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What is living off-grid?

There are many grids. Few leave them all behind. But it is not a competition – each individual just does what feels right for them…

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Energy

Smart Grid – the pain begins

Only the rich will be able to afford energy for heating/cooling when the Smart Grid goes nationwide. At least, that is the logical conclusion to be drawn from an early example of the Smart Grid – in Colorado, where the budget has tripled in two years.

Xcel Energy has begun charging customers across the state to recoup some of the skyrocketing costs the company has incurred building its smart grid project in Boulder,according to local media. …

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UK brown-outs looming

The head of Britain’s National Grid has admitted the company cannot guarantee an uninterrupted energy supply, and blamed the government for this failure. But he has not explained why private power companies or The National Grid are not investing more, especially since its profits were up to GBP 1 billion.

When huge new wind farms are built, it can sometimes take years to connect them to the grid, even if massive pylons are only a few yards away.…

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Energy

You got wind

All you need to know about choosing the right wind turbine for your home.…

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Spirit

DANGER from the Grid

Howard Stoate MP
Stoate: fear of frying

Britain edged closer to a ban on house building near high voltage power lines THREE YEARS after it was first announced by the government that this could cause health risks to children.…

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Community

Wind Weekend

Embrace the Revolution, Wind energy, wind turbine, Sian Lloyd, wind farm,…

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