Here’s an article on geothermal energy that makes some good points about this resource’s characteristics as a provider of baseload power. It appears that there is a factual error in the article re: cost, however; the levelized cost of energy …
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Electric Transportation and Our Power Grid
Here’s an article that discusses the rise of electric transportation and the effects that this will have on the grid. I have two issues with it: 1) The author erroneously notes that EV charging could cause a 43% increase in …
Energy from Coal — Some Bad News
Here’s some bad news: the use of coal to provide energy is on the rise, and shows no sign of retreat. Yet there’s specious reasoning in the report, i.e, that renewable energy cannot provide baseload. That’s completely untrue of geothermal, …
