Not all news in the solar PV world is good, as my colleague Craig Ruark (pictured) notes in this column on Nevada’s energy markets. This whole thing goes back to the notion of the utility death spiral (i.e., people leave …
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Lots To Be Said about the Utility Death Spiral
I had the good fortune to meet Barbara Vergetis Lundin (pictured) in the press room of the National Clean Energy Summit at which President Obama was speaking last November; this was shortly after her company bought out “Smart Grid News” …
Assessing the Value of Solar Energy
Here’s a really solid article summarizing the thinking we should apply when determining the worth of solar as a replacement for other forms of energy. There are two main things that are omitted here, and while I have to admit …
What Happens When Everybody and His Dog Goes to Renewable Energy?
Here’s an article on the ever-accelerating progress that solar PV is making, as costs continue to plummet. It certainly makes one wonder about the so-called “utility death spiral,” in which traditional power companies become unable to function, by virtue of …
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The Future of Renewable Energy
In his discussion of my recent post on the need for a sane energy policy, Marc Vendetti comments on the importance of energy storage: One of the larger impediments to renewables being viewed as a complete replacement for fossils….is storage. …
