GridWise trial finds 'smart grids' cut electricity bills
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Department of Energy study finds consumers are willing to have their appliances remotely controlled by utilities to save them money and offset more grid build-out.
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Company's sharing of its power supply design innovations is part of a larger movement to cut down on electricity costs.
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A pilot program in the Pacific Northwest shows significant promise for saving homeowners on energy costs, and participants in the Pacific Northwest GridWise pilot said they liked the remote home-management capabilities, too.
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Winterize your home for big energy savings
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New materials provide a potentially cheaper way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
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SCIENTISTS have sounded the death knell for the plug and power lead.   In a breakthrough that sounds like something out of Star Trek, they have discovered a way of 'beaming' power across a room into a light bulb, mobile phone orlaptop computer without wires or cables.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 10--Adding a fee to utility bills   The state's consumer advocate has concluded that higher electricity rates could be in your best interest.   And yes, there is a method to the madness.
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Fifteen thousand Britons will soon be  able to see how exactly much their electric gadgets are costing  them as part of new trials aimed at cutting energy waste and  fighting climate change.
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While most electronics companies are still trying to establish green credentials, 2008 could mark a turning point for previously obscure "home automation" technologies that now are being advertised as a way to save electricity Â not just personal energy.
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Energy executives whose organizations are pioneering the delivery of broadband-over-power-line services see potential in new consumer revenue streams and utility applications such as real-time grid monitoring.
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When officials in this Minneapolis suburb didn't like the two eye-popping digital billboards that Clear Channel erected along the freeway, they pulled the plug. They had the power company cut off the electricity after just a few days.
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Kiss those utility bills goodbye. Well, maybe. If you live in a sunny -- but not humid -- area, you may be able to live in a zero-energy home. By John Gartner.
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The Pano device, which will be available next month for subscription, is said to be more secure and reduce electricity costs over traditional PCs.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators on Thursday adopted rules aimed at tempting electric utilities to offer broadband services -- a move officials hope will someday enable US consumers to jack in to the web from virtually any power outlet.
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Most of us don't know a kilowatt hour from a New York minute, but the high price of electricity is accelerating the learning curve.
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Switched off to the environment Next time you leave the office, turn off your machine. According to a new report, the typical mid-sized American business wastes more than $165,000 a year in electricity costs thanks to PCs left on through the night. Thatâs more than $1.72bn in wasted funds across the country.â¦
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Hewlett-Packard was the first company to offer a grid storage device, but others are moving to catch up.