Tag: <span>Renewable energy</span>

Yes, It’s Cheaper to Drive Using Electricity Than Gas

I hate to say it but sometimes we need a shock to the system to wake us up. This Summer gas prices are the wake up call. They’re well over …

Renewables vs. Fossil Fuels is Not a Zero Sum Game

Yesterday I had a discussion with some colleagues about joining our renewables forces with fossil fuel representatives to advocate for more transmission capacity while the Texas Legislature is still in …

He Had Holes in His Steel Toe Boots

Some years ago I was working from the site building at a customer’s utility scale wind farm in rural Iowa.  A man came to the door and asked for the Site …

Making Power from Thin Air

It is the basis for so many magic shows, to appear to draw things from thin air. How much of a miracle is it in our everyday lives, if we …

Five Ways Frugality and Sustainability Overlap to Make the World a Better Place

We’ve been on our sustainability journey for nearly two decades so far, working in utility scale renewable energy, challenging ourselves to live sustainability at home as well as at work. …