Articles by David Roberts
David Roberts was a staff writer for Grist. You can follow him on Twitter, if you're into that sort of thing.
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How to enable consumers to be responsive to electricity prices
I had an interview so I missed most of "The Emerging Models for Demand-Response Technology." I walked in about halfway through. Reliant Energy, Mark Jacobs, CEO EnerNOC, Scott McGaraghan, Director of Business Development–West Coast IBM, Ron Ambrosio, Global Research Leader–Energy & Utilities PG&E, Janice Berman, Senior Director of Customer Generation and Emerging Technologies Tons of […]
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A panel discussion on how much plug-ins rule
Today at lunch: “Squeezing the Balloon — The Opportunities and Challenges in Plug-In Hybrids,” by conference moderator P.S. Reilly. Also: Andy somebody from UC Davis, John Baker from Austin Energy Andy: Oil prices are rising, peak oil’s on the way, automakers are worried they won’t be able to sell their cars. Plug-ins offer redundancy — […]
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Gore in 1992 talking about the ‘spiritual crisis’ behind environmentalism
Thanks to frequent tipster LL for sending along this very, very interesting video: So much to say about this, but I’m curious to hear your thoughts first.
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Grid experts discuss why the grid is broken and how to fix it
Next up, “A Brilliant Energy Grid for North America.” Geek heaven! Here’s the line-up: California Energy Commission, Merwin Brown, Director of Transmission Research, PIER (moderator) Modern Grid Initiative, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Steve Pullins, Team Leader, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Clark Gellings, VP of Technology Innovation IBM, Ron Ambrosio, Global Research Leader — Energy […]
