Xcel Energy's Wind-to-Battery Test Shows Promise
Xcel Energy has released a report showing the success of its
preliminary tests of a one-megawatt battery-storage
technology
system that helps make wind energy available to the grid.
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The United States makes up 5% of the world's population and accounts for 25% of total energy use.
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Appliances account for roughly 65% of electricity consumption in the average American household (2001), with refrigerators and lighting making up the largest categories. (Source: EIA)
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Today’s challenges of reducing greenhouse gas emissions while meeting the country’s steadily rising demand for electricity make it essential for legislatures and public utility commissions to shift their focus toward mechanisms that make demand reduction as profitable for utilities as increasing supply. (Source: Institute for 21st Century Energy)
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55 of the world's 65 largest oil producing countries are past their production peaks and in decline.
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Electricity generation accounts for about 40% of total U.S. energy consumption. (Source: Institute for 21st Century Energy)
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