Energy
Smart Meter resistance growing around world
Australia’s bungled Smart Meter program adds 20% to costs. Rest of World little different…
July 29, 2011
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Australia’s bungled Smart Meter program adds 20% to costs. Rest of World little different…
The bottom is dropping out of the market for large-scale inverters as government subsidies for renewable energy are lowered worldwide.
America’s largest inverter company, Satcon is running into financial problems, and is being sued by shareholders alleging fraudulent mis-statements. Its shares are at a 3-year low.
Known to some angry shareholders as FatCon, Satcon’s problems are evidence that, despite their warm words, Venture Capitalists and Utility companies are not embracing renewable energy unless they are paid to do so through government subsidies.…
It’s funny how your perspectives change as you grow. When I was a kid, I used to be embarrassed because my mom hung our laundry out on the line to dry. I hated the smell of line dried clothes, sheets and towels, to me that meant we were poor, we couldn’t afford a dryer. All of my classmates had soft, fabric softener fresh smelling clothes, our clothes, towels and sheets were stiffer and to me were just second rate.
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Switch to 100% renewable will end oil bill of $4m per year…
Maximise your energy consumption during daylight hours, while minimising your overall power usage…
Water for about $1 per gallon, and electricity for about 35 cents per kilowatt hour…
Gas and electricity prices are expected to surge by 15 per cent…
A vast bill for new electricity infrastructure will be paid for by Alberta consumers because industry will simply generate its own electricity rather than have its profits gouged by the power companies.
I like rocket stoves, these are usually small, usually portable, mini-cooking-heating devices that are very efficient. You can use twigs instead of larger pieces of wood, these tend to be safer since you aren’t using a lot of fuel (twigs) and it goes out if you aren’t there to feed the wood into the stove. I have seen a lot of different methods of building a rocket stove, from simple bricks without mortar to very elaborate and expensive rigs.…
Scare story about energy used to grow pot fails to take into account the use of solar panels and wind turbines by illegal growers…
Challenging the stranglehold the energy industry has on government subsidies for the Smart Grid…