Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell » Smart Grid http://www.bruceharrell.org Positive Focus Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:50:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Harrell and Secretary Locke Support a Smart Grid http://www.bruceharrell.org/2010/01/smart-grid-secretary-locke/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2010/01/smart-grid-secretary-locke/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:01:44 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=593 On January 26, 2010 I wrote a letter to United States Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke explaining my directive to City light to produce a Smart Grid plan for the Council. This plan will be used to help the Council determine the best course for a Smart Grid implementation. As you may know, President Obama [...]
]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2010/01/smart-grid-secretary-locke/feed/ 0 Councilmember Harrell Calls for a Smart Grid http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/12/press-release-cm-harrell-calls-for-a-smart-grid/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/12/press-release-cm-harrell-calls-for-a-smart-grid/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:55:54 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=476 This afternoon (12/16/09), I issued a press release calling for a Smart Grid. Below is a post with more information. System would save people money, modernize City Light’s basic infrastructure and increase reliability and conservation SEATTLE – In an effort to position City Light on the cutting edge of customer service, Seattle City Councilmember Bruce [...]
]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/12/press-release-cm-harrell-calls-for-a-smart-grid/feed/ 0 Why I am calling for the development of a Smart Grid: A Forward Thinking Vision to Deliver Low-Cost, Clean Electricity http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/12/calling-for-the-development-of-a-smart-grid/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/12/calling-for-the-development-of-a-smart-grid/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:37:07 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=469 Seattle City Light is uniquely positioned to provide low-cost, clean electricity to our customers—who own the public utility. Approximately 88.83% of Seattle City Light’s electricity generation is from hydro, a renewable energy. In comparison, about 50% of the United States electrical production comes from coal. The carbon footprint of coal is approximately 1000 grams of [...]
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