Managing the complexities of power supply, demand In the Phoenix metropolitan area, temperatures can top 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Ensuring a reliable power grid — and air conditioning — for its more than 4 million people could quickly become a life-or-death situation. As we move into the future, if population and temperature extremes continue to increase … Continue reading Managing the complexities of power supply, demand
Attorney: Negligence by utilities led to New Mexico wildfire BERNALILLO, N.M. – Pointing to a photograph of towering ponderosa pine and fir trees being overcome by smoke and flames, an attorney for more than 300 plaintiffs told jurors Thursday during opening statements that the negligence of two electric utilities was to blame for one of … Continue reading Attorney: Negligence by utilities led to #New_Mexico wildfire
Las_Cruces banking on renewable energy LAS CRUCES — Las Cruces businesses and the city itself are turning to solar power, not only to offset the cost of buying electricity, but also as a way to provide stand-alone units to power electronic signs without having to run utility lines. From street lights to pedestrian signs and … Continue reading #Las_Cruces banking on renewable energy
Study to look at Washington sites for small nuclear reactors A new study championed by Washington state Sen. Sharon Brown, R-Kennewick, will identify promising sites for small modular nuclear reactor operations in the state. The Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council signed a contract with international company Golder Associates to conduct the study, the … Continue reading Study to look at Washington sites for small nuclear reactors
Why Oregon imports power from fossil fuels and exports renewable energy We hear a lot about new renewable energy projects in Oregon: geothermal, solar and wind projects galore. And that’s on top of hydropower – a renewable staple in the Northwest’s power supply. But there’s a big difference between renewable energy production in Oregon and … Continue reading Why #Oregon imports power from #fossil_fuels and exports renewable energy
Extended power outages due to storm damage hit home for Phoenix residents, businesses PHOENIX (AP) — A savage storm with wind, rain and lightning that damaged buildings, knocked down trees, utility poles and power lines added up to sweaty predicaments for many Phoenix residents. For those without power for extended periods, the late-summer outages meant … Continue reading Extended power outages due to storm damage hit home for #Phoenix residents, businesses
What Does The Clean Power Plan Have In Store? Don’t Count Out Electron Laundering ……Before global warming became a concern, the Pacific Northwest and California traded electricity north and south. California needed more power during the summer to run air conditioners. The Northwest’s extensive hydroelectricity system provided that power. In the winter, when river flows … Continue reading What Does The #Clean_Power_Plan Have In Store? Don’t Count Out #Electron_Laundering
Results From the World’s Biggest Transactive Energy Test About two years ago, the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project flipped the switch on the country’s biggest test of a technology concept that could transform distributed energy-grid integration: transactive energy. The goal was to show that near-real-time energy and pricing data could provide the right signals … Continue reading Results From the World’s Biggest Transactive Energy Test
Why NV Energy needs to step up its solar-power game The eighth National Clean Energy Summit recently convened in Las Vegas, and with each passing year, its organizer, Sen. Harry Reid, keeps pouring on more heat for things to get done. This year, President Barack Obama — the first standing president to speak at the … Continue reading Why #NV_Energy needs to step up its solar -power game
MacEachern: Green energy billionaires doing own “Koch” thing A day doesn’t go by without our “letters to the editor” file flooding with missives about those wicked, old Koch brothers and their insane conspiracy to lay waste to the earth. Thanks, Mr. Soros! But Koch-obsessing is getting a little long in the tooth, isn’t it? Especially … Continue reading MacEachern: Green energy billionaires doing own “Koch” thing
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