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Hurricanes Challenge Historic Hotel's Power Supply
One casualty in Frances and Jeanne's wake was the revenue stream at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach.
By Rosalie E. and George Leposky

DG Islanding Rescue
While the problem of distributed generation islanding has been addressed in literature and by the industry, certain circumstances may circumvent safeguards put in place to prevent unwanted islanding.
By Robert Castro

CERTS Proves Two Grids Are Better Than One
New microgrid array promises vastly improved DG functionality.
By David Engle

Clean Coal—Can It Work?
Coal is off the canvas now—its gloves wiped clean—ready for the next round..
By Robert Gluck

Taking the Lead in Building Production-Style Solar Homes
When the governor of California called for half of all new residential construction in his state to include solar energy on rooftops by 2010, Pardee Homes was already heading toward exceeding that goal.
By Peter Hildebrandt

Connecting to Distributed Energy
New XML protocol for linking resources "could be as significant as the Internet."
By David Engle

Miracle Cure for Utility-Rate Headaches
Sprawling health facility saves millions with CHP trigeneration.
By David Engle

Capital Ideas
Venture is still fickle, but other funding programs are flourishing.
By Ed Ritchie

Advanced Recip: Firing Cleanly on All Cylinders
The ultimate goal by 2010: lower cost per kilowatt-hour than any other generator.
By David Engle

RealEnergy: Reflections on a Fallen Leader
RealEnergy emerged in 2001 introducing small cogen systems to the commercial property industry.
By Lyn Corum