Is “The Grid Of The Future” Running In Denmark?
Denmark has a lofty goal for its power sector—to be fully renewable by 2030. The country is already well on its way there; last year, 40 percent of Denmark’s electricity came from wind energy. But...
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We Can Send A Probe To Pluto, But Energy Storage Remains Elusive
Leigh Paterson / Inside EnergyJim and Lyn Schneider at their home near Alcova, Wyoming. For Jim and Lyn Schneider, the decision to invest in $50,000 worth of solar panels and battery storage was easy....
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Lost In Transmission: How Much Electricity Disappears Between A Power Plant...
How much energy is lost along the way as electricity travels from a power plant to the plug in your home? This question comes from Jim Barlow, a Wyoming architect, through our IE Questions project. To...
View ArticleElectricity Losses State By State: Interactive
As part of our IE Questions project, Inside Energy investigated how much energy is lost as electricity travels from a power plant to the plug in your home. In the U.S., five to six percent of the...
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“When the snow’s blowing, we go to work”: The Linemen Who Keep Your Lights On
On a bitterly cold March morning in Denver, snow was forecast to start falling any minute. Time for Kevin Hinrichs and his crew to head out on the job. “When the snow’s blowing and your power’s out,...
View ArticleWith Too Much Solar, California Looks To West For Markets
The grid control room at the California Independent Systems Operator or CAISO.Lauren Sommer / KQED Solar energy records are falling left and right in California these days, as the state steams ahead...
View ArticleGridlocked: Outside/In Podcast
Power transmission lines march across the Shirley Basin in central Wyoming.Stephanie Joyce / Wyoming Public Media Sam Evans-Brown of New Hampshire Public Radio’s Outside/In podcast has this story...
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Demand Charges Mean Big Changes For Electricity Bills
Arizona Public Service is facing backlash over its proposal to add a new charge based on demand to customers\’ bills.Will Stone / KJZZ Julie and Jim Powell’s air conditioner has been fending off the...
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Inside Energy Reads: How ‘Rooftop Solar’ Became ‘Private Solar’
It is nearly impossible to talk about the nation’s electric grid and the utilities that supply our electricity without collapsing into jargon. Take this simple explanatory sentence from Greenwire:...
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IE Questions: Super Grid! Spanning Continents In A Single Bound!
Somewhere in the world, the sun and wind are always shining and blowing, and people are always using electricity. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could get renewable power from the windy and sunny places to...
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