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Wired
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Power to the People: 7 Ways to Fix the Grid, Now The grid took more than a century to grow into the unwieldy beast it is now. Given the urgency of climate change, energy independence, and economic demands, we have only a fraction of that time to fix it. |
IndustryWeek
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Viewpoint -- What to Expect from Obama's Coming Energy Initiatives The U.S. will see higher prices in electricity and fossil fuels as producers struggle to adjust to new laws and standards. |
Wired
May 2005
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The New Power Generation Soccer moms, taco shops, even real estate developers - mainstream America is starting to pull the plug and rely on homegrown solar energy. Call it the dawn of the hygrid age. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2012
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A Skeptic Looks at Alternative Energy It takes several lifetimes to put a new energy system into place, and wishful thinking can't speed things along |
Fast Company
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IBM: Data Centers Could Cool Themselves With Their Own Waste Heat The centers, which use tremendous amounts of energy, will become far more efficient if "waste heat" generated by churning data centers can be converted into cool air. |
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Reason
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Electric Intelligence Establishing a smart grid requires regulatory reform, not subsidies. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2010
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Denmark's Net-Zero-Energy Home With Home for Life, VKR Holding aims to bring carbon-neutral houses to the masses |
This Old House
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Eight Homeowners Save Over $12,275 on Energy How? By putting power-saving technologies to work inside their homes. Read on to see if you can do the same. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2009
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Utility to Drive Smart Grid Advances Drive a car with one foot on the gas and the other on the brake, and you'll get some idea of how we're driving our energy sector today. |
Reason
June 2001
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Power Tripped Faulty re-regulation turns out the lights in the Golden State... |
Bank Technology News
October 2008
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Keep the Grid Going and Reap Rewards Instead of simply putting up with higher electric bills and periodic service disruptions, bank chains have a unique opportunity to become part of the energy solution-and to profit from it at the same time. |
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The Pros and Cons of Alternative Energy Learn how to weigh the merits of non-conventional power sources in manufacturing. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2008
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How Your Heating System Works: A Primer Regardless of what prompts you to take a second look at your house's heating system, or perhaps the first look, you do need to be conversant with what makes it tick. Here are the basics. |
Scientific American
August 2008
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Working Knowledge: Home Heating Pumps That Warm and Cool By extracting warmth and coolness from the outside air or ground, heat pumps can provide greater efficiency and lower cost over the long haul. |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2007
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PG&E: A Safe Cleantech Play? The West Coast utility company is involved in a variety of renewable energy projects that could make it a legitimate cleantech investment. |
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Energy, climate and food After decades of cheap fuel, processors today need to reconsider energy-intensive systems for cooking, refrigerating and transporting food products. |
The Motley Fool
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PG&E Plugs a Problem Pacific Gas & Electric shows how a new hybrid car could also power homes and businesses. Investors, this is a trend to watch. |
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Technology Research News
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Salon.com
January 17, 2001
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Don't Fear the Megalopolis An examination of utilities that serve the urban region along the east coast. |
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The New Math of Energy Efficiency Mothballing energy management plans probably isn't a prudent idea at this juncture in the nation's history. |
IDB America
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Latin America's Choice Brazil proves that voluntary changes in behavior, combined with modest investments in energy-saving equipment, can produce huge savings without compromising human welfare or economic growth. |
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New Spark In Utility Stocks Why the once-staid utility sector is generating breathtaking returns. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2006
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Salon.com
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