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Homeowners that generate their own electricity would have to pay more if a self-proclaimed “conservative” group gets its ways. A utility industry-backed group called the American Legislative Exchange Council or ALEC is pushing legislation designed to punish homeowners and small ...

The average price for electricity in the United States hit a record high for the 11th straight month in a row in October and is up 42 percent over the last decade. The average price for a kilowatt hour of ...

The nationwide power grid down drill known as GridX II revealed that America is vulnerable to an attack on its electrical system, with tens of millions of people potentially left in the dark for weeks if an attack materializes, preliminary ...

Power grid failure warnings have been ignored by the federal government, according to an emergency planner cited in a new G2 Bulletin by World Net Daily’s Joseph Farah. If the claims are accurate, disaster responders are ill-equipped to deal with ...

Millions in the Philippines are without electricity and perhaps more than 10,000 dead following the destruction from Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines last week. Backup power is not prominent in the region, and phone services took a major hit. ...

A reversal in the Sun’s polarity has led to an increase in solar activity, and in the past two weeks, nearly 30 solar flares have occurred. Several months ago scientists agreed that the magnetic field around the Sun was in ...

More large corporations have decided that the electric power grid is unreliable and are planning to unplug from it and generate their own electricity. The Wall Street Journal has confirmed a story that Off the Grid News previously reported – ...

Solar power is definitely emerging as the preeminent alternative energy form. Few power generation technologies are as simple, robust or affordable as solar power. Sure, some geographic areas have steady, predictable winds, and thus wind farms make sense. Other localities ...

Hackers could easily cause electric power plants to shut down, malfunction or even overheat because of vulnerabilities in software, say experts who have been studying vulnerabilities in servers. Hackers also could shut down sections of the grid and cause power ...

Installing a solar electric power system can dramatically cut or even eliminate your electric bills, say owners of such systems. News stories from around the United States and Canada this year show how people in all walks of life have ...