Jul 25, 2016 | Energy Technology, Nuclear vs. Solar, Utility Companies
Some nuclear power news: PG&E is shutting down the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, the last plant in California. Their decision is not for safety or reliability reasons, it’s simply because other energy sources — such as solar, wind and natural gas...
Jul 10, 2016 | Electric Vehicles, Environment, Fossil Fuels
Electric vehicles will continue to gain popularity for the same reason as rooftop solar – the economics keep improving. Batteries (mass production) and charging costs (from solar) are getting less expensive, gasoline will inevitably increase in price again, and...
Jul 4, 2016 | Cheap Energy, Energy Saving Tips, Energy Technology, Residential Solar
We celebrated a milestone recently. Over one million homeowners have solar. It took 62 years, from 1954 to 2016, to get to this point. Now there are over 200,000 people working in the industry — more than in the oil and gas extraction industries. Let’s think...