As part of a follow up to a post the other day titled “The Reality of Physics” comes this piece. While none of us here at 2nd Green Revolution were alive during the “Energy Crisis” of the early 1970s that stemmed from the oil embargo, I can confidently tell you that there is no energy [...]
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There Is No Energy Crisis
January 22nd, 2011 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Smart Grid 
Tags: Coal, Denmark, Ecology of Commerce, Energy, Natural Gas, Necessary Revolution, Nuclear, Oil Consumption, Smart Meter 
No Comments »Using GPS to Catch The Bus
June 10th, 2010 Eric Wilson Although technology has yet to provide the “holy grail” of clean energy or efficiency, companies like Bloom Energy and products like the smart meter may help lay the foundation of a clean energy future. A recent story from public radio international’s Marketplace introduces (brings up) an existing technology that may increase public transportation ridership while [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: Bloom Energy, Bus, Holy Grail, iPod/iPhone App, Public Transit, Smart Meter, Washington DC No Comments »Can The Smart Meter Change Our Behavior?
January 18th, 2010 Eric Wilson Last weekend’s post “Global Freezing” brought up a couple of important points about why society needs to change its collective behavior. In fact, behavior (along with technology) was posited as the main pathway to achieve energy independence. One tool currently on the market that encompasses both the technological and behavioral changes needed is the smart [...]
Recap of Tuesday’s Electricity in America Series from NPR
April 30th, 2009 Eric Wilson Part 3: The Obama Administration plans to add solar and wind power to the grid, aiming for upward of 20% by 2020. However, the existing electric grid needs additional transmission lines with $11 billion (US) of the stimulus bill set aside to increase capacity. A majority of solar energy production comes from the southwest and [...]
NPR Starts New Series: Electricity in America
April 26th, 2009 Eric Wilson National Public Radio (NPR) will air a series of reports on electricity and the grid in America over the coming week. The series, “Power Hungry: Reinventing the U.S. Electric Grid”, will “examine the costs, the politics and other challenges of upgrading the country’s electricity grid.” Stories will air Monday, April 27th through Friday, May 1st [...]
Southeast Florida to Install Smart Grid System
April 20th, 2009 Eric Wilson National Public Radio (NPR) reported today that Cisco Systems, General Electric (GE), Silver Spring Network and Florida Light and Power (FLP) will work together to install a smart grid system across the greater Miami area. The joint venture, to be called “Energy Smart Miami,” will cost $200 million (US) over the next two years. During [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, Smart Grid Tags: Colorado, Florida, GE, Smart Meter, Stimulus Bill, Xcel Energy No Comments »Consumer Reports Gives Energy Monitors Good Reviews
March 20th, 2009 Justin Manger Plug in a Kill-a-Watt or Watts Up energy monitor into an outlet and then plug your lamp, computer, or cell phone into the monitor and it will count the wattage you are consuming. Some simple calculations will then tell you how much money using a certain appliance is costing you. Sounds great. But are the [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Green Products, Justin Manger, Smart Grid Tags: Green Gadget, Smart Meter No Comments »Smart Grid Featured on Front Page of Washington Post
March 10th, 2009 Justin Manger Call it a good sign of the times. While the media has been following clean technology for years, it is refreshing to see a detailed article on smart grid technology appearing above the fold on the front page of a major newspaper. The economic crisis has dovetailed with the Obama administration’s policies to lend frequent [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Green Building, Green Products, Justin Manger, Smart Grid Tags: Green Gadget, Smart Meter, Stimulus Bill No Comments »
