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 Stories About: electricity grid AND energy AND politics
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Accelerating the development of a 21st century economy
Investing in clean infrastructure |
Michael Moynihan |
25 Sep 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Originally posted to the NDN blog. ----- The debate now underway in the Congress on a financial bailout is not the only important piece of business before the Congress in its waning days. With a real economic recession now all but certain, Congress is considering a second stimulus package. But at this critical moment in our nation's history, how Congress addresses the need to get our economy moving again may be as important as whether it passes a second package. H ... |
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| Topics: public transportation, renewable energy, electricity grid, Congress, energy, tax incentives, investing, economy, politics (all these topics) |
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Discover Brilliant: Trends in smart-grid policy
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David Roberts |
19 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Next up, a discussion of trends in energy industry smart-grid policy. Starring: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Rob Pratt, Staff Scientist and Manager of Gridwise Activities Gridwise Council, Alison Silverstein Snohomish County PUD, Jessica Wilcox, Government Affairs Wilcox (who is, I add inappropriately, gorgeous): Most people on Capitol Hill don't even know what a smart grid is. Even the people writing the bills that include smart grid provisions ... |
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| Topics: electricity grid, energy, politics (all these topics) |
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Smart grid baby steps: smart meters (metres?) in the U.K.
Helping homeowners monitor electricity use |
David Roberts |
17 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| One piece of the smart-grid puzzle is home electricity monitoring -- allowing homeowners (and eventually business and factory owners) to track their electricity use in real time. As the old saw goes, what gets measured gets done. Simply making people aware of energy flows is the first step to helping them modulate those flows efficiently. On that note, it's fantastic to see this: soon, every household in the U.K. will be able to request a smart meter and have it insta ... |
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| Topics: electricity grid, energy, hybrids, placemaking, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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