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New York State’s Bold New Plan to Restructure Its Electricity System

Posted on October 23, 2014 | Comments Off on New York State’s Bold New Plan to Restructure Its Electricity System

Electricity is rediscovering its roots by virtue of the advantages that twenty-first century technologies offer. In the transportation sector, cleaner more fuel-efficient electric vehicles recall the early years of the automobile industry, when nearly one-third of cars manufactured in the U.S. had electric motors. And today’s electricity grid is revisiting the embryonic power system of the late eighteen- and early nineteen-hundreds, when electricity generated in small neighborhood plants powered gears and kept the lights on. Continue reading →

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New England’s Support for Distributed Generation and the Electricity Grid of the Future

Posted on November 16, 2012 | Comments Off on New England’s Support for Distributed Generation and the Electricity Grid of the Future

As multiple states stagger under the effects of superstorm Sandy, and many Northeasterners vividly recall Tropical Storms Irene and Lee and the freak October blizzard of 2011, prolonged power outages are among the most challenging repercussions for those in afflicted areas. One type of protection against widespread outages can be offered by a less centralized grid, with distributed generation of electricity providing localized power resources that could ride out a storm more successfully. Continue reading →

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As California Integrates More Renewable Energy Resources, it Looks to New Technologies

Posted on August 16, 2012 | Comments Off on As California Integrates More Renewable Energy Resources, it Looks to New Technologies

Photo: AES Laurel Mountain Energy StorageCalifornia reached an important milestone in 2011 by satisfying over 20 percent of its electricity needs with renewable energy, according to the most recent quarterly report of the state’s Public Utilities Commission. The state is also on track to surpass its 2011 growth rate, with about 3,000 more megawatts of renewables slated to come online in 2012, the report says. Continue reading →

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