electric grid
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Hot weather strains the grid. Here’s how we could fix that.
The more the climate changes, the more people need electricity.
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Bitcoin’s energy use got studied, and you libertarian nerds look even worse than usual
Bitcoin is on track to consume 0.5 percent of the world's electricity by end of the year.
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There’s a new contender in the quest for the next superbattery
In the race to install grid-level energy storage, lithium ion leads the charge. Can any technology catch up?
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Things to Worry About in 2014: US Electric Grid Edition
The US electric sector is surprisingly easy to understand. It’s big, capital-intensive, complicated and integral to our standard of living – which gives it a massive bias in favor of the status quo. Neither its owners nor its regulators have any incentive to risk their money or their careers with sudden change. This makes it […]
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Watch today’s solar flare erupt from the sun
Two solar flares burst out of the sun on March 6. NASA notes: “One of the most dramatic features is the way the entire surface of the sun seems to ripple with the force of the eruption.” Badass! The first flare was the second largest of this solar cycle (which started in 2009), and it’s […]
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America’s energy future: iPads vs. typewriters with guns
This post originally appeared on Energy Self-Reliant States, a resource of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s New Rules Project. As Americans transition their electricity system to the 21st century, they should ask this question: Does it make sense to pursue strategies such as accelerating the development of new high-voltage power lines that reinforce an outdated […]
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Snowstorm took it to the trees
Up and down the East Coast, millions of people are without power after the weekend's snowstorm. But the most severe damage the storm wreaked was on trees. Snow is particularly harsh on trees that still have green leaves on them: It's as if a person were caught out in a snow storm wearing a light […]