Tag: smart grid

As his term in office draws nearer to a close, U.S. President Obama has begun again to talk about climate change and the imperative to reduce our contributions to its causes.  If I were he, I would inform the nation …

Obama Once More Vocal on Climate Change, Renewable Energy Read More »

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Good news from the State of New York.  These people appear to be in the process of addressing an issue that’s absolutely crucial to a migration to renewable energy; they’re contemplating a wholesale rethinking of the way they regulate their …

Celebrating Change in the Way We Regulate the Power Utilities Read More »

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There have been several articles about defecting from the grid talked about here as well as reshaping what the grid means to us and what it should now do for us. While defecting from the grid may not seem likely, …

From Guest Blogger Brian McGowan: Defection from the Grid? Read More »

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A friend sent me this story about his local (Philadelphia) region: “Offshore Wind Farm Rejected in New Jersey.”  Rightfully, he’s dismayed. The analysis here shows how flawed our whole approach is to providing energy to businesses and consumers.  The whole …

We Need An Energy Policy Read More »

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It’s hard to imagine anyone’s objecting to smart grid, a subject that holds so much potential to enable a more efficient and environmentally friendly way to generate, transmit, distribute and consume electrical energy.  When I first heard that there were …

Smart Grid Pushback Read More »

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Thanks and congratulations to 2GreenEnergy intern Nikita Rao for her first article on smart grid, published here earlier today. This is a subject that is rightfully garnering much attention, as it’s so clearly integral to our civilization’s ability to achieve …

Article on Smart Grid – Thanks To 2GreenEnergy Intern Nikita Rao Read More »

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The failure to achieve clean energy in the U.S is not because it lacks technology and innovation but because it lacks the idea of implementing the technology. We should focus on laying a strong foundation and going forward to build …

From 2GreenEnergy Intern Nikita Rao: Smart Grid – Current Progress, Issues and Investment Read More »

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I’m delighted to announce that a razor-sharp graduate student at USC, Nikita Rao, will be joining us at 2GreenEnergy as an intern.  Her master’s program focused on the electric power industry, a topic that I know we’d all like to …

Welcome to Nikita Rao, Author on the Electric Power Industry Read More »

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I’m not sure I made too many new friends on the talk radio show I did this morning on a politically conservative AM station in Arizona – a red state if there ever were one.  I mentioned that the U.S. …

Clean Energy Radio, Aviation Emissions, and Smart Grid Read More »

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In response to my recent piece on electric transportation in Seeking Alpha, EV naysayer Glenn Doty writes a response that concludes: “I just don’t get how any environmentalist could support these.  If the people who buy solar panels and a …

The Validity of Electric Transportation Read More »

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