• DocumentCode
    3453
  • Title

    Natural gas sets off a distributed-energy boom [News]

  • Author

    Lamonica, Martin

  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Dec-13
  • Firstpage
    14
  • Lastpage
    15
  • Abstract
    Fuel cells, engines, and hybrids of both get popular as gas prices fall. Rooftop solar has long been the poster child of distributed energy, but experts say the boom in the natural gas supply and memories of largescale outages are also playing a big role in moving electricity generation out of the hands of big utilities.
  • Keywords
    electric power generation; natural gas technology; distributed energy boom; electricity generation; natural gas; rooftop solar;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2013.6676984
  • Filename
    6676984