Homeowners, supermarket operators, manufacturers and other local organizations are stepping up to compete to provide electricity supply in York Region. This diverse group of providers have been selected through an auction to help meet growing local energy needs by either generating electricity on site or reducing their electricity use on demand. Ontario’s Independent Electricity System […]
Canada’s Prince Edward Island Plans $18.5M Microgrid to Ease Electricity Costs
Prince Edward Island today announced plans for a $18.53 (CA$24.5) million microgrid project to ease Covid-19 related financial hardships by reducing energy costs for those that live on the island. Called the Slemon Park Microgrid Project, the 10-MW solar-storage facility will boost renewable energy use on Prince Edward Island by 3.5% and move the island […]
Resilient RPS: New Orleans’ unique challenges require new solutions
The following is a contributed article by Karl R. Rábago, a national clean energy expert who has served as a utility executive and on the Public Utility Commission in Texas, and Thad Culley, a regional director with the national, non-profit solar advocacy group Vote Solar. Our ageing energy infrastructure and equally antiquated utilities have failed […]
Can California make zero emissions by 2045?
To reach a zero emissions economy, California needs to eliminate natural gas by regionalizing the Western grid and coordinating local and state system planning. alifornia plans to reach 60% renewables by 2030 and a zero emissions economy by 2045 as its investor-owned utilities (IOUs) face wildfires and bankruptcy, new and unproven electricity providers proliferate and […]
Easy Carbon Elimination or Offsets: What Keeps You From It?
Easy Carbon Elimination or Offsets: Why Not Do It NOW? It’s available and easy to do, an activity one could engage in right now at minimal effort to ourselves from the comfort of our living rooms and make a difference. All at Bullfrog Power. 1. Sign up for “green” electricity. This is wind generated […]
