Phantom Load Straining Already Maxed Out Electrical Grid
The total sum of electricity used by devices while in standby mode or powered off is known as a phantom load, an undetected financial and environmental burdens for most households.
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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.
Technology for Developing a Smart Power Grid
Smart grids are what every city should aspire toward — and researchers expect this technology to grow 8.7% each year until around 2026.
The Future of Offshore Wind Energy
As technology develops, prices fall and interest grows, offshore wind energy is poised to become a notable player in the world energy market.
Clean Energy and Smart Grids: Where Are We Now?
Smart grids can make it possible to combine multiple types of renewable energy sources, and create a more powerful and comprehensive system.
Cleaner Drilling: If We’re Going to Drill Anyway, Can We Make It More Efficient?
Technological Innovation and Concern for the Environment Are Helping to Clean Up Drilling for Oil and Gas…
The Great Green Grid
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…
A City Gone Smart
Boulder, Colorado, is now SmartGridCity. Thanks to a test run of smart grid technologies there, residents are already saving money and reducing energy use.
The Smartest Washer on the Block
Demand-response heaters, refrigerators, washing machines and other appliances are being rolled out at GE and will available in stores soon…