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India's Centralized Grid: Casting a Dark Shadow

India’s Centralized Grid: Casting a Dark Shadow

By Guest Author on August 17, 2012

Even if some say that decentralized solar is not the answer, it can sure reduce the demand for power.

Category: Energy | Tags: coal, electricity, electricity grid, india | 2

Scientists Ask, Who's Got the Power?

Scientists Ask, Who’s Got the Power?

By Timothy Hurst on February 22, 2011

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.

Category: Energy, Renewable energy | Tags: Climate Change, coal, electricity, Energy, ucs, union of concerned scientists, utilities | 1

What Kind of Energy Cocktail is Your State Drinking?

What Kind of Energy Cocktail is Your State Drinking?

By Timothy Hurst on December 23, 2010

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.

Category: Climate Change, Energy | Tags: coal, electricity, Energy, energy industry, maps, nuclear, united states, utilities | 2

Arizona Top Regulator: Up Renewable Energy to 25% of State’s Mix

By Timothy Hurst on January 25, 2009

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 [...]

Category: Energy, Renewable energy | Tags: arizona, arizona corporation commission, electricity, energy policy, fossil fuel, kris mayes, Renewable energy, res, rps, salt river project | 0

EIA Predicts 50% Increase in World Energy Consumption by 2030

By Timothy Hurst on July 9, 2008

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.

Category: Energy, Renewable energy | Tags: coal, consumption, eia, electricity, energy information agency, energy use, nuclear, Renewable energy | 10

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