August 12th, 2009 | Posted in Green Energy News, Opinion | No Comments
From Business Insider: Green Sheet - Forget Wind Turbines, Or Solar Panels, We Need To Fund New Power Lines
Efforts to transform and rebuild our transmission system in the United States are woefully underfunded. Obama only dedicated $6 billion to upgrading the system in the stimulus package. That’s a miniscule amount, considering that the Energy Department and power companies say $130 billion is needed. It’s also less than half what our energy rival China is dedicating to building new lines of power.
March 14th, 2009 | Posted in Smart Grid Technology | No Comments
Just last week, Oracle released a report titled “Turning Information Into Power Report: Moving Toward the Smart Grid” This report is a survey of 604 U.S. Energy Consumers and 200 Utility Mangers done in January 2009.
Report Shows General Interest in “being green,” but More Action Must Be Taken
The report finds that most Americans are concerned about energy costs (94%), and 95% are interested in receiving detailed information about their energy usage. 76% are interested in renewable energy technologies for their home. But only 20% of Americans said they would pay an upfront fee to view their energy usage.
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