http://greenmonk.net/a-giant-distributed-battery-for-the-country/ Green from the roots up, Sustainable from the top down Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:18:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://greenmonk.net/a-giant-distributed-battery-for-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3599 Tim Walker Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:05:27 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=238#comment-3599 Tom -- Good topic. I'd happily drive a plug-in hybrid, and the utility here (Austin Energy) has at least talked enthusiastically about the possibilities of them in years to come. It's one of the best examples I can think of where a radically different way of thinking about our vehicle and energy systems **taken as one large whole** leads to profoundly different ways of operating -- and to profoundly different patterns of energy use. Tom — Good topic. I’d happily drive a plug-in hybrid, and the utility here (Austin Energy) has at least talked enthusiastically about the possibilities of them in years to come. It’s one of the best examples I can think of where a radically different way of thinking about our vehicle and energy systems **taken as one large whole** leads to profoundly different ways of operating — and to profoundly different patterns of energy use.

]]> http://greenmonk.net/a-giant-distributed-battery-for-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3597 Electric vehicles are the future at Greenmonk: the blog Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:08:12 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=238#comment-3597 [...] Archives « A giant distributed battery for the country? [...] [...] Archives « A giant distributed battery for the country? [...]

]]> http://greenmonk.net/a-giant-distributed-battery-for-the-country/comment-page-1/#comment-3595 Dave Burke - Everyman Links for July 23, 2008 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:21:26 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=238#comment-3595 [...] to help stabilize electrical grids by consuming power when there is an excess of electricity, and selling electricity back to the grid when electricity is scarce."  Cars generating more power than they need.  Why not?  [...] [...] to help stabilize electrical grids by consuming power when there is an excess of electricity, and selling electricity back to the grid when electricity is scarce.”  Cars generating more power than they need.  Why not?  [...]

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