Electricity
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Is Electric Resistance Heat Really 100 Percent Efficient?
In the argument of site energy vs. source energy, which is right?
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How Dirty Is Your Electricity?
Here’s a look at the carbon intensity of electricity by state and region
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Not All Energy Savings Are Equal
The duck curve is throwing a monkey wrench into utility operations
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An Introduction to the Duck Curve
As solar electricity increases, the daily balance of supply and demand is changing dramatically
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Fukushima and Vermont Yankee
While a Japanese cleanup crew struggles with a worsening nuclear crisis, an American corporation announces that it will shut down a nuclear reactor in Vermont
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Fukushima’s No-Entry Zone
The radioactive zone created by last year’s nuclear plant meltdown is an environmental disaster — one that has received surprisingly little attention in the press
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Home Energy Monitoring, Part 1: Knowledge Is Power
The first step in doing something about the energy consumption of your home is to know what it consumes and how it consumes
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Off-Peak Electric Water Heating
Twenty-five years ago, if you had predicted that I might be suggesting that electric water heating could be a good option, I’d have asked what you were smoking. I agreed…
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Measuring Electricity Use
I get a lot of questions about energy. Electricity consumption factors into many of them. Why are electric bills so high? How can I tell when it’s time to replace…
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Checking Your Electricity Use on Google
Whole-House Electricity Monitors Go Online MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — In a few months, Google plans to launch a new service, Google PowerMeter, to provide homeowners with access to a Web-based…
