Tag: power utilities

I just got off the phone with a friend of a friend, who heads up the electric vehicle strategy at one of the largest utilities in the U.S. Here are some of the ideas we covered: • Especially in the …

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I’m happy to note that I just scheduled an interview for my next book with a gentleman I’ve been in touch with for some time: Stuart L. Smits, CEO of Citizen Green Energy. Among other things, Stuart follows utility regulation …

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Thanks to my friends at the Tennessee Solar Energy Center for their kind words, and for redistributing my recent article Energy Policy — Looking for the Broad Side of the Barn. They write: “TSEA has been following Craig Shields, blogger …

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As I learn more about the electric power utilities, I’m surprised at their large range of readiness with respect to both renewable energy and electric transportation.  Here’s a message that I’ll soon be aiming at senior executives in the power …

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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jlzlqPuzzU&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] Here, Paul Scott from Plug-in America discusses the power utilities and electric transportation on a recent segment of the 2GreenEnergy Report. Full 30-minute show on electric transportation here.

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I’m aware that the vast majority of those reading this do not live in the state of California, USA – and thus have no reason to want to understand “Proposition 16” as it exists on our June ballot. Why then …

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The 2009 “Business of Plugging In” conference also featured a great deal of discussion on the readiness of the utilities to support EVs. Although some people were horribly cautionary and indicated that this was a major impediment, a few key …

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