December 2012 Archives
Government:
Renewable energy makes up almost half of the new electrical power generation installed in the U.S. in 2012 so far.
The Grid:
A report released last week says smart meters, paid for in large part with Stimulus funding, have served mainly to kill American jobs and increase utility company profits.
Wind:
A controversial wind power project in Imperial County starts delivering power this week.
Utilities:
A wind power expert with over 35 years of experience promoting renewables says the best, fairest way of promoting renewable energy is with a feed-in tariff like Germany's.
Photovoltaic (PV):
Bay Area solar leasing company SolarCity has scheduled an Initial Public Offering of its stock for this week.
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
- Transportation and Renewable Energy
- Biomass
- Geothermal
