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Sun, 2012-01-22 04:40 — mdmcdonald
The Energy Collaboratory is focused on developing a sustainable energy path for San Francisco.

The mission of the Energy Collaboratory is to develop a sustainable energy path for San Francisco.

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Opposition Grows to San Francisco’s Green Energy Plans

Fri, 2013-03-15 19:13 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Albert Gomez

energymanagertoday.com - by Linda Hardesty - March 15, 2013

Electricity rates for about 90,000 San Francisco ratepayers could almost double if the San Francisco Board of Supervisors goes forward with a deal for Shell Oil to provide 100 percent renewable energy for the city, according to NBC Bay Area.

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) has strongly criticized the scheme and even launched an online campaign “Stop the Shell Shock” where ratepayers can enter their kilowatt hours to calculate how much more they’ll have to pay.

PUC financial directors predict a maximum rate of .15 cents per kilowatt hour, about double the current rate of .0788 cents per kilowatt hour based on a report prepared for the city’s Rate Fairness Board in late January.

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Smart Grid Prospects & State of the Business in 2013

Wed, 2013-03-13 00:39 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Albert Gomez

energymanagertoday.com - by Allan McHale - March 6, 2013

Smart Grid sales across the world in the last three years at installed prices have grown by CAGR of approximately 35% and climbed to $36.5 billion in 2012. Given the general economic demise during this period these figures are remarkable. However they include a steady flow of refurbishment business that has for more than 10 years incrementally improved and smartened up the control and reliability of the electrical network.

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Study: 90 by 50 - NYC Can Reduce Its Carbon Footprint 90% By 2050

Tue, 2013-02-19 18:42 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Albert Gomez

urbangreencouncil.org - February 2013

The greatest obstacle to a responsible approach to climate change mitigation is a sense that the problem is insoluble. Urban Green Council’s latest research report, 90 By 50, demonstrates that the emission reductions required are in fact possible using technologies that are known and in almost all cases currently available, and that the cost is manageable from a citywide perspective.

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Document - 90 by 50 - NYC Can Reduce Its Carbon Footprint 90% By 2050
http://issuu.com/urbangreen/docs/90by50?mode=window

Study: 90 by 50 - NYC Can Reduce Its Carbon Footprint 90% By 2050 (56 page .PDF file)
http://www.urbangreencouncil.org/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=015U0000000nD3r

ELECTRIC CITY - Tom Hanks produces animated series about a grid operative in post-apocalyptic future

Wed, 2012-07-18 21:44 — Maeryn Obley

submitted by Samuel Bendett

Algae Is Not Endive: The Future of Biofuels in the United States

Sat, 2012-04-07 23:47 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

Researchers have developed an inexpensive way of producing microbubbles that can float algae particles to the surface of the water, making harvesting easier, and saving biofuel-producing companies time and money. (Credit: Stéphane Bidouze / Shutterstock)

Source: The Globalist (4 April 2012)

Solar Installations Doubled Last Year, with California Leading the Way

Sun, 2012-04-01 00:44 — Kathy Gilbeaux

        

by Dana Hull- mercurynews.com - March 14, 2012

The amount of photovoltaic solar panels installed in the United States more than doubled from 2010 to 2011, representing a historic year for the American solar industry.

A year-in-review report jointly released Wednesday by the Solar Energy Industries Association and GTM Research found that 1,855 megawatts were installed nationwide in 2011, up from 887 megawatts in 2010 -- for a growth of 109 percent.

California continued to lead the nation, installing 542 megawatts, accounting for 29 percent of all installations in the country. Next came New Jersey, Arizona and New Mexico.

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U.S. Solar Market Insight™ is a collaboration between the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) and GTM Research that brings high-quality, solar-specific analysis and forecasts to industry professionals in the form of quarterly and annual reports.

The Third Industrial Revolution: How the Internet, Green Electricity, and 3-D Printing Are Ushering in a Sustainable Era of Distributed Capitalism

Fri, 2012-03-30 23:06 — Kathy Gilbeaux

by Jeremy Rifkin - huffingtonpost.com - March 28, 2012

The great economic revolutions in history occur when new communication technologies converge with new energy systems. New energy revolutions make possible more expansive and integrated trade. Accompanying communication revolutions manage the new complex commercial activities made possible by the new energy flows.

Today, Internet technology and renewable energies are beginning to merge to create a new infrastructure for a Third Industrial Revolution (TIR) that will change the way power is distributed in the 21st century.

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Energyfolks

Sat, 2012-03-17 21:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Albert Gomez

Energyfolks is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit entity based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

To meet new demand and lift billions out of poverty, global electricity generation must double to 9 terawatts by 2035. Meanwhile, global CO2 must drop from 390ppm to 350ppm to avoid catastrophic climate change, sensitive habitats must be protected to avoid environmental damage, and supplies must be affordable and accessible to maintain geo-political stability.

Energyfolks empowers and connects energy communities worldwide to help solve this great challenge. We reach out to both established and emerging organizations to help them keep their membership engaged and informed by feely providing these groups with customizable tools to manage their website, administer membership, facilitate online discussion, and share and promote events. The eneryfolks platform frees group resources, allowing them to focus their efforts on their core mission and constituency.

Get a Local Clean Energy Future by Trading-in the 20th Century Electric Grid

Thu, 2012-03-01 22:13 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Janine Rees

      

Stream Gaging Station by Beige Alert, on Flickr

by John Farrell - energyselfreliantstates.org - February 27, 2012

In a New York Times SundayReview piece last week – Drawing the Line at Power Lines – Elisabeth Rosenthal suggested that our desire for clean energy will require significant tradeoffs . . .

I disagree.

The future of American electricity policy is not about tradeoffs, but rather a chance to trade-in an obsolete, centralized paradigm for a local, clean energy future.

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Wattvision

Sat, 2012-02-25 11:36 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by John Wysham

wattvision.com

Wattvision makes easy-to-use hardware and software to get your real-time energy use data on the web or your phone. Never be surprised by your energy bill again.

Wattvision works with your existing electricity meter. Choose a system based on the type of utility meter you have -- works with analog meters as well as newer digital meters.

Your whole-house energy use data will be available on the web or on your mobile device, updated every 10 seconds.

All you need is a wireless Internet connection and access to your electricity meter.

http://www.wattvision.com/

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