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A Much Cheaper Grid Battery Comes to Market | MIT Technology Review

SustainableSA.com Posted on November 20, 2014 by stlaneNovember 20, 2014

A new kind of battery that stores energy from solar and wind power cheaply and cleanly has hit the market. It is by far the cheapest of a new generation of large, long-lived batteries that could make it possible to … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Commercial Building, Cool Tech, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, Microgrids, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability Metrics, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

US Named Global Leader in Wind Production as Industry Fights for Tax Credit Extension

SustainableSA.com Posted on November 15, 2014 by stlaneNovember 15, 2014

Massachusetts, USA — While China boasts the most installed wind capacity, the U.S. can now push that statement aside and claim the throne for what arguably matters most — wind energy production. According to a new report from the American … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Energy Storage, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

Reinventing Fire: Electricity – YouTube

SustainableSA.com Posted on November 14, 2014 by stlaneNovember 14, 2014

Reinventing Fire: Electricity – YouTube.

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Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Building, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, Commercial Building, Cool Tech, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Energy Storage, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Export Economy, Fossil Fuels, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Investing & Finance, Isothermal Compressed Air Storage, Job Creation, Microgrids, Net Zero Buiilding, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Retrofits, Rocky Mountain Institute, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

SoCal Edison signs contracts for 250 MW of energy storage | Utility Dive

SustainableSA.com Posted on November 14, 2014 by stlaneNovember 14, 2014

Dive Brief: Southern California Edison (SCE) has signed contracts for 2,221 MW of power from new resources to meet it customers’ long-term electricity needs, including 250 MW of storage capacity, Greentech Media reports. It is the first time SCE has … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Cool Tech, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Energy Policy, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Job Creation, Microgrids, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

Solar Power on the Rise: The Technologies and Policies behind a Booming Energy Sector (2014) | Union of Concerned Scientists

SustainableSA.com Posted on October 28, 2014 by stlaneOctober 28, 2014

Solar power generates electricity with no global warming pollution, no fuel costs, and no risks of fuel price spikes, and has the potential to help move the country toward cleaner, reliable, and affordable sources of electricity. Small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Commercial Building, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Net Zero Buiilding, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy | Leave a reply

With Caveats, Solar San Antonio Board Supports CPS Energy Solar Leasing Plan

SustainableSA.com Posted on October 8, 2014 by stlaneJanuary 21, 2015

Solar San Antonio‘s board released a resolution Tuesday that supports the preliminary concepts of a solar leasing program proposed by CPS Energy in September. While Solar San Antonio (SSA) Board approval or support is not required for CPS Energy to … Continue reading →

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The Devil Is In the Details (And So Is the Solution)

SustainableSA.com Posted on October 8, 2014 by stlaneOctober 8, 2014

Assessing the benefits and costs of distributed solar PV Earlier this month, the decision of APS—Arizona’s largest electric utility—to propose two major changes to its net metering program, one which would do away with the program entirely, has become the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Building, City Planning & Urban Development, Commercial Building, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Energy Storage, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Job Creation, Net Zero Buiilding, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Rocky Mountain Institute, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability Metrics, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

Why the Net Energy Metering Debate Misses the Point

SustainableSA.com Posted on October 8, 2014 by stlaneOctober 8, 2014

Bundled, Block, Volumetric Rates are the Barrier to Unleashing DER Innovation It’s no secret that net energy metering (NEM) is a controversial topic in the electricity world these days. Customers love the way it helps solar PV offset their utility … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, City Planning & Urban Development, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, Job Creation, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Renewable Energy, Rocky Mountain Institute, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities | Leave a reply

Austin’s Solar Tariff Newly Incorporates RMI’s Energy Price Hedge Recommendation

SustainableSA.com Posted on October 8, 2014 by stlaneOctober 8, 2014

Renewables scored a major victory recently in the natural gas heartland that is Texas. In a resolution adopted by the Austin City Council on August 28, the city declared solar energy its default generation resource, in part noting “that solar … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Building, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Commercial Building, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Job Creation, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Rocky Mountain Institute, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

Solar Continues Trumping Fossil Fuel Pricing, With More Innovations To Come

SustainableSA.com Posted on September 14, 2014 by stlaneSeptember 14, 2014

Solar Continues Trumping Fossil Fuel Pricing, With More Innovations To Come Solar power has come a long way in a short period of time. Just five years ago, the bulk of the energy community viewed it as being unreliable, expensive … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Building, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Commercial Building, Doing Something, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Fianance & Fundraising, Fossil Fuels, Investing & Finance, Job Creation, Net Zero Buiilding, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Retrofits, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

Show Me the [Efficiency] Money — Solutions Journal Summer 2014 — Medium

SustainableSA.com Posted on September 12, 2014 by stlaneSeptember 12, 2014

Five real estate executives weigh in on what it will take to unlock $1.4 trillion in net energy savings through commercial building efficiency. RMI’s Reinventing Fire analysis shows how to tap into $1.9 trillion in saved energy costs in U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Building, City Planning & Urban Development, Commercial Building, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fianance & Fundraising, Fossil Fuels, Net Zero Buiilding, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Retrofits, Rocky Mountain Institute, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Sustainability Metrics, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

The Next Big Thing: Solar Freakin’ Carports : Greentech Media

SustainableSA.com Posted on August 22, 2014 by stlaneAugust 22, 2014

Earlier this year, the internet swooned over the idea of turning everyday roads into solar energy systems that could power cities. The tagline of the inventors: "solar freakin' roadways." Those without a deep background in energy or materials wondered what … Continue reading →

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Three cheers for community solar – San Antonio Express-News

SustainableSA.com Posted on July 23, 2014 by stlaneJuly 29, 2014

SAN ANTONIO — CPS Energy recently took some lumps for its proposed solar fees. That proposal was shelved after concern the fees would be an obstacle to residential solar, which is only beginning to gain traction in San Antonio. But … Continue reading →

Posted in City Planning & Urban Development, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

The Economics of Grid Defection

SustainableSA.com Posted on July 16, 2014 by stlaneJuly 16, 2014

Distributed electricity generation, especially solar PV, is rapidly spreading and getting much cheaper. Distributed electricity storage is doing the same, thanks largely to mass production of batteries for electric vehicles. Solar power is already starting to erode some utilities’ sales … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, City Planning & Urban Development, Commercial Building, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, Net Zero Buiilding, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Retrofits, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities | Leave a reply

Sheep Power at a San Antonio Solar Farm – NYTimes.com

SustainableSA.com Posted on July 15, 2014 by stlaneJuly 15, 2014

SAN ANTONIO — The landscapers at a 45-acre solar farm northeast of downtown do not complain that they are paid only in shrubbery. After about three months, the bleating crew has kept the grounds well maintained. Since April, the site’s … Continue reading →

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Here’s why oil is poised for disruption | GreenBiz.com

SustainableSA.com Posted on June 29, 2014 by stlaneJune 29, 2014

Talk about risky business. Over the last decade, oil went from being a necessary ingredient of global growth to being its primary constraint. New modeling is now blaming oil’s inability to keep up with demand as a primary driver for … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Investing & Finance, Job Creation, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities | Leave a reply

CPS weighs ‘community solar’ options – San Antonio Express-News

SustainableSA.com Posted on June 26, 2014 by stlaneJune 28, 2014

CPS Energy is putting together a community program that would allow San Antonians who either can't afford to install solar panels on their roofs or live in apartment buildings to nevertheless have access to the renewable power. The effort would … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Building, City Planning & Urban Development, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Fossil Fuels, Investing & Finance, Microgrids, Net Zero Buiilding, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Utilities | Leave a reply

Raffle winners demonstrate EE first, then solar | The Solar Times

SustainableSA.com Posted on June 25, 2014 by stlaneJune 25, 2014

Although the price of solar has dropped over the years, the up-front cost of installing a residential solar PV system — on average $7,000 to $10,000 after the federal tax credit and CPS Energy rebate — can still be prohibitive. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Doing Something, Energy Efficiency, Investing & Finance, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy | Leave a reply

Storage Is the New Solar: Will Batteries and PV Create an Unstoppable Hybrid Force? : Greentech Media

SustainableSA.com Posted on June 25, 2014 by stlaneJune 25, 2014

When Wes Kennedy started engineering solar systems in the mid-1990s, he pretty much had one integration option: batteries. At that time, Kennedy designed and installed systems for Jade Mountain, a Colorado-based distributed energy retailer that eventually merged with Real Goods … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Building, City Planning & Urban Development, Commercial Building, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Job Creation, Microgrids, Net Zero Buiilding, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Retrofits, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

Brundage Management, Self Reliant Storage accept Bill Sinkin Award – San Antonio Business Journal

SustainableSA.com Posted on June 20, 2014 by stlaneJune 25, 2014

Brundage Management Co. has accepted the Bill Sinkin Solar Award for the company’s work in advancing the adoption of solar energy in San Antonio. San Antonio-based Brundage installed 825 kilowatts of solar energy systems on 11 of the company’s A-AAAKey … Continue reading →

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