A new, more rigorous method for calculating the value of solar could give regulators the tools they need to resolve the growing tension between utilities and rooftop solar builders. “Calculated values will […]

Sooner or later, utility customers end up paying for the costs of smart grid deployments in the form of increases in their electricity rates. But how much return are they getting for […]

When the world wide web first came onto the scene, the dominant supplier of proprietary software, Microsoft, was forced to adopt the internet to stay relevant. Could there be a lesson here […]

Boulder, Colorado and Hamburg, Germany don’t seem to have too much in common. One is a small, green-minded city at the foothills of the Rockies, the other one is the second biggest […]

On the southern shores of the Georgian Bay, Owen Sound is providing a glimpse into the future of electricity production and distribution in Ontario. The town, northwest of Toronto, is the first […]

Golden CO (SPX) Oct 14, 2013 The Energy Department’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently issued a new report, "Non-Hardware (‘Soft’) Cost-Reduction Roadmap for Residential and Small Commercial Solar Photovoltaics, 2013-2020," […]

Perhaps the most important energy story on the planet right now is the precarious situation for fuels rods stored in a damaged building at the Fukushima nuclear power station in Japan, site […]

The belief that technology can always overcome natural limits just took a big hit this week when Royal Dutch Shell PLC decided to shut down its pilot oil shale project in western […]

Wind and solar produced as much as 60% of Germany’s electricity during the 3 October, according to an energy consultant. via News – PV-Tech http://www.pv-tech.org/news/german_wind_and_solar_produced_as_much_60_on_3_october?utm_source=pvtech-feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news-rss-feed

The New York Independent Service Operator (NYISO) claims it would "support in principle" future exemptions for renewable energy generation in buyer-side mitigation efforts to control new energy generation. It’s an example of […]