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The change to green energy is an economical one
A letter responding to one of my columns recently suggested that this column is trying to force green energy down people’s throats. Typically, I wouldn’t reply, but I think it’s important to reass...
Solarize Skagit will make solar installations available in 2023
The Skagit Valley Clean Energy Cooperative is a member-owned, non-profit organization founded by Terry Nelson, Mary Wohleb, John Leaver, Marylee Chamberlain and Bob Raymond to speed up the energy tran...
Texas grid failure fueled by rigid politics
The February 2021 Texas energy crisis affected millions of people for up to four days. Its worst effects was where the Electric Reliability Council of Texas manages an electric grid which operates...
Big plants failed in Texas electric supply crisis
What caused the February 2021 Texas electric supply crisis? Prolonged, unexpected cold weather created unexpectedly high electric and gas demand. Supply systems could not keep up. If farmers grow too...
Texas regulations failed electricity customers
In February 2021, Texas had unusually cold weather, resulting in an electric energy supply crisis. Millions of customers were without power for up to four days, during the coldest days of the year....
An all-electric future without oil is possible
Let’s update the energy independence question: Is it possible for the U.S. to develop and maintain stable supplies of energy, which are not subject to significant price volatility or the whims of f...
The path to U.S. energy independence
The path to energy independence leads through "competition with oil," not "more oil." We've already seen such competition happen. In 1973, a sixth of U.S. electricity was generated using oil. Today,...
U.S. cannot drill, frack and pump its way to oil independence
The United States can become energy independent. We can develop an energy infrastructure with stable prices low enough to support a modern, growing society. Although much of the discussion about...
Would removing all limits on oil production make the U.S. energy independent?
Removing all limits on U.S. oil production will reduce oil prices, if other countries do not reduce their supplies to match our increased supplies. Is that energy independence? Energy independence in...
Coal costs more to generate electricity
Can you replace coal-fired electric generation with solar power even though the sun isn't up 24 hours a day? Are coal mines closing because of economics, or is it just politics? As mentioned in my...
Heat pumps practical for cooling, heating and reducing energy use and costs
Is it possible to reduce your energy bill and carbon dioxide emissions and get air conditioning for a home that didn't have it, all at the same time? Sometimes it is. Changing your home's climate...
Get paid to use less electricity
Your electric and gas utilities will pay you to reduce your energy use. They will pay you to pay them less. Electric and gas utilities will often pay part of the cost of buying and installing new...
Getting a charge from driving
Driving distances between charges (range), and charging station availability, are usually the biggest uncertainties people have about whether an electric vehicle (EV) will work for them. Both are...
Getting electric vehicles recharged
By Greg Whiting Where's the electricity for electric vehicles going to come from? Why has California recently asked people to stop charging electric cars and, at the same time, changed regulations so...
Electric vehicles are in your car buying future
By Greg Whiting What's the quickest way to significantly reduce how much you pay for energy, make the U.S. more energy independent and reduce your carbon footprint? The answer is the same for all...
Locals advancing energy transition solution in the Skagit Valley
By Greg Whiting Do you want more control over your electric, heat and fuel bills? More stable energy bills? A more reliable and resilient power grid? Less dependence on foreign oil? Less acid rain?...
An insider's guide to our energy transition
Unpredictable gasoline and heating costs. Reliable electricity. Wars in the middle east and Ukraine. Energy independence. The environment. And more. The energy industry affects almost everything,...
