Accelerate Bidirectional Charging with These Policy Ideas
Millions of people are driving electric vehicles (EV) which, with bidirectional charging, can provide value to the electrical grid and back up homes and businesses […]
For Rural Drivers, EVs Can Cost 1.5 Cents/Mile. Gas: 20 Cents/Mile
For rural drivers, electric vehicles (EV) can cost as little as 1.5 cents/mile, compared to 20 cents/mile for gas cars, according to Steve Gutmann, co-founder […]
Solar & EV ITC Phaseout to Hurt Black Church’s Resilience Hub Plans
The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church has ambitious plans to build 18 resilience hubs–and eventually up to 482. Churches will be offered a menu of […]
Clean Energy Today Podcast Preview
In this episode of my new Clean Energy Today podcast, I give you a preview of some of the topics I’ll cover. Listen here: I […]
Microgrids Past and Present: Podcast Interview
In 2014, Elisa Wood, Kevin Normandeau and I co-founded Microgrid Knowledge, a news site about microgrids and distributed energy. In 2022, we sold the news […]
New Podcast: Clean Energy Today
I just launched a new podcast, Clean Energy Today. For the podcast I’m interviewing innovators, businesses and consumers shaping the clean energy transition. Follow the […]
A School Bus that Can Help During Power Outages, Reduce Pollution
In the disadvantaged community of Odell, Oregon a group of organizations wants to create a community resilience center during power outages using a bidirectional electric […]
How Can Your Electric Vehicle Earn You Money with Vehicle-to-Grid Technology?
Your electric vehicle (EV) can earn you money with vehicle-to-grid technology, which allows your EV to feed power back to the grid through bidirectional charging. […]
The Warm & Fuzzy Feeling of Converting Gas Guzzlers to Electric Vehicles
EV West takes old gas guzzlers and converts them into zero-emission electric vehicles (EV). Not only does that wipe out car emissions; it sometimes sparks a light bulb in customers’ minds and they begin looking into solar or other renewable energy systems.
Now a Leaf Owner, What I Miss About My Tesla
With a VW e-Golf, then a Tesla Model 3, then a Nissan Leaf as my car, what did I learn?