If you are considering using solar energy to power your home, the environmental benefits and long-term cost savings are both good incentives. But, as you dig deeper into research about solar energy, ...

If you have solar panels installed on your roof, you likely aren't using up all of the energy that they're generating each month. All that excess is sent to the grid, joining your utility's supply of ...

The public thinks that electricity is all about what generates it. Coal, natural gas, nuclear, hydro, wind, solar or biomass, heated discussions have focused on costs, carbon and reliability. Few know ...

One of the key ways we will realize a sustainable future is to optimize—and essentially reduce—our energy usage. Optimization starts with understanding how much energy we consume every day. And to ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Analog Devices, Inc., a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, today introduced an energy metering IC (integrated circuit) that offers real-time harmonic ...

Net metering is a billing mechanism reshaping the relationship between electricity customers and utilities. This Congressionally-mandated study for the Department of Energy will examine the ...

Demands for greater functionality, higher reliability, and lower cost have driven the development of the latest electronic energy-metering ICs. These devices, which include both system-on-a-chip (SoC) ...

After much discussion, the California Public Utilities Commission unanimously voted on Dec. 15, 2022 to revise the net metering policy in California. The revision, which goes into effect on April 15, ...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. announces the EM773 energy metering IC, a 32-bit ARM-based solution designed specifically for non-billing electricity metering applications. In recent years, Advanced Metering ...

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said it is pursuing reforms to accelerate the adoption of demand-side programs such as ...