
Days of the incandescent bulb are numbered - EF News
WASHINGTON DC - If we want to continue to enjoy the bright, warm light that Thomas Edison's incandescent bulb radiates, Congress will have to repeal Subtitle B of Title III of the Energy …
Looking at the power grid up close - EF News
“The mind can not conceive,” said Thomas Edison in 1916, “what man will do in the twentieth century with his chained lightning.” And a lot we did, to be sure. But now itÂ’s time to start …
Placing your home computer on an energy diet - Electricity Forum …
The free software, called Edison, is a consumer version of the PC energy-saving software sold to corporate customers by Verdiem, which is financed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a …
New Calif. Power Lines Stir Health Debate - EF News
The Edison Electric Institute, a utility industry trade group, said "although several studies conducted in the past suggest a link between proximity to power lines and some forms of …
Network of nuclear waste sites proposed - EF News
YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA - The United States should develop temporary storage facilities to hold the waste produced by the country's nuclear reactors until a permanent burial site can be …
New Calls for 'Re-Regulation' - EF News - electricityforum.com
As a result, Pacific Gas & Electric Company filed for bankruptcy while Southern California Edison teetered on the brink for several months. Consumers were forced to pay higher and higher …
IBM partners with industry to set efficiency agenda - EF News
Consolidated Edison — with more than 3 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, New York — is a pilot member of this initiative working with IBM around energy …
Winds too fickle at Boston City Hall - EF News
Three months after Mayor Thomas M. Menino first floated the idea of installing a windmill somewhere on the bricked-over swale abutting the city's seat of government, engineers have …
Missouri senators consider bill to pay for power plants
MISSOURI - Senators grilled AmerenUE leaders during a hearing on legislation allowing utilities to charge electric customers for the costs of new power plants before they come online. …
Churchill hydro project touted for “greenness” - EF News
Meanwhile, New Democrat Leader Jack Layton visited Montreal to help shore up support for Thomas Mulcair, his deputy leader and the NDP's sole MP in Quebec. Layton believes he can …