Tag Archives: Electrical grid
General Electric Goes Long On Gas-Fired Distributed Power; Invests $1.4 Billion In New Business Unit
General Electric plans to invest more than $1 billion in the rapidly growing distributed power industry. GE’s Vice Chairman John Rice announced the industrial conglomerate’s plan to create a new...
These Two 20 Year Olds Are Trying To Buy Berlin’s Electric Power Grid
As the German government rethinks its commitment to the renewable-energy revolution, two women in their late 20′s are making a bid to buy the city of Berlin’s electric power grid. The objective:...
Soaring Power Price Expected In New England
The wholesale price of electricity in New England is exploding. In recent months, nearly 10% of existing power plants in New England have announced plans to retire over the next three years. The...
Hacks on Gas (and the Grid): Relationship between Cybersecurity, Energy and National Defense
Whenever a doomsday scenario involving the nation’s computer networks is invoked, invariably one aspect of it involves a massive disruption of the electrical grid. Computers go haywire, expensive and...
Solar Grid Storage: Finding Value In Grid Frequency Regulation
Many observers feel that energy storage has the potential to be one of the ‘next big things.’ A number of companies are working hard at developing and deploying storage technologies, and raising...
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Why Nest Could Be A Nightmare For Google
Google’s headquarters in Mountain View and the California Public Utility Commission in San Francisco are only about 50 miles apart as the crow, or techie commuter bus, flies. But when it comes to...
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