Articles by

Paul Gipe

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Electrification: Fossil Gas is Gone–PG&E Pulled the Meter

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Paul Gipe

Our home electrification project is complete. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) turned off the fossil gas supply and pulled ... Read more
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Electrification: Induction Stove

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Paul Gipe

As part of our elimination of gas burning appliances we installed an induction stove. While induction stoves have been around ... Read more
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Executive Order for the Immediate Expansion of American Energy Production

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Paul Gipe

1 April 2025 I had my head down doing my work when I was stunned by this new executive order ... Read more
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Cascade Community Wind Company?

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Paul Gipe

As part of my continuing project to document early wind projects, I am seeking information on the Cascade Community Wind ... Read more
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Electrification: Tracking Down a Mystery Outlet

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Paul Gipe

Electrification: Tracking Down a Mystery Outlet We have a mystery outlet in the kitchen. It’s an old style outlet and ... Read more
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Electrification: Dumping Fossil Fuels

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Paul Gipe

This is the first in a series of articles on electrifying our house so we can “stop burning stuff.” Yes, we already have electricity, but we use fossil gas for heat, hot water, and cooking. That’s what we plan to electrify, eliminating fossil gas from our home. Our gas is provided by PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), our notorious utility company. Notorious because it killed eight people in San Bruno, California in a massive gas explosion in 2010 then they followed that up by killing another 85 people by starting the Camp Fire in 2018. In 2020 the company filed for bankruptcy, and since then been resuscitated. However, to its customers it’s still the same old PG&E.
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What was the Diameter of Charles Brush’s Wind Dynamo?

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Paul Gipe

Historian Robert Righter and others have noted that the diameter of Charles Brush’s wind dynamo was 56 feet or about ... Read more
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EV Charging: Where it Can Lead You

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Paul Gipe

Stopping to charge your EV on a road trip may seem an inconvenience to some, but not to us. True, ... Read more
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Sweden’s JBA Vind Now Open Source

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Paul Gipe

Sven Ruin, an engineering consultant with the family firm TEROC, has notified me that the former Swedish wind turbine manufacturer ... Read more
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Charles Brush and Some Notes on Early Wind Turbine Development

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Paul Gipe

In preparation for an interview with British journalist Henry Sanderson about the significance of Charles Brush’s windmill in Cleveland, Ohio ... Read more
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2024 California Rooftop Solar Now 10% of State Consumption

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Paul Gipe

Wow! California homeowners have installed a total of nearly two million rooftop solar systems, representing a staggering 18,000 MW of generating capacity.[1] One of every six homes in California now uses solar energy directly from their own rooftop. At an estimated capacity factor of 17%, rooftop solar generates nearly 10% of California’s total electrical consumption of 281 TWh.
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Ball State University Ground-Source Heat Pump System

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Paul Gipe

The ground-source heat pump system began delivering heated and cooled water to the BSU campus in 2012. A decade in ... Read more