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Solar and Storage Under New California Electric Rates

Aug 22, 2023 | Battery Storage Systems, Solar Power System, Utility Companies

The Energy Show · Solar and Storage Under New California Electric Rates HEADLINE: Higher Electric Rates and More Blackouts Unfortunately, this is the new normal for most of the U.S. In other words: SNAFU This situation will not change. It’s a little-known...

Biggest Electrification Roadblock is Your Utility

Jul 5, 2023 | Building Electrification, Utility Companies

The Energy Show · Biggest Electrification Roadblock is Your Utility Our society is moving rapidly towards electrification. Building electrification is good for the climate, good for our health, and good for our economy. We’ll all be using more electricity — it’s...

California’s Power Problems

Sep 5, 2022 | Energy Politics, Energy Technology, Utility Companies

The Energy Show · Solutions to California’s Power Problems Mr. Burns of Simpson’s fame — the personification of utility greed and political power — is happily rubbing his hands together as California roasts in the dark. And this situation will get much worse in...

Energy Prices are Through the Roof

Mar 29, 2022 | Cheap Energy, Economics, Fossil Fuels, Utility Companies

The Energy Show · Energy Prices are Going Through the Roof Ribbit or Croak. Which one are you? An urban myth has it that if you put a frog in a pot of boiling water it will instantly leap out. But if you put it in a pot filled with pleasantly tepid water and...

Why Is The Grid So Unreliable?

Mar 1, 2022 | Electric Grid, Utility Companies

The Energy Show · Why Is The Grid So Unreliable? I’m sure you’ve noticed that the reliability of our electric grid is getting worse — not better. In spite of new utility generation, transmission and monitoring technologies, blackouts and Public Safety Power...

2022 Solar and Storage Predictions

Feb 7, 2022 | Economics, Solar Industry, Utility Companies

The Energy Show · 2022 Solar and Storage Predictions My 2022 solar and storage predictions came into clearer focus — although I didn’t like the picture — after the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) dropped a bomb on California’s solar and battery...