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Smart Meter resistance growing around world
Australia’s bungled Smart Meter program adds 20% to costs. Rest of World little different...
Satcon Inverters accused of fraud
The bottom is dropping out of the market for large-scale inverters as government subsidies for renewable energy are lowered worldwide. America’s largest inverte...
Solar powered clothes dryer
It’s funny how your perspectives change as you grow. When I was a kid, I used to be embarrassed because my mom hung our laundry out on the line to dry. I ...
Spanish island flips the switch on oil
Switch to 100% renewable will end oil bill of $4m per year...
How to manage your power
Maximise your energy consumption during daylight hours, while minimising your overall power usage...
Off-Grid power, water tech breakthrough
Water for about $1 per gallon, and electricity for about 35 cents per kilowatt hour...
UK energy bills to rise AGAIN
Gas and electricity prices are expected to surge by 15 per cent...
Alberta power cos in “death spiral”
A vast bill for new electricity infrastructure will be paid for by Alberta consumers because industry will simply generate its own electricity rather than have ...
DIY rocket stove
I like rocket stoves, these are usually small, usually portable, mini-cooking-heating devices that are very efficient. You can use twigs instead of larger piece...
The carbon footprint of cannabis
Scare story about energy used to grow pot fails to take into account the use of solar panels and wind turbines by illegal growers...
The Smart Grid Lobbying Machine – an Opposition Manifesto
Challenging the stranglehold the energy industry has on government subsidies for the Smart Grid...