Energy Update

(Wed, 19 Apr 2017) This study commissioned by the U.S. Energy Information Administration finds that characteristics and costs of distributed generation are influenced by government policies, size, and application of the different technologies. Distributed solar photovoltaics (PV) and small wind are experiencing significant cost decreases through technological progress and economies of scale.

President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order to start the process of reviewing and, ultimately, attempting to disassemble the Clean Power Plan and its supposedly job-killing mandates.

At the heart of the Hybrid EGT is a control system which blends output between the battery and the gas turbine. The energy storage capacity is designed to provide enough time to allow the gas turbine to start and reach its designated power output, thus dispatching power immediately when required and without burning fuel at first.

The nation’s first ever attempt to have municipal governments collectively buy power from community solar gardens was a modest success, according to a new report.