Many states have mandatory or voluntary renewable energy portfolios standards (RPS). Wind is the most widely deployed source of renewable energy in most of the US. Wind energy is variable and the intermittent nature of […]
There’s an interview with Carl Bass, CEO of Autodesk, on Bloomberg West, that is particularly interesting because Carl discusses how customers are increasingly turning to Internet apps and cloud computing and the impact on traditional […]
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, the solar photovoltaic market in the US continues to expand. In 2010, 887 MW of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) capacity were installed, doubling the capacity installed in 2009. In […]
According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) the last record low for Arctic sea ice extent was recorded in September 2007. That year was also the first time the Northwest Passage through […]
I have blogged previously about what Duke Energy, a vertically integrated electic power company that has generation, transmission, and distribution facilities, is doing to implement smart grid technology. Many of the electric power utilities in […]
I’ve blogged previously about the tremendous impact that shale gas (also known as unconventional gas) extraction has had on the energy market in the US and potentially in Europe. For companies and firms engaged in […]
One of the questions Martin Rosenberg asked at the beginning of Thursday’s panel discussion at Gridweek is if smart grids are so smart, why did the blackout in the Southwest that left millions withour power […]
A number of speakers at Gridweek preferred to use any term but smart meters when referring to electricity meters that are able to record electricity usage by the hour or quarter hour. Duke Energy seems […]