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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. If too much or too little electricity is present in the power grid, the network can suddenly become unbalanced.

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What the Nissan Leaf Has Taught Us About Natural Disaster Recovery

Blink Charging

Many worry about finding a way to get power to an electric vehicle during a natural disaster, but what is not discussed is how electric vehicles can provide power during an emergency. As EV innovations continue they allow homes and businesses to utilize their power to keep services, like heat, working during a natural disaster. .

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How EV Charging Stations Can Help Your Business Attract and Retain Employees

EV Connect

Daily Commutes Not only have many workers gotten used to working remotely (thus avoiding the fuel costs associated with gas-powered vehicles), but gas prices have also risen by 42.52% over the past year. Charging at work also means that employees can skip the installation (and public charging) and juice up their EV at work.

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It’s 2010 – Are YOU Ready for The Greenius Decade?

Creative Greenius

Inspired by President Obama’s election and the collapse of the ponzi scheme economy, I decided to work full time, pro bono, on the issues I cared about most – climate change, renewable energy, energy conservation and sustainability. Redondo Beach is sure to be there right there with them too. See you around campus.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

Step away from them screens for a few hours and get your creative juices flowing! Rather than exporting excess power to the grid, our intelligent device diverts energy to your heating systems – maximum consumption, minimum waste! Upcycle and recycling projects. trillion fish from ocean every year. 10 Choose Local.

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Al Muratsuchi Votes To Kill Community Choice Then Finds Out He Was Duped & Calls Me To Apologize

Creative Greenius

They also blow away the restrictions the investor-owned utilities place on solar and pay rooftop solar power generators a retail price for the extra energy they produce. And when it comes to jackasses, let’s not forget the union bosses of the IBEW – one of the most powerful and crooked unions in the USA. Union boss of L.A.

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