The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released A National Assessment of Demand Response Potential, finding the potential for peak electricity demand reductions across the country is between 38 gigawatts (GW) and 188 GW, up to 20 percent of national peak demand, depending on how extensively demand response is applied. This can reduce the need to […]
Even though the demands being placed on national electricity grids are changing rapidly, the grids themselves have changed very little since they were first developed more than a century ago.
Energy: By promoting the adoption of renewable-energy technology, a smart grid would be good for the environment—and for innovation
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President Obama says America needs to modernize its electrical transmission with a “smart grid” to increase reliability, save money and facilitate the use of renewable energy. Grid experts Daniel Kammen and EnergyConnect, Inc. Board Member Kurt Yeager discuss what “smart grid” means, and how to build one.
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The bill would initially give away 85 percent of carbon permits to various industries including utilities and steel producers.
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The U.S. needs new, responsive, demand-side energy technologies to ensure that periods of tight electricity supply on the grid don’t turn into power outages. The Demand Response Research Center addresses two motivations for adopting demand responsiveness: reducing average electricity prices and preventing future electricity crises. (Video)The research conducted by Berkeley Lab and the California Energy […]
Modernizing the old, outmoded U.S. power grid is likely to be an expensive and time consuming business. (Video)
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Demand Response, which will be utilized to reduce peak load for the 2009 summer, is projected to increase by 8%. This is more than a 2,200 MW increase from last summer.
Read the Assessment: http://www.ferc.gov/market-oversight/mkt-views/2009/05-21-09.pdf
More doors are expected to be open for demand-response aggregators, as “smart grid” initiatives are slated to receive $4.5 billion from the federal economic-stimulus package. Smart grid uses digital technology to save energy, cut costs and boost reliability of the delivery of electricity to consumers.
On a February night in 2008, the wind died in the […]
Bicycling is non-polluting, energy-efficient, and space-conserving.
Societal and Environmental Benefits of Riding a Bike to Work
The League of American Bicyclists recognizes the individual, societal and environmental benefits that bicycle transportation offers, especially when such trips represent a transfer to bicycling from personal motorized modes of transport. The use of bicycles for personal transportation has repeatedly been […]
“Energy efficiency is the cheapest and quickest way to address our energy needs,” said Steven Nadel, Executive Director of ACEEE and co-author of the study. “And because energy efficiency will save consumers money on energy bills and create new, local jobs, it is clear that an aggressive commitment to energy efficiency will also be a […]