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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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Gulf Oil Spill, Week Three: The Rocky Road To Restoration
'TENTHMIL" has been working to start the discussion about how people, organizations, and federal agencies are going to work together to restore even a fraction of the affected area to its former status. Unfortunately, most of the experts needed to weigh in on this discussion have been unwilling or unable… Read More
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