The California Rolling Blackouts
The rolling blackouts were claimed to have been both for power safety, but also because of capacity based issues. This claim that capacity was the issue was being challenged by “experts” that monitor and watch the grid – claiming that capacity wasn’t the issue but a grid management issue that caused the need for the outages.
Demystifying the California rolling blackouts
In Your Inbox: Another electric truck enters market; making sense of rolling outages in CA; an interview with Compost Crew; and an awesome podcast on EVs
California Prepares For Rolling Blackouts…Again
This past week death valley recorded 130 F temp numbers and due to this excessive heat crazy thunderstorms and weather patterns seem to be on the horizon, especially for Northern California. The California ISO even declared a stage 3 emergency to protect the grid from causing wildfires or entirely collapsing due to excessive heat.
Using leftovers to tackle climate change??
In Your Inbox: Startup automating trash sorting; Small acquisitions with big impact; Big moves for big tech in the energy industry; and an awesome interview with Renewal Mills!
Big Tech Is All In On A Green Revolution
Amazon partners with Vector to make all of Australia a smart grid; Tesla may become a utility in Germany; Microsoft is committed to the hydrogen economy
What Is The Cost Of Innovation In Energy?
the DOE loaned Tonopah Solar Energy LLC $737 Million to fund its solar thermal plant in Nevada. Sadly, Tonopah filed for bankruptcy while still owing the government $425 M on its loans
Wait. You Throw Your Leftovers In The Trash?
Vermont is the first state to enact an organic waste ban. The goal is to prevent food waste being sent to landfills. In 2012, the state of Vermont passed the Universal Recycling Law
💰 $700M DOE funded solar project goes bust
In your inbox: Wastewater management is a industry of opportunity; $700M DOE loan project falls through; Organic waste recycling; a break down of Ecosia
An RFP for 4,000 MW of Renewable Energy…
NY State Governor Andrew Cuomo sent out one of the largest solicitations for renewable energy within the state of NY. In turn setting the bar for what kind of actions need to be taken to address climate change across the US and abroad.
How Low Can Solar & Storage Go? A Price Analysis Of Getting To A Carbon Free Grid
UC Berkeley and Gridlab have published a new report that challenges previous plans to decarbonize the grid. With the latest renewable energy and battery prices, the US can reach 90% clean electricity by 2035, compared to 2050, by installing 70 GW of new renewable energy infrastructure each year.
