Utility monopolies are hurting rooftop solar. Can antitrust lawsuits rein them in? | Grist
A federal court found that an Arizona utility that crushed rooftop solar was not protected from antitrust laws.
Renewable Energy: Zero Blackouts, Millions Of New Jobs – Mark Z. Jacobson – CleanTechnica
research papers that describe how the transition to renewable energy can provide reliable electricity at lower cost while creating new jobs.
Renewable Energy: Zero Blackouts, Millions Of New Jobs
recently published an updated study which builds on prior research to show switching to 100% renewable energy — what Jacobson describes as wind, water and solar — would virtually eliminate the electrical grid blackouts that have plagued many areas of the country in recent years, particularly in California and Texas. “Technically and economically, we have 95 percent of the technologies we need to transition everything today,” Jacobson tells the Washington Post.
Could Russia launch a cyberattack on the US power grid?
The prospect of a potential attack should not be confused with idle speculation. Power grid attacks have already occurred elsewhere, and Russia has at times been deemed the likely culprit.
Betting A Billion Dollars On Low-Carbon Grid Transformation Tech – CleanTechnica 4/19/2021
Virtually all of those technologies are mature and robust today. We don’t need to invent a lot of new technology, we just need to deploy existing tech.
Introducing Community Solar+: the Next Generation of Community Solar
But community solar has the potential to do far more. Further innovation, creativity, and holistic planning can allow states and local governments to leverage community solar to meet their ambitious climate action targets more strategically and equitably.