Tag Archives: solar

The big eclipse has come an gone, and the US power grid seemed to pass the test with flying colors.  Lots of preparation by utilities took place before the event (see my earlier blogpost here.), and it seems to have paid off.  All reports say there were no problems, though the weather was very coo

Back in March I talked about California's "duck curve". (see here)  One of the interesting side-effects (or challenges) of this situation will come to the forefront on August 21st, when a solar eclipse is scheduled to hit the country.  The large amount of solar capacity in place in California will

There was an interesting article in the latest Fortune magazine discussing the renewables efforts of Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway. (See here.)  According to the article, Berkshire Hathaway has spent $17B on renewable energy since 2004, and the company is on track to spend $1B in 2016.  One