Some good news from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL): wind power in the US is growing rapidly. Below is the full article copied from their news article. Very glad to see wind taking off in the US. Of course we need to put this a little in perspective: in terms of percentage of total electricity generation, wind is still a small player in the US. But there is definitely progress being made.

The Energy Digest of May 2008

with thanks to Gil Masters

Interest in Smart Grids growing: DOE selects $50 Million in projects

The following projects are some of those selected in response to DOE's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Funding Opportunity Announcement. DoE sought applications for research and development activities to improve the security of controls systems for energy delivery and increase the use of distributed generation during peak load periods.

Smart Energy was featured in a lead story in the Stanford Report. Also check out the accompanying video.