Tag Archives | Sustainable energy
Los Angeles’ Rooftop Solar Program

Los Angeles’ Rooftop Solar Program

Did you know that Los Angeles is second (only to San Diego) in both the number of solar installations, and solar generation of electricity in California? Also that LA recently signed into law a new program that will soon lead them to number one? This unanimous vote by the city council, makes LA one step closer to clean, sustainable energy.  [...]

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Hydroelectric Sustainable Energy

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

Green Energy’s liberal definitions must contain some elements of sustainable energy, which in turn must contain elements of energy efficiency and renewable energy.  However, Green Energy’s more stringent definitions balk at the provisions of sustainable energy fuels, that produce some pollution into the environment.  This fuel production and its eventual transformation into electrical energy, cannot [...]

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Green Energy

GREEN CONCLUSION

  Green Energy Technology goals are not only noble but will have an ever-growing place in the always increasing energy production needs.  The goal of taking what God has given us in renewable energy sources, and converting them into electrical power in order to sustain and enhance our lives (without the fear of polluting the [...]

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Green Efficiency

GREEN EFFICIENCY

Our power needs will always require changing technologies and long-range thinking, but at the same time we must develop new strategies to save energy, helping us to move toward energy sustainability.  The supply and demand sides of our energy equation are both keys to our future electrical needs.  Technological development in the following areas are [...]

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Biomass Green Technology

FIRST-GENERATION GREEN TECHNOLOGIES

HYDROELECTRIC Hydroelectric power plants have been in existence over 100 years.  They are considered a clean, renewable energy technology with few emissions.  Although considered “Green” by most definitions, hydroelectric dams are criticized for the large CO2 amounts produced during construction, as well as the displacement of people and loss of land and vegetation, due to [...]

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Green Technology

INTRODUCTION TO GREEN TECHNOLOGY

Green Energy seems to have an ever-evolving definition, depending on how big the “Tree-Hugger” is, who is writing the article.  I’ll admit that the only reason this article is here, is because my producers have insisted it be part of the Electric Authority website.  I am a supply and demand, pragmatic, capitalist and proud of [...]

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