Energy
Power Sources
Now UK Energy Utilities Want A Windfall Tax
The UK government announced last Friday, it will insulate the British people against energy price rises this winter – using money rather than more conventional ...
New wind farms could bypass the grid – and locals would benefit
The UK government’s new energy policy is, to nobody’s surprise, much like their old energy policy. Attention has focused on the lack of support for...
Dale Vince enters politics
UK Energy boss Dale Vince’s appearance on Radio 4’sThe World This Weekend on Sunday, to announce his entry into politics, was a great piece of self-promotion ah...
Micro-Nuclear or Mini-nuclear?
COP26 may have been a near-total failure, but I heard dozens of delegates congratulating each other on being present for what one called “the energy sales...
Off-Grid campaign for Renewable Micro-Grids
UK Parliamentary Petition Decarbonise UK energy by funding locally-owned renewable micro-grids About 75% of all global warming (ie carbon emissions) is caused b...
1.4 million Texas homes off-grid as power network buckles
More than half of energy-rich state’s total power generation capacity remains offline The electric grid, which is designed to enable energy trading rather than ...
US Power Grid Closes in on Debtors
The Washington Post reports an unprecedented rise in arrears owed to Utility companies by America households struggling in the pandemic. Those bills are about ...
Big tech needs to be on the grid – but we dont
The combined power usage of Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Apple is more than 45 terawatt-hours a year, about as much as New Zealand, new research reve...
Best portable power stations to buy in 2021
Whether you are living off-grid or just moving arond for business or leisure, keeping powered up is an important part of your preparations. Portable power stati...
New California fires caused by electricity grid – SoCal confesses
Oct. 28—Thousands of Southern Californians were without electricity for a third day Wednesday, as the region’s largest utility turned off power to areas ...
Tesla plans its first off-grid community
Tesla is planning to take a 1,400-acre community in Mexico completely off-grid. The first-of-its-kind energy solution at the Twin Dolphin community in Los Cabo...