Electric Generators Hard to Find in Fla.
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Weeks spent being buffeted by hurricanes have apparently made an impression on Florida residents &#151; electric generators are flying off store shelves.
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New services are helping appliance makers and consumers find spare components.
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Florida home manufacturer feels the pinch and decides to stay the course.
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By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 15--New emergency water pumps, along with a day of soaking rain, offered hope Thursday to South Florida growers struggling through drought conditions.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - In storm-battered Florida, more than 3,900 people were staying in shelters Wednesday while nearly 1.3 million homes and businesses were without power...
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Potent but slow-moving Hurricane Frances snapped power lines and whipped the Atlantic coast with winds over 90 mph Saturday, knocking out electricity for more than 450,000 Floridians and forcing millions to endure another day of waiting and worrying...
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FARIDABAD, India -- Ashok Gupta's modest plastic-packaging factory is the oldest in town, and its age shows. The root of all his problems is electricity.
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coastline knee-deep in water after it ploughed through parts of Florida scarred by Hurricane Frances three weeks ago. About 4 million people were without electricity as Jeanne -- a record fourth
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BAGHDAD -- In a yard cluttered with junked cars, oil drums and columns of tires, Jassim Shelal was furiously trying to recharge the battery of his generator. It was no ordinary task. The lives of a few thousand Iraqis depended on his skill and, above all, his speed.
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Scientists have struggled for years to make electricity from the sunâs light, at a cost competitive with other power sources. Now they are close, using the sunâs heat instead.
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Most people in the United States only  think about where electricity comes from when the lights go out  suddenly.
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One in an occasional series Electric power has already become painfully expensive in Washington and its suburbs. Now, local utilities say, it could become something even worse: scarce.
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By Margo Harakas, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 3--South Floridians are in a green state -- of mind.
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By mike Lindblom, Seattle Times  Dec. 18--Some communities on the Eastside will have to wait several more days before they have electricity again, utility officials warn.
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Florida's power and telecommunications infrastructure suffered a serious blow when Hurricane Frances blew in over Labor Day weekend. Portable cellular phone service stations and generators offer only a temporary fix. By Jacob Ogles.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Because defibrillators are more affordable than ever, they are quickly becoming commonplace in schools, businesses and other public places such as airports...
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Weather-weary Americans are investing thousands of dollars in propane- or natural gas-run generators.