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Stable Electricity: A Long Slow Goodbye

Stable Electricity: A Long Slow Goodbye Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash Electricity shortages are looming for the UK and Europe, and then later for the rest of the overdeveloped world as well. Blackouts will become common, and you will get power only for a couple of hours a day — just like in countries with a less favorable economic […]

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A potential ‘black swan’ for US oil prices is being overlooked: unreliable electricity grids

A potential ‘black swan’ for US oil prices is being overlooked: unreliable electricity grids Failing power grids and electricity shortages across the US could throw the oil market into chaos. Photo by: Planet One Images/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Failing US power grids could be the next vulnerability in the supply chain for oil, energy […]

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Going Off the Grid to Cost Others

GOING OFF THE GRID TO COST OTHERS Victorian power company AusNet Services is sharing evidence of parliamentary pushing to update the industry that is ever-changing and incredibly innovative. AusNet is one of the five distributing companies of electricity in Victoria and covers the outer northern and eastern suburbs, as well as the eastern portion of […]

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An initial look at the Australian electricity grid data

An initial look at the Australian electricity grid data An Energy Matters contributor recently started to record electricity grid generation data from a published Australian source, giving us the opportunity to begin evaluating the performance of the Australian grid. This post reviews the limited amount of data (19.5 days) presently available. The reviews show that […]

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As “Spectacular” Eclipse Covers Europe, Fears Turn To Its Power Grid

As “Spectacular” Eclipse Covers Europe, Fears Turn To Its Power Grid Some parts of Europe witnessed a near total solar eclipse this morning, an event which, while fun to observe (not without the proper equipment please), presents a challenge for solar panels: namely, a lack of sun. As it turns out this same problem happens […]

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Innovations in Energy Storage Provide Boost for Renewables by Dave Levitan: Yale Environment 360

Innovations in Energy Storage Provide Boost for Renewables by Dave Levitan: Yale Environment 360. Because utilities can’t control when the sun shines or the wind blows, it has been difficult to fully incorporate solar and wind power into the electricity grid. But new technologies designed to store the energy produced by these clean power sources […]

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