Integrate Wind and Solar Is Less Than Expected
Texas passes bill giving PUC wind transmission oversight; bill to end RPS dies A Texas bill to give the state Public Utility Commission oversight of transmission projects designed to export wind power from or into the Electric Reliability Council of Texas region is headed to the governor’s desk after being approved by the state’s House … Continue reading Texas passes bill giving #PUC wind transmission oversight; bill to end RPS dies
These bladeless wind turbines create electricity without spinning The turbines we currently use for wind power are incredibly advanced pieces of technology. Everything inside of them –from the shape of their airfoils to the generators they spin– has been painstakingly engineered for maximum efficiency. They’re a very mature technology, but that’s not to say an … Continue reading These bladeless wind turbines create #electricity without spinning
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