News and Events of 2003
Most of 2003 has been erased to make room for current news. (These are some articles that just couldn't be erased.)
Transmission constraints are everywhere (posted 11/26/03)
There is nothing standing between any region and a grid failure
The Hydrogen Hallucination by Mark Sardella (posted 11/12/03)
"Imagining that the simplest element in the universe held the key to solving our energy problems was exciting, but now it's time to awaken from our hydrogen hallucination and devote attention to the real solutions of improved efficiencies and sustainable sources."
ASES Scientists Call for Hydrogen Fuel Initiative (posted 11/5/03)
"Hydrogen is clean only if it's produced from clean sources. Hydrogen is dirty if it's produced from dirty sources."
Conversion Devices for Solid Hydrogen Storage and Refueling System by ECD Ovonics (posted 10/24/03)
the Army is interested in the hydrogen economy, among other key missions they are driving
Troubleshooting by Richard Perez (posted 10/14/03)
Let's face it, things break. They fail, they malfunction, and they quit working. If you installed your own renewable energy system, the person who needs to troubleshoot and fix whatever breaks is you. Here are some observations about finding out what went wrong-troubleshooting.
Transmission constraints are everywhere A weak (posted 10/13/03)
The August 14 blackout brought the economies of Midwest and Northeast states to their knees and may foreshadow similar events in other regions of the country. There is nothing standing between any region and a grid failure, experts say.
DG for Energy Surety (posted 10/10/03)
What went wrong? How can we ensure it won’t happen again? How can we provide for greater energy surety? “If you want energy surety, you must understand what reliability is,” said David Menicucci, Sandia National Laboratories.
No More Ice (posted 10/06/03)
A recent NASA study predicts the Arctic Ocean will lose all perennial ice by the end of this century.
Electricity consumption of selected countries (posted 10/06/03)
Electricity consumption of selected countries (1996, 2000)
Solar Energy – A Strategic Response to Power Outages (posted 10/04/03)
The next morning’s newscasts stated that alternatives to
our current power system are much too costly…but are the alternatives that
costly? What about solar and
efficient use of energy?
Lessons from the August 2003 Blackout (posted 10/04/03)
The electricity blackout on August 14, 2003, highlighted the fragility of our electricity system and unleashed a torrent of proposals to upgrade it. Energy industry spokespeople have called for grid investments of $56 billion, $100 billion, and even as much as $450 billion in total electricity infrastructure investments.
Arizona DER (posted 9/21/03)
In July of 1999, the Arizona Corporation Commission initiated a general investigation of distributed generation and interconnections for potential retail electric competition rules consideration under Docket No. E-00000A-99-0431.
costs of energy in put at Utilities (posted 9/21/03)
EIA's Transportation Fuel Sales for Arizona (posted 9/21/03)
Transportation Fuels
Prime Supplier Sales in Arizona
Renewable Energy if not now, when? (posted 9/21/03)
Rather than expanding popular support for our technologies, we spend too much time asking politicians and bureaucrats for funding and not enough time talking directly to consumers and voters.
2003 US Power Map (posted 9/21/03)
2003 U.S. Renewable Resources available from Platt
Energy Fair Registered Vendors
EnergyDollarFlowAnalysisAZ.pdf
Final netmetering amendment.pdf
ValueElectricityWhenNotAvailable.pdf
The dirty side of clean energy (posted 7/08/03)
While hydrogen might sound like the perfect solution to the US's dependance on oil, environmentalists point out that it is far from being the cleanest source of energy available
A Few Basics About Hydrogen by Amory B (posted 7/08/03)
The most likely candidate to power our transportation devices of the future is the simplest, most abundant gas—clean, efficient hydrogen.