U.S. Power Grid: Inadequate For Future Dominated By Renewables?
The transmission lines across the U.S. weren’t designed to carry renewable energy long distances.
The transmission lines across the U.S. weren’t designed to carry renewable energy long distances.
Can we look to history and lean on innovation once again to pull ourselves out of the climate and environmental hole we find ourselves in?
A range of federal & state programs can help defray the costs of upgrading the energy efficiency of your home.
The debate rages on among environmentalists and others about whether macrogrids or microgrids are a better bet in a climate-compromised world.
Smart grids are what every city should aspire toward — and researchers expect this technology to grow 8.7% each year until around 2026.
LED light bulbs are the new vanguard in energy efficiency and lighting quality, but incandescent bulbs are on the comback…
Wave power could account for a quarter or more of U.S. electricity needs if we work to develop its potential around our coastlines, and could also provide other countries with a readily available renewable and free energy source.
The smart grid will allow us to really make use of renewable energy like wind and solar and give consumers new control over their energy use…
Boulder, Colorado, is now SmartGridCity. Thanks to a test run of smart grid technologies there, residents are already saving money and reducing energy use.
Plug-in hybrid and electric cars can work with the smart grid, by drawing energy when it’s most efficient and helping to store renewable energy…