If you work for a larger electricity user, a manufacturing facility for instance, you may hear terms such as generation, transmission and distribution and some confusion is natural. But the definitions are simple. Generation, as the name implies, is the … Continue reading →
In 2017, the price for high-efficiency solar panels dropped from 72¢/W to 45¢/W, representing a 37 percent decline in cost. The falling price point is driven by several factors, including American consumer demand for higher solar efficiency to compensate for the … Continue reading →
Hat tip to Manufacturing.net for this news item. According to General Electric, the compact fluorescent bulb or CFL will go out of production this year for the US market. GE will focus on LED technology. The decision was based on the decreasing … Continue reading →
The high voltage grid is managed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Demand Response is defined by FERC as, “Changes in electric usage by end-use customers from their normal consumption patterns in response to changes in the price of … Continue reading →