Solar adoption all over the United States is taking place at a very rapid pace and is contributing to the “duck curve” issue, which is caused by a deep dip during intraday demand for grid electricity during mid-day hours where …
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Some Groups Are Installing Solar, But Not Cheerfully
2GreenEnergy supporter Brian McGowan writes: Here is an interesting article. I know you are aware that the military is installing large amounts of solar. With the military installing solar at this rate, South Dakota may not have to do anything …
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Is the Migration to Renewable Energy a Revolution or an Evolution?
In response to my piece “Heard It At the Low Carbon Investors Conference, frequent commenter “MarcoPolo” writes: Nobody is saying that research and investment into alternate energy technologies, is dead. Nor would any reasonable person suggest that alternate energy technologies, …
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Times Are Changing Quickly in the Power Utility Space
One of our interns who spent the summer working on our companion site SustainabilityRoleModels.com wrote a good article on Southern California Edison’s numerous sustainability initiatives, and arranged for me to speak with one of SCE’s spokespeople, Evan Birenbaum. Late yesterday, …
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Solar PV and Battery Back-Up — An Oddity
A reader asked me to comment on the article linked below, but frankly, I simply don’t understand it. If this is to be believed, a power utility (Southern California Edison) denied a homeowner’s application to connect his solar PV array …
Materials for a Sustainable Energy Future
I try to attend the annual University of California at Santa Barbara Summit on Energy Efficiency, now in its 4th year. This year’s meeting will focus on “Materials for a Sustainable Energy Future.” I plan to “join the Institute for Energy …
Southern California Edison Doesn't Need To Be Forced to Dabble in Energy Storage
Here’s an article from SmartGridNews called “California’s new energy storage mandate: Does it signal the tipping point?” The answer, in a word, is No. You’re “forcing” Southern California Edison, one of the most progressive utilities on the planet, to deploy …
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