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Refrigerator Redux: How to Put Your Electric Bill on Ice
11:30AM 4/26/2011
The refrigerator is the second-biggest electricity hog in most homes, so if you want to trim your power bill, it's a great place to start. The best solution is to ditch your old one for a new, energy-efficient model, but if that isn't in your budget, here are a few options.
American companies have a golden opportunity to expand the country's top spot globally. Industry leaders meeting in New York laid out the huge opportunity but also warned that red tape and a relative scarcity of skilled personnel threaten to stifle efforts to build this clean-energy source.
Dynergy Rejects $603 Million Takeover Bid from Blackstone
9:30PM 11/23/2010
Shares of energy company Dynergy fell after its shareholders rejected a $603 million takeover bid from an affiliate of The Blackstone Group, a private-equity firm. Will investors Carl Icahn or Seneca Capital bid for the Houston company?
In Global Push, GE and Hitachi Nuclear Will Open New Sales Offices
12:25PM 8/25/2010
Hitachi and General Electric's nuclear power unit will open five new sales offices around the world by the end of this year. Target markets include the U.S., Vietnam, the U.K., Spain and Poland.
Despite Hot Summer, Electricity Consumption Unexpectedly Cools
10:00AM 7/21/2010
When the mercury rises in the summer, electricity usage usually surges. Not so this year. Despite record heat and humidity in much of the U.S., peak electricity demand is expected to fall 2.2% from last year.
Pint-size windmills could become a big source of power
2:15PM 12/10/2009
Larger government subsidies, rising electricity costs, fewer regulatory burdens and lower prices for these small systems are all converging to generate demand. More access to favorable financing may create the most powerful tailwind.
Google's new PowerMeter aims to help everyone save energy
3:00PM 12/09/2009
Just in time for the Copenhagen climate summit, Google (GOOG) is pushing the new PowerMeter software developed by the company's foundation, Google.org.
The search company describes the tool by saying "Google PowerMeter is a free electricity usage monitoring tool that provides you with information...
Obama's smart grid funding leaves California out in the cold
1:30PM 10/27/2009
President Barack Obama announced today that he is pushing out $3.4 billion in stimulus spending to fund the development and construction of the much vaunted "smart grid." Significant portions of the funding will go toward subsidizing so-called smart electrical meters for large utilities. Utilities...
Blown away: China is set to become world's biggest wind power
7:45PM 10/01/2009
Holland has the windmill. Will China's new cultural icon be the 21st-century version -- the wind turbine? Moves taken by the Middle Kingdom could ultimately position the country to dwarf the United States in terms of total wind power installed and would make China far and away the globe's premier...
Relief from utility bills seems to be self-made these days. Electricity consumption is falling, resulting in lower monthly tabs, and the driver is the economy. Reductions in production and spending discipline, triggered by an uncertain job market have led many to be a bit more cautious before...
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