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In a 2006 speech to NYU, Al Gore advocated deploying an
Electranet as one way to reduce global warming, as well as reduce the cost of energy, by dropping the barriers to entry for average citizens to actively participate in the business of harnessing and distributing power. Al Gore frequently notes
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Al Gore has also said that "once there is a convenient way to sell energy into the grid, not only will homeowners be compelled to hop onto the grid and supply energy, but there will also be a brand new market to develop and then sell all sorts of energy gathering devices and technologies, such as
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Electranet advocates predict that just like data on the internet, energy itself, including what is necessary for electric cars, will continue to be more economical as more people get onto the smart grid and supply power, and as more and more efficient technologies are developed for gathering the
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power facilities and contribute to local and regional energy needs by selling power into the grid at a rate that is determined by free market forces. Like the internet, which led to a surge of productivity, the
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that "a lot of energy is all around us. Instead of having the sun bake us in the summer, why not gather that energy", he asks. "Why not collect from road surfaces, roofs, any painted surfaces and more?"
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abundant energy around us. It is reasonable to imagine a day when there is no actual cost for driving, per mile, for energy, because of the abundance of energy coming from the
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which would allow people to sell electricity into the grid without any artificial caps. It was proposed in an op-ed article
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solar paint, solar fabrics, thin films for windows, micro windmills, and more."
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136:"My Turn: The Energy Electranet"
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34:wrote in a "My Turn" column for
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1167:Renewable Energy Certificates
1127:Cost of electricity by source
1049:Arc-fault circuit interrupter
925:High-voltage shore connection
366:Renewable Energy Certificates
75:Testimony on March 21, 2007.
1182:Spark/Dark/Quark/Bark spread
980:Transmission system operator
940:Mains electricity by country
517:Automatic generation control
274:Nonintrusive load monitoring
1246:Electric power distribution
1207:List of electricity sectors
1202:Electric energy consumption
920:High-voltage direct current
895:Electric power transmission
885:Electric power distribution
562:Energy return on investment
293:Other technologies/concepts
105:Grid-tied electrical system
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840:Three-phase electric power
351:Carbon capture and storage
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1177:Renewable Energy Payments
666:Fossil fuel power station
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371:Renewable Energy Payments
960:Single-wire earth return
900:Electrical busbar system
557:Energy demand management
330:Power-line communication
58:greenhouse gas emissions
1091:Residual-current device
1081:Power system protection
1071:Generator interlock kit
376:Renewable energy policy
325:Phasor measurement unit
231:Pickens Plan super grid
875:Distributed generation
547:Electric power quality
305:HVDC bulk transmission
50:distributed generation
1147:Fossil fuel phase-out
915:Electricity retailing
910:Electrical substation
890:Electric power system
443:Electricity economics
422:Rural electrification
156:. September 18, 2006.
56:sources and lowering
503:Electricity delivery
246:Efficient energy use
1112:Availability factor
1064:Sulfur hexafluoride
945:Overhead power line
845:Virtual power plant
820:Induction generator
773:Sustainable biofuel
582:Home energy storage
572:Grid energy storage
537:Droop speed control
28:smart electric grid
986:Transmission tower
597:Nameplate capacity
236:Unified Smart Grid
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522:Backfeeding
320:Peak demand
284:Smart meter
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970:Super grid
965:Smart grid
792:Generation
726:Geothermal
617:Repowering
439:Categories
335:Power-to-X
279:Smart grid
226:Electranet
121:References
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18:ElectraNet
1102:Economics
825:Micro CHP
703:Renewable
686:Petroleum
681:Oil shale
567:Grid code
527:Base load
269:Negawatts
203:Proposals
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1012:Brownout
800:AC power
510:Concepts
412:Peak oil
344:Policies
140:Newsweek
83:See also
37:Newsweek
1041:devices
751:Thermal
746:Osmotic
741:Current
721:Biomass
711:Biofuel
693:Nuclear
650:Sources
452:Portals
32:Al Gore
736:Marine
716:Biogas
456:Energy
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982:(TSO)
768:Solar
756:Tidal
731:Hydro
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761:Wave
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