Its Official, Distribution-Connected Electricity Storage Expected to be (Another) Bust
A new Ontario government report released today by the Ministry of Energy includes a surprising admission.
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Tokyo Electric Power Corp.’s Remarkable Smart Grid Achievement
To put the Japanese nuclear crisis in context, consider how amazingly technically competent the Japanese are with other aspects of their power system. Japanese electricity consumers pay some of the highest prices in the world for service. In return, Japanese utilities provide unparalleled service. One element of the energy infrastructure in Japan that survived the …
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TVO Appearance
The following TVO segment on the show “The Agenda” with Steve Paikin discussed the potential for electricity conservation in Ontario. I made the following main points: electricity development produces little employment and does so at high cost, cogeneration has attractive energy efficiency characteristics but is currently cost-effective for only a few industrial customers, and Denmark’s success with …