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Monday, July 31, 2006
Rinspeed "Splash" sets English Channel record - Autoblog
Rinspeed "Splash" sets English Channel record - Autoblog: "Rinspeed 'Splash' sets English Channel record
Posted Jul 27th 2006 5:59PM by Stuart Waterman
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Posted Jul 27th 2006 5:59PM by Stuart Waterman
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Thursday, July 13, 2006
Selling Power Back to the Grid
Selling Power Back to the Grid: "
Selling Power Back to the Grid
Pioneering individuals and small businesses are using sun, wind�even cow manure�to produce clean electricity and turn a profit
Carl Baldino, a plant manager for a textile finishing company in Philadelphia, is moonlighting as a small-time energy tycoon. In his second job, he's got the kind of overhead most businesspeople can only dream of. His rooftop solar power generation system pays him an extra $3,000 per year on top of producing all the energy he needs to power his New Jersey home for free. The money comes from an emerging market in renewable energy credits (RECs), part of a program in many states where electricity suppliers that are required by law to invest in renewable energy buy tradable certificates from sources like Baldino. It's just one way individuals and small businesses are making money off clean energy. Advertisement
Baldino says he's never made a better investment�especially with today's unstable energy market. 'I don't think I can find anywhere that I can make a return of $3,000 per year [just for having solar power], and that's if the price of energy doesn't go up,' says Baldino. For him, the $12,000 "
Selling Power Back to the Grid
Pioneering individuals and small businesses are using sun, wind�even cow manure�to produce clean electricity and turn a profit
Carl Baldino, a plant manager for a textile finishing company in Philadelphia, is moonlighting as a small-time energy tycoon. In his second job, he's got the kind of overhead most businesspeople can only dream of. His rooftop solar power generation system pays him an extra $3,000 per year on top of producing all the energy he needs to power his New Jersey home for free. The money comes from an emerging market in renewable energy credits (RECs), part of a program in many states where electricity suppliers that are required by law to invest in renewable energy buy tradable certificates from sources like Baldino. It's just one way individuals and small businesses are making money off clean energy. Advertisement
Baldino says he's never made a better investment�especially with today's unstable energy market. 'I don't think I can find anywhere that I can make a return of $3,000 per year [just for having solar power], and that's if the price of energy doesn't go up,' says Baldino. For him, the $12,000 "