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California Energy Crisis

Energy Crisis Insider: The FACTS about Line Capacity By John Joss - Pt. Reyes Light
In various Federal power-program installations, increases of 30% in line capacity were achieved by combining advanced thyristors technology with grid-wide cooperation using the Internet. FACTS can be implemented rapidly, piecemeal; it needs no massive new construction and has no environmental downside ....

A National Energy Plan By John Joss - Pt. Reyes Light
The plan's essence is to spur economic and technical development, leading to a stable utility market that follows John Stuart Mill's philosophy of the greatest good for the greatest number of people. This means a utility system that is economically, socially, and environmentally stable. ....

Energy Crisis Insider: The Latest Scoop By John Joss - Pt. Reyes Light
Corporate insiders Deep Volt and Passing Gas ask some annoying questions ....

Myth and Reality about the California Energy Crisis - NRDC -
A straightforward look at the myths being thrown about by our national leaders about the California Energy and why they are wrong.

California's Energy Dinosaurs Series By John Hulls - Pt. Reyes Light
John Hulls takes a funny but informative look at the California Energy Crisis and what could and should be done to restore energy sanity not only to the Golden State but to the entire world.

The California Power System
A very brief description of how it works, with clickable diagram to other EcoWorld Energy pages...

Residential Electricity Prices
So just how much does the typical American household pay for its electricity. See how your region compares to others and what energy generators are paying for their fuel....

A Home Photovoltaic Program
The Sacramento Municipal Utility Distric, SMUD for short, is paving the way for utility sponsored home photovoltaic programs with its successful Pioneer Programs.

A Not So Modest Proposal
What if all the detached houses in California were fitted with photovoltaics...

Household Electricity & The Environment
While many Americans have a pretty good feeling for how much electricity their typical appliances consume and cost they may be unaware of the environmental costs associated with that useage. Electricity is not necessarily clean, as much of it is produced in power plants fueled by coal, oil or natural gas, which throw off CO2....