People who have extra funds, suitable homes and a desire to be self-sufficient may consider disconnecting from the grid.
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Courts have long let utilities seize private property to build transmission lines. Does that hold if the power flows to a single data center?
A new basic solar grant made electricity more affordable for families in the Qandu Qandu shack settlement in Cape Town, South Africa.
There are opportunities at every level of the US energy market to save consumers money – if governments, companies, communities and individuals choose to act.
Kenya’s electricity instability is not one problem – it’s an interaction between network capacity and system reliability.
One thing is certain: there will be ongoing contestation over the path and pace of South Africa’s electricity reforms.
The equipment needed to keep the grid running is hard to make, and materials are limited. And supply-chain bottlenecks are taking years to clear.
Many of the canceled grants were investments in the science and infrastructure necessary to keep the lights on in coming years, especially when the grid is under stress.
The same love of landscape that pushed wind farms out to sea now fuels opposition to the cables that bring power back to land.
As electricity networks expand, the risk of birds becoming injured or electrocuted by power lines increases. How can we protect them?
Rather than feeling guilty about cooling down in extreme heat, homeowners could boost power reliability and lay a welcome mat for more renewables.
Both Labor and the Coalition say their energy policies are the best way to bring household power costs down – but which side is right?
Public safety shutoffs are becoming routine in fire-prone areas. But when the grid goes down, so do digital transactions.
The UK’s energy system is facing growing threats from unprecedented hazards.
The US produces more oil today than any other country, and there is no clear emergency on the scale of the energy crises of the 1970s. But there are some causes for concern.
For now, gas power is still needed to fill in the gaps when renewables can’t cover demand.
Everyone knows the sun doesn’t shine at night. That’s where firming technologies help, by stabilising the grid and storing cheap power for later
Increasing temperatures puts a strain on electricity supplies, while bushfire smoke can limit the electricity produced by solar panels. So, what can we do about it?
Nuclear is far from a reality in Australia. In the interim, Dutton’s plan would prop up coal and gas
Both solar and battery systems costs have just dropped to the point that grid defection will save the average family money, but this could increase emissions in some cases.
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