electricity

India’s Centralized Grid: Casting a Dark Shadow
Even if some say that decentralized solar is not the answer, it can sure reduce the demand for power.

Scientists Ask, Who’s Got the Power?
The “Who’s Got the Power” web component features an interactive map that allows you to see for yourself how much money your state’s utility companies have been spending to import coal.

What Kind of Energy Cocktail is Your State Drinking?
A cool new interactive project by journalism students at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill not only breaks down each state’s energy consumption by fuel type, it also allows you to play local energy manager by balancing your energy needs with the need to reduce carbon emissions.
Arizona Top Regulator: Up Renewable Energy to 25% of State’s Mix
In a Q&A with the Arizona Daily Sun, the the Chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission, Kris Mayes said that the state’s renewable energy portfolio standard of fifteen percent by 2025 was insufficient and that they could do better. In a refreshing bit of bureaucratic candor, Mayes, the state’s chief regulator, said: “…that the cost [...]
EIA Predicts 50% Increase in World Energy Consumption by 2030
World marketed energy consumption is projected to increase by 50 percent from 2005 to 2030, according to a new report from the United States Energy Information Agency.



















