Evs Need to Avoid Charging During Peak Hours? Nonsense!
Michael Giberson From time to time you see reports of electric utility executives or analysts worried about a forthcoming avalanche of electric vehicles (EVs) that will, just maybe, overwhelm utility...
View ArticleVehicle-to-grid Income and Analysis
Michael Giberson If you are already a rock star and can’t imagine doing anything else, then “money for nothing and your chicks for free” may be a reasonable characterization of your situation. On the...
View ArticleThe Vast Electrical Sponge Provided by V2g Technology
Michael Giberson In the realm of more-enthusiasm-but-no-more-analysis for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, Fereidoon Shioshansi at the EU Energy Policy Blog asks, “Will V2G Evolve Into A Great...
View ArticleElectric Vehicle Recharging: Is the Energy Too Cheap to Meter?
Michael Giberson Competitive retail power company NRG plans to offer an “all you can eat” electric vehicle recharging plan in Houston early next year, expanding the offer to the Dallas area a little...
View ArticleChevy Volt and the Definition of Price Gouging
Michael Giberson The upcoming highly publicized, somewhat politicized release of the Chevy Volt is attracting some unfavorable attention because of the significant dealer markup that at least some...
View ArticleRainy Days, but Not Sundays, Will Get Them Down
Michael Giberson From the “Things that make you go Hmmmm” file, note things take an interesting turn in paragraph 4: W2 Energy, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has become a research affiliate of...
View ArticleCheap Natural Gas Undermining Solar Dreams
Michael Giberson NPR reports from Pennsylvania how low natural gas prices have helped put the damper on some solar power dreams: Barbara Scott had 21 solar panels installed last March on her house in...
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How Green is Your Ev?
Lynne Kiesling On Monday the Union of Concerned Scientists released an analysis estimating the MPG equivalence of electric vehicles. The point of the analysis is this: taking as given an objective of...
View ArticleMoody’s Concludes: Mass Grid Defection Not Yet on the Horizon
Yes, solar power systems are getting cheaper and battery storage is improving. The combination has many folks worried (or elated) about the future prospects of grid-based electric utilities when...
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Two Ev Entries in the “How Cool is This?” File
Economical energy storage has long been the Holy Grail of electricity. Since 1800, when Alessandro Volta invented the electric pile (a forerunner of the modern battery), hobbyists, scientists, and...
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