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Presentation by Paul Gipe for PG&E’s Energy Center on Urban Wind in the Bay Area–the Other Bay Area

March 5, 2012

Paul Gipe

Examples of Wind Turbines in Boston and Boston Harbor and the Possibilities in the San Francisco Bay Area.

North American Experts on Feed-in Tariffs

February 22, 2012

Paul Gipe

Toby Couture, E3 Analytics, 506 366-5678 Karlynn Cory, NREL, 303 384-7464 John Farrell, Insitute for Local Self Reliance, 612-379-3815 ... Read more

What are Tariffs?

February 21, 2012

Paul Gipe

Tariffs are the price paid per kilowatt-hour of electricity consumed, or in this case, generated. The term is commonly ... Read more

What are Feed-in Tariffs?

February 21, 2012

Paul Gipe

October 6, 2010 Feed-in tariffs are PURPA[1] on steroids. A feed-in tariff Feed-in tariffs are used extensively in Europe, with ... Read more

Advanced Renewable Tariffs in France

February 10, 2012

Paul Gipe

Under the French system of Advanced Renewable Tariffs, solar PV projects are limited to no more than 12 MW. ... Read more

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Renewables Helped France Avoid Freezing in the Dark

February 9, 2012

Paul Gipe

In a startling development widely reported across Europe in the English-, French-, and German-language press, France imported electricity to meet peak demand during a brutal cold snap February 7, 2012.

I am Sick of Anti-Wind Propaganda

February 7, 2012

Paul Gipe

Yes, anti-wind hysteria has made me sick. I got queasy in my stomach when I think of the 150,000 wind turbines operating worldwide and still no epidemic of death and disease had yet broken out despite the sickening anti-wind hype in the English-speaking world. . .