Tag Archives: electricity

What will rising electricity rates mean to clean energy?

A political consultant once told me that Americans only vote for the environmental candidate if the economy is thriving. The nation’s financial house needs to be in order before voters will tend the garden. Green energy advocates appear to have circumvented this tendency in recent years by promoting green jobs. The political formula is no … Continue reading

25% US Renewable Electricity Standard Will Create 274,000 Jobs

Washington, D.C., United StatesA new study released by Navigant Consulting finds that a 25% by 2025 national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) would support hundreds of thousands of new American jobs and prevent a near-term collapse in some industries. Job growth in the wind, solar, biomass, waste-to-energy and hydropower industries would particularly benefit the Southeastern U.S. … Continue reading

Town To Generate 85% of Electricity from Skyline Solar System

Published: 2010-06-14 California, United States –Skyline Solar, a manufacturer of High Gain Solar (HGS) arrays announced the first commercial installation of its High Gain Solar (HGS) 1000 system in a new municipal solar power plant in the desert town of Nipton, California. The 80-killowatt Nipton plant is an upgradeable solar power system that will provide … Continue reading

Interview with Kurt Yeager of Galvin Electricity Initiative

For some time, I have been interested in microgrids and distributed power generation. Kurt Yeager, the executive director of the Galvin Electricity Initiative, shared plenty of information about microgrids at ConnectivityWeek, and I felt I could learn a lot more about its current status and where it is going by talking to him. Prior to the meeting, … Continue reading

Renewables could generate 95% of electricity, claims report

Latest news 09 June 2010 The majority of electricity could be produced by renewable energy by 2050, a recent report has claimed. According to Energy View the Original article

CalRENEW-1 Starts Delivering Electricity to PG&E

Published: 2010-06-03 California, United States –Dedication ceremonies were held this week for CalRENEW-1, the first utility- scale photovoltaic solar electricity plant to connect to the California Independent System Operator’s (CAISO) transmission grid under the state’s Renewables Portfolio Standards program. Sharp supplied the thin film photovoltaic modules, the first major deployment of Sharp’s amorphous thin film … Continue reading

Electricity Saving With Energy Saving Lamp

Are you still using ordinary lamp bulb to incandescent in the house? Start saving electricity today so that changes in energy-saving lamp with fluorescent bulb as the latter can greatly reduce energy consumption, reducing your electricity bills too. How does it work? Unlike inkandeshente lamps, fluorescent lamps do not need to heat filament (which occupies … Continue reading

Drive Down the Temperature and Your Electricity Bill

Energy audit of Mid-Prairie Schools presented to board The Mid-Prairie Community Board of Education listened to an energy audit report by Exultant Energy Consultants from Iowa City. The firm looked at the middle school, high school and three elementary buildings and presented renovations that could cut energy costs. Read more on The Kalona News Industrial … Continue reading

Lights, Camera, Action! Solar Takes Center Stage to Provide Free Electricity for $13 Million Peoria Center for the Performing Arts in Arizona

Peoria Theater Works Company Reduces $9,000 Electric Bill with Free Solar EnergyBy Robert Hoskins Peoria, ArizonaLike many businesses in Arizona, Theater Works Executive Director Jack Lytle was constantly seeking new ways to save money and reduce their company’s monthly utility bill. At the center of the group’s budget concerns was a $9,000 per month electricity … Continue reading