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Reality Check: Generator-Centric Disaster Response Is Out of Gas
By deploying solar + storage microgrids in our communities before hurricanes strike, they will save customers money in the long run, provide valuable electric grid services that will decrease carbon emissions overall, and already be in place when they are needed in times of crisis.
Reality Check: US Natural Gas Is Not a “Cleaner” Alternative Fuel
The recent White House decision to pause US liquefied natural gas (LNG) export permits in order to conduct an update of “the underlying analyses…
Reality Check: Keeping the Lights on in Extreme Winter Weather
Grid outages in extreme weather are a fossil fuel problem, not a renewable energy problem.
Hydrogen Reality Check: Distilling Green Hydrogen’s Water Consumption
The Myth: Scaling green hydrogen will severely impact global freshwater supply because it uses far more water than other hydrogen or equivalent energy production processes.
Reality Check: Natural Gas’s True Climate Risk
For decades, natural gas has been touted as a safer climate alternative to fossil fuels such as coal. Even the word “natural” suggests its alignment…