There is a tremendous article in this month's Atlantic that provides a brief summary of the last three decades of energy policy and what we need to do now to...
Hi All,  Just thought I would let you know how well my solar system did this last year. My system was installed July 1, 2007. So I use June 30 as my...
The seeds of a humble weed could lower a jet fuel’s cradle-to-grave carbon emissions by 84 percent. Camelina sativa is an oilseed crop and it might be used...
Dennis, I'm the most amazed with your low consumption level. You're using on average only 186 kWh per month. How'd you get it that low? I think I'm being...
This July 4th, as you celebrate with family and friends, please help contribute to our state's energy independence by becoming an I-Renew member. If you're...
on our rural road, several neighbors have mentioned an interest in investing windpower. Not every property has good wind sites, so we'd be looking at making a...
http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20090704/NEWS01/907040305/1079/news01/Renewable+energy+group+makes+changes July 4, 2009 Renewable energy group makes...
Hi Dennis, Congratulations. Your figures are remarkable on two counts--1) 99.4% self made electricity is a wonderful achievement. 2) Consumption of less...
Hi All: Great job Dennis. I like to break down PV production to kWh per month per KW of installed PV. If my math is correct that come out to 118.64 kWh per KW...
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Hi All: Dennis does win the prize for low consumption. Through my position at MP&W I graph residential energy consumption all the time and I have never seen...
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Hi; My suggestion would be to contact your local REC and see what you can work out. Running 240 volt electricity of long distances (over 400 feet) spells large...
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Hi Don: If you send me a blue print of your home which includes the dimensions of your windows and doors. I have software which will calculate the hourly BTU...
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Gee...I thought our tracker was killing the fixed units. Our 1.8 kW tracker (Zomeworks) only averaged 140 kWhrs pr kW year to date. It does extremely well...
The averages are monthly production numbers. Warren B. McKenna Manager, Farmers Electric Coop Secretary, RPGI 1959 Yoder Ave SW Kalona IA 52247 319-683-2510 ...
That is the interesting part. I have a standard electric water heater, with solar assist for preheat. My solar DHW must be helping some, but not nearly as...
Hi Dennis: My guess is it's the Refrigerator. Have you ever put a Kill-O-Watt meter on it? Do you have the Energy Guide for your Fridge? If not you can go to ...
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Hi Warren: I have added my answers to your questions to the e-mail below. John John R. Root Muscatine Power & Water Energy Services Advisor 3205 Cedar St. ...
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GM sale gets OK from bankruptcy judge - new company will be called NGMCO Inc General Motors was given approval by bankruptcy judge Robert Gerber on Sunday to...
Both of these groups are using the money they collect from their public granted energy monopoly to lobby against legislation to counter act Climate Change. ...
http://www.dailyiowan.com/2009/07/10/Metro/12018.html Locals hope green-energy legislation will power job growth BY ALINA RUBEZHOVA | JULY 10, 2009 7:10 AM ...
Greetings all- Just a heads up on a couple of new resources- ATTRA has posted our newly updated publication, "Biodiesel: Do-it-yourself production basics" at...
What does a green Iowa look like? Please help discuss the future of your industry at an after work alumni networking event focused on energy and green collar...
full article - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-james-hansen/g-8-failure-reflects-us-f_b_228597.html "...The essential step, then, is to phase out coal...
"Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing...after they have exhausted all other possibilities." - -- Winston Churchill The article states that...
Contact: Jessica Zopf 515-868-1325 jessica.zopf@... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2009 Iowa Power Fund Board Finalizes $677,000 in Contracts (Des Moines,...
From Solve Climate (click link to read whole article) http://ow.ly/15HqU4 Solar Update: Cheap as Fossil Fuels by 2020 in Most Markets The results of a new...
The July issue of Popular Science (on the newsstands now) has a cover article on wind energy. What I enjoyed the most was the side article where they dug...
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