Florida Power and Light?
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I was on FP&L for several; years and never had any real problems with them. Like most utilities they know that they have you and you can't go to a competitor so you are stuck with them. In Florida you can contact the Atty General and they will look into the case and usually come to some resolution, but by then you have melted from the heat. For quickest try Children and Families they can sometimes intervene on your behalf if there are children or seniors involved. There are other places and the best way to locate them is to look up the number for an orgization named First Call For Help. they are a referal group and can often put you on the right track.
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PV tech is expensive and only works when the sun is shining. Not the best solution when we have a delivery infrastructure for bulk power. Don't forget about all the batteries a solar set-up needs. Where do they go when they no longer hold a charge?\n\nNuclear is the best solution.
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work during day light
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Actually Chameleon is right. Despite the fact that a lightning bolt lasts only fractions of a second, the average bolt transfers almost 500 megajoules of energy. Thats enough to light a 100-watt light bulb for about 2 months.\n\nAs for harnessing the power behind lighting, it can be done on a small scale. Look at a Vandegraaff generator which uses a belt and metal dome to create electric charge. As for the lightning that comes from storms. It is surprising to realize that it is quite unpredictable to human kind at this point, and the thought of being able to control lightning on that large of a scale is simply not feasible at this time.\n\n-Christopher
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It is used to generate electricity.
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"So 50 amps without considering lighting."\nthats the pitfall right there. \n\nAmperes is the unit for measuring current. Since the supply voltage is fixed at 110 v (I assume you are in the americas), the amount of energy you are using is given by the number of amps you are drawing.\n\nthe current drawn by each of the appliances, adds up arithmetically. Ideally your supply should support running all your appliances at the same time. and that should include lighting. \n\nif your lighting draws close to or more than 10 amps then you are overshooting your supply rating, you should upgrade.\n\nLike somebody else mentioned, air conditioning units and picture tubes draw a large amount of current (much larger than the value mentioned on the manual), when they start up. I'm not sure how your panel/utility company policy are set up to handle this, but it can be a problem if you are operating with too little amperage to spare.\n\nagain you are right that all the equipment would not be operating at full blast at the same time, but think of this hypothetical situation: after a power outtage, all the equipment want power to get back to normal operating state (heated/cooled/whatever), you might have to bring them up in stages, switching on one unit 30 mins after the earlier one was switched on..\n\nand there is one more thing you are overlooking: planning for growth. you dont want to go through the hassle of upgrading your supply limits just because you bought a new neon lamp for your window :)
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i gues.....um.......Electricity
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Some lights are on a timer to save electricity.
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FLORIDA, AND MICHIGAN
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If you use the mini fairy type of outside lights the cost will be minimal. Probably no more than 2-3 dollars for the next month. Get creative! Do some large bushes or small trees! Have a Great holiday! ;-)=
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Not knowing anything specific about Texas power and if power is more or less expensive than it is under Westar Energy (Kansas) -- I paid ~$30 a month for power in a 1 bedroom apartment a year ago, and I now pay $40-45 a month for power for a 1000 square-foot house now.  You can always reduce your power consumption by shifting over from incandescent bulbs to compact florescent bulbs.    Were I to shift over to these bulbs, I would probably expect to shave a couple of dollars off of my electricity every month, thus paying for the bulbs with their own savings.
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While I have very very strong opinions on Bush's political agenda of robbing from the masses to give to his ultrarich handlers, I think it's best to focus on the technical side of your question regarding fluorescent bulbs verses incandescent bulbs.  Fluorescent bulbs (and yes, that's spelled right...lol) are four to six times as energy efficient as incandescent ones.  Meaning, for example, that a 15 watt Fl bulb produces as much light (in lumens) as a 60 watt Inc bulb.\n\nOk, great...we save three fourths of the energy...sounds good, right?  Sure...but it's not gonna happen.\n\nMany people won't switch because of up-front costs.  To replace all the light bulbs in your house would be a very very expensive feat.  Yes, it would save you a lot in the long run, but most of us just don't have that kind of investment money.  Another factor is that fluorescent light and incandescent light just isn't the same spectrum.  Most of us, in our own homes, prefer the warmer light provided by incandescent.  Think about how sterile a doctor's office, or a walmart, or an office, feels.  Not the way we want our homes to feel most of the time.  Switching may be smart money in the long run, but it's not really what most people would do given the choice.\n\nIf, by the way, you want to save massive amounts of energy...the way to do it would be to weather-strip every house in America...that's cheap to do and EVERYONE would like the result in their house!
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http://www.myflorida.com/myflorida/cabinet/agenda01/0206/trans.html\nthis link may help you find what your looking for.
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it is part of their energy conservation plan, only turn half the lights on at a time, saves 50% on energy bills!
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change all your lightbulbs to the energy saving flourescent ones.  and try and carpool when necessary to save on gas.  Turn your thermostat down a few degrees and just be aware.
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I currently live in Lexington and I must say, its an amazing place. We have great DSL and prices range here. Kentucky electricity isnt too expensive. You can store your furnature in a storage tube or case or something.. i know the have 'em here. You would absolutly love it here, its beautiful and kid-friendly, seeing that i have kids!
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It used to be like that with fluorescent lights only, but not anymore.  See this article.\n\nhttp://www.eweb.org/business/energy/energysmart/ebd/9811/lighting_myth.htm