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UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers

EV Info

We have closed most of the coal plants and several the aging nuclear plants are moving offline as they close for repair of reach end of life. Billions of pounds are being spent on installing ‘smart’ energy reading meters in homes that will leave householders out of pocket. Nuclear 15%. Biomass 5%. See [link].

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

Green Car Congress

This project will manage the fluctuations in wind power in the large Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) transmission grid through better system monitoring capabilities, enhanced operator visualization, and improved load management. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation. Notrees Wind Storage. 21,806,232.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Sven Thesen, the communication and technology director for Better Place , a start-up that is gaining traction (see this recent New York Times article ) in its effort to create a network for electric cars in various countries, likened the concept of electric cars to cellphones. Fifteen years ago, how many people had a cellphone?”

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