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The Newest Dirty Word: NIMBY

George Carlin was made famous for his 7 Dirty Words. But when it comes to meeting our electricity demands of the 21 st century, we can add another word whose utterance should cause shock and outrage to the general public: NIMBY. NIMBY (“Not in My Backyard”) is the genesis for much of the...

Published Fri, Mar 03 2011 10:16 AM by Creevy, Jim

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, Economy, Environment, renewable energy, transmission, grid, wind, climate change, transmission corridors, energy, Jobs, efficiency, co2, Solar Energy
The president “has no clothes?”

We all remember Hans Christian Andersen’s story about the emperor and his new clothes, right? He was swindled by two weavers into believing that his new suit is made of fabric that is invisible to those who are stupid. And so the emperor, wearing this new suit, goes out among his subjects, until...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2011 2:18 PM by Talley, Ric

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, Environment, Regulation, renewable energy, transmission, wind, Energy Resources, transmission corridors, Public Option, Jobs, State of the Union, Obama, Environmental Stewardship, public panic, Solar Energy, Regulatory Reform
Smart grid impact deepens

The promise of a more efficient electric power grid is coming closer and closer to reality. Many of the overarching concepts have been defined and now considerable activity is underway to define the myriad of interactions between the multitude of actors in this huge play. One such activity, sponsored...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2010 9:58 AM by Moldoveanu, Andrei

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, demand response, Standardization, High Performance Buildings, energy, efficiency
Lighting industry position on light at night and biological factors forthcoming

The NEMA Lighting Systems Division is concerned over numerous recent efforts to raise awareness of light at night and potentially related effects on biological processes. While many of these are well-intended, they often fall short of being credible, and could do more harm than good. There are many instances...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2010 7:46 PM by Boesenberg, Alex

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, spectrum, climate change, Energy Resources, electromagnetic fields, Solid State, Dimmers, SSL, LED, CFL
Energy Saving Motor Control

As we all try to save energy, one of the most effective routes is through more efficient use of motors. This is so important because motors are everywhere - household appliances from cleaning to kitchen, domestic/commercial/industrial fans and pumps, and especially in electric vehicles, among many applications...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2010 1:39 PM by Gettman, Kenneth

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Economy, grid, Energy Resources, manufacturing, energy
PEV's Are Coming But . . . Lots of Questions to Answer

Everyday I read something new and interesting about some form of electric vehicle. Hybrid electric, Plug in hybrid electric, Plug In electric, etc. While they're all using different technologies, the one thing they all seem to have in common is that they are still pretty much in the prototype stage...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2009 4:54 PM by Alvin Scolnik

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Electric Vehicle
Low Hanging Sustainability Fruit: Energy Efficiency

Energy consumption is by far the low hanging fruit on the sustainability tree. Since, according to Energy Information Administration, a whopping 65% of the energy produced by mostly non-renewable sources is lost in conversion processes, it stands to reason to look closer at these conversions and develop...

Published Thu, Jun 06 2009 11:53 AM by Moldoveanu, Andrei

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Energy Storage, High Performance Buildings
Fact Versus Fiction on Energy Storage Systems

Often, important emerging technologies get caught up in misconstrued facts and misunderstandings of capacities and roles in an already technology-driven and confusing world. An example of this can be found in a recent op-ed in the Washington Post, "Getting Real on Wind and Solar" by James Schlesinger...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2009 5:45 PM by Eric Schweitzer

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, Environment, Regulation, renewable energy, transmission, grid, PHEVs, Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles, demand response, wind, economic stimulus, meters, Emerging Technologies, Energy Storage
CT Proposes Tax Regulation for Voltage Regulation, Rest of World Scratches Head

In what could potentially be the most confusing double uses of the term "regulation," the Connecticut Senate Energy and Technology Committee advanced a bill last week to provide tax benefits for voltage regulation devices. The concept is sound: air conditioners, fans, and refrigerators run...

Published Mon, Apr 04 2009 9:06 AM by Eric Hsieh

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid
Zoi is No "Hoi Polloi"

News is out that POTUS has tapped the person he wants to run the all-important (at least, to us) DOE Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy office: It's Cathy Zoi, CEO of Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection and former chief of staff of the White House Office of Environmental Policy under...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2009 12:11 PM by Stephen Gold

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid

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The Newest Dirty Word: NIMBY

The president “has no clothes?”

Smart grid impact deepens

Lighting industry position on light at night and biological factors forthcoming

Energy Saving Motor Control

PEV's Are Coming But . . . Lots of Questions to Answer

Low Hanging Sustainability Fruit: Energy Efficiency

Fact Versus Fiction on Energy Storage Systems

CT Proposes Tax Regulation for Voltage Regulation, Rest of World Scratches Head

Zoi is No "Hoi Polloi"