September 2012 Archives
Photovoltaic (PV):
It turns out Americans pay more for renewable energy per kilowatt-hour than Germans do, and yet Germany's solar industry is growing by leaps and bounds compared to ours.
The Grid:
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) may suspend JPMorgan's rights to participate in the electrical power business unless the company can prove it didn't game the California grid.
Wind:
SCE hooks up to Oregon's largest wind facility.
Photovoltaic (PV):
In August, Germany installed 320 megawatts of rooftop solar -- about a quarter of California's total capacity.
Policy:
The state's third-largest public utility expects to surpass California's renewable power requirements.
Photovoltaic (PV):
PG&E's cumbersome solar grid hookup process is dealing a serious financial blow to a school district in a small Mendocino County town.
The Grid:
LADWP approves environmental documents for a new 75-mile transmission line in the Mojave Desert.
Photovoltaic (PV):
Developers of a large photovoltaic array on former farmland get good news from their bank.
Government:
A Republican-backed House bill to end Department of Energy loan guarantees probably won't make it any farther on the Hill, but it may offer a rallying point for campaigning conservatives.
Wildlife:
A German study suggests individual wind turbines may kill bats from thousands of miles away, which has troubling implications for California species.
News and analysis about renewable energy in California. Blog host Chris Clarke is an environmental writer of two decades standing. He currently lives in Joshua Tree and can be contacted at: rewire@kcet.org.
- Wind Power
- PV and Solar Thermal
- Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROEI)
- Watts and Watt-Hours, Kilo and Mega
- 'Enough To Power X Thousand Homes'
- The Grid
- Distributed Generation
- Conservation and 'Negawatts'
- Grid Storage
- PACE Loans, Feed In Tariffs and Net Metering
- Base Load and Peaking Power
- Capacity Factor
- Renewable Portfolio Standards
- Biomass
- Transportation and Renewable Energy
- Geothermal
