Houstonians with electric stoves can’t cook, those with electric water heaters lack hot... and solar panels. Houston’s crisis proves that a sensible energy policy would overhaul...
Key Takeaways ; Houstonians with electric stoves can’t cook, those with electric water heaters lack hot water—and those with electric cars can’t charge them. ; The Houston crisis dramatically illustrates that not only will forced electrification lead to higher energy prices, but it will reduce economic resilience. ; Houston residents today, together with all Americans, need a resilient power grid that will continue to provide electricity during storms.
We live in a world with more and more devices that require charging. Nothing shows the downside of that better than the recent storm that hit Houston, where thousands of residents still lack power. ; Houstonians with electric stoves can’t cook, those with electric water heaters lack hot water—and those with electric cars can’t charge them. ; The range of an electric vehicle without electricity is zero. ; The Daily Signal depends on the support of readers like you. Donate now
Solar panels are rapidly becoming a common sight on homes, but once upon a time they were... At one point, a bunch of that e-waste washed up on Houston’s shores, which understandably made...
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Company: 4Change Energy, Term: 24/months, Rate: 10.8¢/kWh ; Company: Express Energy, Term: 24/months, Rate: 10.9¢/kWh ; Company: Discount Power, Term: 24/months, Rate: 10.9¢/kWh ; Company: Frontier Utilities, Term: 12/months, Rate: 10.9¢/kWh ; Company: Gexa Energy, Term: 12/months, Rate: 10.9¢/kWh ; Company: Chariot Energy, Term: 36/months, Rate: 11.7¢/kWh ; Company: Veteran Energy, Term: 36/months, Rate: 12.4¢/kWh ; Company: TriEagle Energy, Term: 24/months, Rate: 12.9¢/kWh ; Company: Constellation, Term: 12/months, Rate: 12.9¢/kWh ; Company: BKV Energy, Term: 36/months, Rate: 13.8¢/kWh
California-based clean energy developer Sunrun has activated a residential solar virtual power plant (VPP) program in New York’s Orange and Rockland Utilities (O&R) service area that features more than 300 solar-plus-storage installations. Under this program, Sunrun coordinates with the utility to discharge stored energy in participating batteries to the electric grid during periods of peak demand. The systems also serve as sources of backup power to the homes of participating customers, who r...
The worst part of any shower, outside of getting soap in your eyes, is probably getting unexpectedly blasted with cold water. Traditional home water heaters mean you have to wait for the right temperature to come from the tank, but with a clever design, and some NASA-grown ingenuity, waiting for hot water could soon be a thing of the past. Small Electronics for Big Research · The story begins in the 1970s, when Thomas Harman began working at Lockheed, now part of Lockheed Martin, as a NASA con...
15, backup power generators at Houston’s Northeast Water Treatment Plant already were failing. Ten tripped offline as ice, snow and frigid temperatures plunged Texas’ power grid into...
► Listen Now! ; If you’re fascinated by the idea of humans traveling through space and curious about how that all works, you’ve come to the right place. “Houston We Have a Podcast” is the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center from Houston, Texas, home for NASA’s astronauts and Mission Control Center. Listen to the brightest minds of America’s space agency – astronauts, engineers, scientists and program leaders – discuss exciting topics in engineering, science and technology, sharing their personal stories and exper ...