Second in a three-part series. The first part, on natural gas pipelines, can be found here. IN THE SHARING ECONOMY, new consumer technologies and business models are upending industries from transportation to accommodation, opening up markets previously dominated by established players. Similar forces are sweeping over the energy sector. A homeowner who feeds surplus electricity […]
Abigail Anthony
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We need a different type of power grid
FOR MANY NEW ENGLANDERS, last winter highlighted the drawbacks of our existing energy system. We are tired of cold seeping in around windows, power outages and work stoppages from storm-damaged lines and wires, cars reluctant to start before the commute, high heating costs, and increased electricity bills. It doesn’t have to be like this. There […]
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An unsustainable status quo
absent the ability to peer into a crystal ball, no one knows what kinds of fuels the cars and trucks of the future will run on. Many of us have high hopes for a world where cars are fueled by electricity generated from renewable wind energy, or by natural gas recovered from landfills, or by […]