Power Grid Limits Potential of Renewable Energy
The dirty secret of clean energy is that while generating it is getting easier, moving it to market is not. Full Story »
Posted by Chris FinnieReview
A really good piece on an important topic. He brings up a lot of important topics. Two things he didn't touch on are: 1) as we switch to more electric transportation, our grid problems are likely to get worse, and 2) long-distance transmission wastes a lot of power. So whoever he quoted that said we don't need new transmission technology was wrong. Right now, you lose a certain percentage for every mile you transport. Making that more efficient would mean we needed to generate less. Also, we need a more reliable grid. Otherwise huge regional blackouts like the ones we've seen in recent years will become more common. Yet another way we could better spend the money we're blowing in Iraq, and put people back to work.
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