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Lithium Ion Batteries and GEVs: False Gods for the New Millennium

The real advantage of cheap powerful light weight and durable lithium batteries is that they can be charged with surplus electricity from renewable electric wind, and solar electric plants. This would allow a large increase in the about of energy that we get from renewable sources, without large investments in centralized energy storage. The cost to put in an advance home meter to allow a lower rates when the utility has an excess available is a few hundred dollars.

Obama Touts Solar, Geothermal

Full disclosure: I have all the geothermal stocks mentioned in the article plus Nevada Geothermal in my portfolio.

Obama Touts Solar, Geothermal

I was about to almost the same comment as chad. Nevada Geothermal has been conservative in their forecasts, and Faulkner 1 is ahead of schedule, and the wells have come in on the high end of their forecasts. Also they their Pumpernickel project could move forward quickly as there is a nearby market for the electricity and may benefit from the same loan program that US Geothermal has already benefited from.

Smart Grid's Enabler - Alternative Energy Storage

The major way utilities buffer wind, solar, etc. is by installing additional generating capacity in conventional hydro plants. It is cheap and easy. However, this capacity is not rally available for continuous use. Part of the large difference between 8.7 and 4.2. Also, some natural gas plants are also used in a similar way.