Day 8：
Wildpoldsried
Wildpoldsried is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. The village has been recognized for its exceptional achievements in renewable energy production and in reducing its carbon footprint.
Issue a Bond villain’s laugh
villan: the main bad character
A villan in the Bond film has very villanous laugh. Here the person mentioned the death of the conventional utility mysteriously.
Issue is a formal word for laugh, used here to strengthen the sense of mystry.
Finance vs. fund
finance: expect for payback
fund: for free
Turbine
A machine for producing continuous power in which a wheel or rotor, typically fitted with vanes, is made to revolve by a fast-moving flow of water, steam, gas, air, or other fluid.
Wind turbine
All told
In total
They tried a dozen times all told
--- That's said (with that being said)
Be handsomely rewarded for their greenness
Handsomely: in a large quantity, generously
He was handsomely rewarded for his loyalty.
Greenness: the quality or state of being green
Pocket (money) from subsidies
Take or receive for oneself, especially dishonestly
Local politicians were found to have been pocketing the proceeds of fund-raisers.
Incumbent
The holder of an office or post
Incumbents often have an advantage in elections.
The incumbent president
Rebate
An amount of money that is paid back to you because you have paid too much
A tax rebate=refund
There is a $50 rebate offered with the printer.
Grid businesses
A network of electrical wires and equipment that supplies electricity to a large area
I'm off the grid. 我不在线了；你要找不到我了。
Structure
Organize (to arrange the different parts of something into a pattern or system in which each part is connected to the others)
Structure an industry around marginal costs
Intermittent
Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady
A dull day with intermittent rain
Intermittency
Peg
挂钩；使与…挂钩
Contracts pegged to wholesale prices
Its currency is pegged to the dollar.
Auction
A public sale where goods are sold to the person who offers the highest price
He bought the picture at auction in London some years ago.
Anathema
something that you strongly dislike or disagree with
His political views were anathema to me.
The idea of working late is completely anathema to him.
Day 9：
Day 10：
Renewable energy is not that perfect as I used to think of it to be. With its further development, various problems will be exposed to the fossil fuel industry, the government, customers, and itself.
世界上没有十全十美的东西，可再生能源的发展亦然。
We shall make the best use of the advantages of renewable energy and bypass its disadvanges. Maybe the government can regulate the utility business and balance the development of renewables and that of the traditional fuels.
英文文章逻辑网很密，通过重复、呼应引领读者，不太会一下子跨出全新的一步。与中文区别很大。
补充阅读
What is the dirty secret of green energy?
Solutions?
New technology enables companies and households to smooth out their demand, which helps to cope with intermittent supply and excess power.
Redesigning power markets to reflect the new need for flexible supply and demand. A new system of electricity pricing is needed. They should adjust prices more frequently according to the weather. Markets should reward those willing to use less electricity to balance the grid. Structure bills according to how strongly a customer wanted guaranteed power all the time.
