Recent Campaign Entries:

1. Voltage Conservation Might Create More Problems Than It Solves

   Posted August 10, 2010
   in Policy Campaign

   For decades, utilities, regulators and consumers have been intrigued by the concept of reducing electric consumption by lowering voltage levels on the electric grid. Theory and practice say that simply using 114 volts instead of 120 volts saves energy. However, in spite of a body of evidence favoring this little-analyzed concept, many suggest it should be relegated to the pile of good, but impractical, ideas.

2. Solving the American Power Crisis: The Future of Grid Energy Storage

   Posted July 26, 2010
   in Renewable Energy Campaign

   Electricity, that wonderfully efficient medium for distributing power, has a behavioral quirk imparted by natural law: you can’t save it. This simple fact dictates the way we generate electricity and also poses a problem effectively using some forms of renewable energy. A myriad of new technologies under development may help both traditional and renewable generating sources by providing cost-effective, large-scale energy storage for the electric power grid.

3. The Future of Power Quality: Addressing Our Aging Power Grid

   Posted July 20, 2010
   in Renewable Energy Campaign

   Power quality - or, simply, the usability of electric power - is a vital concern to many commercial businesses and industries. The proof is a rapidly growing global market for products to correct or improve power quality that will top $11 billion in 2011. The manufacturers of these products have reason to smile, because the outlook for improvement of the power quality in the U.S. is not very rosy.

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