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California – City of Banning Electric Department

Save Money with Solar Power | 7 hours ago by Anna

The Banning Electric Utility has various programs that provide their customers with rebates and added services. Various rebates are offered from planting shade trees to recycling inefficient refrigerators. The utility also grant their residential and read more

geeker

Raking Up Some Fun

Geeker: Gadgets & Tech Blog | 13 hours ago

Fall’s almost here and the lawn looks pretty dandy with all the leaves falling. I don’t break a sweat coz it’s not my part of the chores, but I do feel for my husband who has to do all the raking. Here’s where concepts like Power Rake can co read more

james86n

Residential Solar Panels-Cheapest Residential Solar Panels

Eddieway Articles | November 13th 2009 by James

Solar power is the energy of the future. Learn how to get cheapest residential solar panels. A few of the several advantages of solar energy are first and foremost its free, easy to harness and is capable to provide more energy than what is needed by read more

mediamaven

Solar Powered Lies

Warning Signs | November 13th 2009 by Alan Caruba

By Alan CarubaI lived in Florida for some five years between attending the University of Miami and returning after service in the Army for a job I left on news of JFK’s assassination. Some five years ago my older brother, a resident of Boynton Beac read more

discerningtheworld

We Do Not Play ‘Sloshed in the Spirit’ Anymore

Discerning The World | November 13th 2009 by Discerning The World

← the New Apostolic Reformation / Latter Rain / Manifest Sons of God (slowly but surely merging with the Emergent Church)  Magazine When all these intoxications, slain in th spirit, convulsing, laying paralysed on the floor for hours, laughing, read more

Azad

The power crisis

Accidental Academic | November 13th 2009 by Azad Essa

Eskom's management mess comes as no surprise, given the state of the operation, regulatory rot and the leadership crisis at other parastatals read more

dmionline

66.5% of oil used in Dec. was imported

A Distinctive World | November 12th 2009 by denise

Dependence on foreign oil is a critical concern, but it is not a problem that can be solved in isolation. read more

socialmediatoday

Should electric cars be intentionally made noisier?

The Energy Collective | November 12th 2009 by Mark Lazen

This is a guest post by Chelsea Sexton, my friend and costar of the 2006 documentary film “Who Killed the Electric Car?“  At a young age, Chelsea began working for GM marketing their ill-fated elec... read more

Star Trek-like Replicator? Electron Beam Device Makes Metal Parts…

Impact Lab | November 12th 2009

Electron beam freeform fabrication process. A group of engineers working on a novel manufacturing technique at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., have come up with a new twist on the popular old saying about dreaming and doing:  read more

socialmediatoday

Designing federal programs that work

The Energy Collective | November 12th 2009 by Mark Lazen

From Government Executive: As Washington considers an overhaul of the nation’s health care system affecting roughly one-seventh of our economy, a critical question arises: How effective are we at cra... read more

socialmediatoday

Wholesale power markets for beginners – The New Hampshire view

The Energy Collective | November 12th 2009 by Mark Lazen

Granite Viewpoint provides an excellent brief introduction to wholesale power markets in New England, with a few New Hampshire specific details thrown in. (First line: “It’s 9:00 am, do you know what ... read more

UC Merced Campus to Generate 20% of Electricity from Solar Energy

Clean Energy Leader | November 12th 2009

Helping California meet its renewable energy goal by 2020, the University of California Merced campus has unveiled the university’s 1-megawatt (MW) solar power system. The system, consisting of 4,900 solar panels, will provide two-thirds of the read more

sremmah

CSIRO Opens New Renewable Energy Research Facility

theangle.org | November 11th 2009 by Rich Bowden

CSIRO Renewable Energy Integration Facility. Credit: CSIRO By Rich Bowden: The Australian CSIRO has moved closer to helping the country reduce its reliance on fossil fuels when it opened a new facility at its Energy Centre in Newcastle, NSW today. read more

socialmediatoday

Message from “the edge” - SmartGrid and the consumer part II

The Energy Collective | November 11th 2009 by Mark Lazen

So few days ago, I wrote a pretty bleak blog about consumer engagement in SmartGrid. Fully 90% of small consumers (residential and small retail) are not interested in participating in SmartGrid t... read more

topcarzone

Extreme Toys: Hexatech Formula One simulator

Top Car Zone | November 11th 2009 by Rudi Louw

Cruden B.V. – the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of interactive motion-based racing simulators – is offering its new racing simulator as an extreme alternative to popular home gaming equipment for affluent motorsport and performance read more

mydreamcourseblog

Earth Tip: Save Energy – Sun dry your washing

My Dream Course | November 11th 2009 by Ian Cohen

Sun-dry your washing Tumble dryers may be convenient, but they use a lot of electricity, and often shrink and damage your clothes. Wherever possible, hang your clothes on the washing line to dry in the sun. We are lucky in South Africa in that we oft read more

andygimpaya

Brazil and Paraguay hit by massive blackouts

UP Ibalon Bicol | November 10th 2009 by andygimpaya

Because of malfunction of a dam between Brazil and Paraguay, neighboring countries in Latin America, were stricken with severe electrical outages that rendered key cities like Rio de Janeiro and Sao... You are part of the growing UP Ibalon Web Commu read more

merciebill

Can we handle the truth?

sunlight shut | November 10th 2009 by merciebill

The International Energy Agency (IEA) released World Energy Outlook 2009 today. Even before the sham was shipped, it was exposed as a big 'ol bucket of lies. Seems the current administration thinks Americans can't handle the truth, so we need to appl read more

gold155

Where Do You Get Cheap Solar Panels And Are They Hard To Install?

Solar Power For Home | November 10th 2009 by Solar Power For Home

Just a Mother asked: We want to generate electricity. Related posts:If You Live In An Existing Or Newly Built 3-bedroom House In The Midwest, Can You Install Solar Panels On The ?Swimming Pool Solar Heaters - Do It Yourself CheapWhat Type Of Educat read more

electriale

Voltmeter is used for?

Electrical Blog | November 10th 2009 by Adeel Haider

Voltmeter is used for?. read more

electriale

How capacitor banks maintains the power factor?

Electrical Blog | November 10th 2009 by Adeel Haider

How capacitor banks maintains the power factor?. read more

electriale

What happens when you connect batteries of different capacities i…

Electrical Blog | November 10th 2009 by Adeel Haider

What happens when you connect batteries of different capacities i.e Ah in parallel or in series…?. read more

guman

Eco Architecture: Sulfurcell’s new headquarters is powered enti…

instablogs | November 10th 2009 by Guman

Eco Factor: Sustainable office building captures solar energy for power. Sulfurcell, a manufacturer of solar modules, has announced the development of a sustainable office building, which proves that solar construction can be both aesthetically p read more

thefirstreporter

Siemens receives an order worth Rs 608 crore

The First Reporter | November 9th 2009 by Mr Singh

Siemens Limited,  a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, operating in the industry, energy and healthcare sectors has received an Order for approximately Rs 608 crore from Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (K read more

joesamuels

Did UFO’s Cause the Great New York Blackout in 1965?

If you believe in the Chemtrail Conspiracy, please have some… | November 9th 2009 by joe samuels

I remember the huge moon UFO selective in turning off the power? Who Turned out the Lights? On this date in 1965, the lights went out in the Northeast. Biggest power outage in US history. It’s cause was found to be from a relay station at Niaga read more

rootswire

Branstad underwhelms and other highlights from the GOP fundraiser

RootsWire | November 9th 2009 by Steve Hanson

Original Author:  desmoinesdem Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty headlined the Republican Party of Iowa's fall fundraising dinner on Saturday night, but read more

danielklotz

PPL now offers a wind/hydro option

Daniel Klotz | Lancaster County, PA and the cultural creativ… | November 9th 2009 by Daniel Klotz

Here’s an amazing thing: At a time when Pennsylvanians are dreading electricity rate increases in 2010, I just eagerly and voluntarily told PPL to charge me more on my monthly bill. And I know I’m not the only one. PPL customers can now g read more

First All-Hybrid FedEx Facility Established

Clean Energy Leader | November 9th 2009

The Bronx, New York, operation of FedEx will become the company’s first to exclusively use hybrid delivery vans. The addition of 51 new delivery vehicles brings the facility’s total to about 100 hybrid trucks. After the new vehicles from read more

thefirstreporter

KEC International wins Distribution Order worth Rs 132 crore

The First Reporter | November 9th 2009 by Mr Singh

KEC international Ltd_ (KEC), a global leader in the power transmission EPC business and an RPG group company, has won a distribution order worth Rs 132 crore in the state of Maharashtra. The order comes from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distr read more

landrewk

Old Technology from History: Electricity

Landrew's Take on Technology | November 9th 2009 by Landrew Kentmore

In old cartoons, when someone had an idea a light bulb would turn on above his head.  In real life though, though, there is only one idea that can turn on a light bulb above your head and that idea is: “I want to turn on that light in the ceiling. read more