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#microgrid: Vs California Wildfires
Oct 27 2017 03:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
When the islanded microgrid at Stone Edge Farm near Sonoma, Calif., . . . kept operating for 10 days, . . . in spite of the fires that caused outages nearby, . . . the operators seized the opportunity, . . . to learn as much as possible, . . . from the...
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#low-Income Community Solar
Aug 15 2017 07:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Colorado, partnership between: . . . . . . Colorado Energy Office, . . . . . . GRID Alternatives, and . . . . . . Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, . . . will work to develop the United States’ largest, . . . low-income community solar project,...
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#jobs: New Ones This Year
Aug 07 2017 06:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
New jobs created in 2017: . . 400 = Coal Miners, 15,000 = Wind, 50,000 = Solar. 8-7-2017 Source: #jobs: new ones this year
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#jobs: Ford To Build In China
Jun 21 2017 10:15 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Jim Hackett Agrees Not To Build Ford Focus In Mexico. . . . Will Build It In China Instead. If the Focus strategy works, . . . the company could transfer, . . . production of other vehicles to China. 6-21-2017 Source: #Jobs: Ford to build in China
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#jobs: Demand Is Expected To Double
Oct 28 2017 01:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Bureau of Labor statistics shows that . . . jobs in solar and wind are projected to . . . grow fastest over the coming decade. Demand is expected to double, . . . for some renewable industry jobs. 10-28-2017 Source: #Jobs: Demand is expected to double
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#jobs In The Usa
Apr 26 2017 03:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
American Wind Energy Association says Jobs in the USA are: . . . . . . 76,000 Jobs in the coal industry, and . . . . . . 100,000 Jobs in the wind industry, in 2016, and growing. In addition, some energy watchers predict, that the . . . cost of wind p...
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#irea & China
Jun 12 2017 08:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Renewable Energy Agency (IREA) and . . . State Grid Corporation of China, . . . (the largest utility in the world) . . . intend to advance China’s energy transition, . . . providing the electricity backbone, for over . . . 1 billion people. 6-12-2017...
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#internet Of Things: $1.3 Trillion Savings
Jan 03 2018 02:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
According to the Electric Power Research Institute, . . . US electric utilities have a . . . $1.3 trillion opportunity to cut operating costs, over the next decade, . . . by adopting technologies, and processes, . . . enabled by the internet of th...
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#india: 100% Renewable Energy?
Feb 13 2017 02:30 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Excess power generation capacity, . . . provides India an opportunity to shift completely to green energy. If - - - the country can halve storage technology prices in 10 years, . . . it can do without the need for new coal based plants. . . . (a stu...
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#india Powers Shipping Ports
Feb 03 2017 02:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
India’s Ministry of Shipping, . . . to install 91.50MW solar energy, to power . . . 12 of the country's major ports, and . . . 45MW of wind energy at . . . 2 additional major ports, . . . an investment of . . . Rs7bn ($104m), saving . . . Rs75...
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#illinois Debt = "junk"
Jun 25 2017 07:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
S&P Global Ratings has warned the agency will likely lower Illinois' creditworthiness to below investment grade. 6-25-2017 Source: #Illinois debt = "JUNK"
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#ice Cream Vehicle
Apr 24 2017 02:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Ever heard of ice-cream Nano? https://www.youtube....h?v=8xQzzlPCD9E 4-24-2017 Source: #Ice cream vehicle
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#hurricanes: Calls For Renewables
Oct 21 2017 05:30 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The destructive impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, . . . have been felt across the Caribbean islands, and beyond. Puerto Rico, . . . 85% of citizens are still without power. British Virgin Islands, . . . key generation, and distribution infrastructu...
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#hurricane Vs Vital Energy Hub
Aug 26 2017 01:25 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The U.S. Gulf of Mexico is home to almost . . . 1/5 of total U.S. oil output, according to the EIA. Not only will the storm limit the Gulf Coast's ability to refine oil, . . . but it's already shut down the flow of oil shipments in, and out ....
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#hurricane Irma: Tampa
Sep 10 2017 02:15 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
You may think that the most vulnerable city in United States to a hurricane is: . . . . . . New Orleans, or . . . . . . Houston, or . . . . . . Miami. But studies say Tampa tops them all. Washington Post concluded that, . . . “the area is due for a ma...
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#hurricane Harvey: Who Pays The Bill?
Sep 04 2017 12:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has said, . . . the bill for reconstruction after Hurricane Harvey, . . . could be as high as . . . $180 Billion. The head of the government's disaster management agency has warned, . . . that flood-hit states, . ....
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#houston: Are You Listening?
Sep 03 2017 12:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Washington D.C., he nation’s capital . . . becomes the first city in the world to earn the coveted LEED status, . . . thanks in large part to its commitment to installing solar. In the past 2 years, . . . the city has installed solar on the roofs of :...
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#houston's: "100-Year" Flood Plan?
Aug 31 2017 01:25 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The 100-year floodplain used by, . . . Federal Emergency Management Agency, and . . . local governments has become obsolete, . . . in a city such as Houston, Because, Harvey is Houston's third "500-year" flood, . . . in just the last 3 year...
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#hidden Costs Of Climate Change
Sep 28 2017 01:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
A new report has found, . . . Climate Change has cost the U.S. economy, at least . . . $240 billion a year, over the past . . . 10 years. 9-28-2017 Source: #Hidden Costs of Climate Change
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#hackers: Electrical Grid
Jul 09 2017 01:25 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Hackers, working for a foreign government, . . . recently breached at least, . . . 12 U.S. power plants, including the Wolf Creek nuclear facility in Kansas, . . . according to current and former U.S. officials, . . . sparking concerns that the attacke...
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#grid Resilience: Is That Important?
Oct 24 2017 06:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Resilience, . . . is the electric grid’s ability, . . . to bounce back after a disruptive event, such as a . . . . . . Severe storm, . . . . . . Fuel disruption, or a . . . . . . Cyberattack. The greater the grid’s level of resilience, . . . the less s...
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#grid Resilience & National Security.
Jun 06 2018 12:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
President, ordered Energy Secretary, . . . to halt the shutdown of ailing coal, and nuclear power plants, . . . that were needed to maintain the nation’s: . . . . . . energy mix, . . . . . . grid resilience, and . . . . . . national security. 6-6-2018...
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#grid Fixes
Nov 11 2017 02:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
It took more than 10 days, of around-the-clock work, to restore electricity to . . . 350,000 customers after fires struck California wine country last month. Returning service to all . . . 4.4 million power customers in Florida, . . . after Hurricane...
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#global Decarbonization
Apr 20 2017 01:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The Global Alliance of Solar Energy Research Institutions (GASERI), consisting of the . . . USA, Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), . . . Germany, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, and . . . Japan, Research...
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#gigafactory: Australia’S
Aug 19 2017 12:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Energy Renaissance, Darwin, Australia, . . . has received support from the Northern Territory government, for its proposed . . . 1GWh lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant. It also claims the batteries produced at its Darwin plant, will have the:...
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