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California Storing Energy in Ice to Reduce Peak Demand

Posted by Environmental Leader on 28/01/2010

The Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), which represents 11 municipal utilities, plans to install energy-storage devices to cut the amount of electricity used by air conditioners during peak demand, reports the Wall Street Journal.The systems from Ice Energy, which connect to a bu ...

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Stater Bros. Paid $250K For Reducing Peak Energy Use

Posted by Environmental Leader on 27/01/2010

Stater Bros. Markets earns about $250,000 a year for reducing non-essential electricity use during peak demand periods, reports Supermarket News.Stater Bros. started earning the payments after enrolling in a demand response system from EnerNOC in 2008.The California supermarket chain, which has 1 ...

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London Mayor inaugurates a green building neighboring Victoria Station

Posted by AditiJ on 21/11/2009

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced the official opening of a new commercial office and retail building situated adjacent to the mid 19th century rail station. Dubbed as The Peak, the 11,280 sq m structure designed by Sheppard Robson...

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Pilot Utility Pricing To Charge More During Peak Hours

Posted by Environmental Leader on 09/11/2009

Wind energy may benefit from a pilot program that would charge utility customers more for using electricity during the peak hours of 2-8 p.m.Proposed by Xcel Energy to be used in Boulder, Colo., the program – if adopted on a wider scale – would reduce the need for so-called “pea ...

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Good Things From Rising Fuel Costs

Posted by JT noreply@blogger.com on 03/07/2008

In my own personal beliefs, I feel that the rising cost of oil and gasoline are driving the future of green technology. Many technologies such as the battery and solar and wind energy technologies have seen very few drastic improvements. Our best performing battery, the lithium ion, is expensive an ...

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