NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Media Contact: Patrick Kiker 202.507.4043, pkiker@aceee.org New Report Finds Energy Efficiency is America’s Cheapest Energy Resource Energy Efficiency Costs Utilities 2 to 3 Times Less Than Traditional Power Sources; Average of 2.8 Cents per Kilowatt Hour Washington, D.C. (March 26, …
Four Charts That Prove the Future of Clean Energy Is Arriving
“Ethical Markets confirms this report in our Green Transition Scoreboard® Update 00f August 2013 new total for private green investments since 2007 is $5.2 trillion worldwide – Hazel Henderson, editor “ Four Charts That Prove the Future of Clean Energy Is Arriving “We are living it, and it is gaining …
Electric ‘Water Karts’ for Canals of Paris, Venice
Electric ?Water Karts? for Canals of Paris, Venice,? Posted: 18 Apr 2012 07:49 AM PDT Following up on the solar-powered Elekra electric hobby plane, here?s our next cool electric vehicle to check out ? electric ?karts? being used in Dubai and Thailand, which are actually aimed for cities with potential …
Green Lighting Growth: Climate Patriot Bonds and Carbon Taxes
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CES Report: Smart Energy Makes Friends to Get to Market
GTM GRID WEEKLY | Thursday, January 12, 2012 CES Report: Smart Energy Makes Friends to Get to Market Partners, platforms and connected everything push smart home energy into the mainstream at CES. Who Are the Top Ten Vendors in Smart Grid? GTM Research profiles the leading 150 smart grid vendors …
First Solar DOE Loans Full Speed Ahead: 1,300MW, $4.5B
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Why Aren’t Those Wind Turbines Turning?
It’s called curtailment—and it could be costing the nation a lot of green energy and green money. . Some 292,000 megawatt-hours of wind power were curtailed by the Midwest transmission system operator in 2009; in 2010, that figure jumped to about 824,000 megawatt-hours. At a rule-of-thumb 7 cents per kilowatt-hour, …