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Voltage Conservation Might Create More Problems Than It Solves
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… Read More
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Solving the American Power Crisis: The Future of Grid Energy Storage
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… Read More
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The Future of Power Quality: Addressing Our Aging Power Grid
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… Read More
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Off the Grid at Heron’s Head Park
To some it's a sacred connection to ancestors and an opportunity to restore the land and traditional ceremonies; to those that participated in the decade-long planning and building of the solar generated Eco-Center it means serving and educating the public. Most of all, it means Heron's Head Park is… Read More
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Considering the state of the environment over the past 20 years, what is your outlook on the next 20?
