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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Cars That Think

Jenkins has also helped push Congress to think more seriously about the power grid, releasing a report last year that showed that much of the 43 percent emissions reduction expected by 2030 would be squandered if the United States doesn’t double the pace of transmission upgrades. power-grid transmission.

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EPA proposes rule for nationwide 30% cut in GHG from existing power plants by 2030 relative to 2005

Green Car Congress

The value allocated here in EPA’s goal-setting formula was an average heat rate improvement of 6% for coal steam electric generating units (EGUs). the remainder from other sources, including wind and solar. The use of coal by the power sector will decrease by roughly 30 to 32% in 2030. billion kWh).

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PHEV's and Water Consumption

Plug In Partners

If you are a plug-in hybrid owner and you have wind or solar power at your house , then you can feel really good about your plug-in hybrid using very little water, if any,” Webber told PM. “If grid, then your car is not very clean, nor is it water-free.” But wait, aren’t PHEVs the environmentally friendly choice ? “If

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

These zoning decisions blow in whatever direction the development winds are gusting in the city at the moment and there is no consistency, logic or equity in the decisions made. I’ll take the same documents to the next city. If you’re going to do it, take the homes off the grid. That’s pretty mean to the rest of the grid.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A January 2007 Pacific National Laboratory study shows that if we woke up tomorrow and all our vehicles could plug in, todays grid could support more than three-quarters of them charging at night without building a single power plant. But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid.

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Public Transit or Private Cars, It's All About the Fuel

Plugs and Cars

The latest report by the American Public Transportation Association documents a 3.8 It’s ubiquitous, relatively price stable due to government regulation, and is created in many ways, increasingly including renewable – such as solar, wind and geothermal – sources. Multiple sources of electricity generation make the grid reliable.