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 ...
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US Electricity Rates Hit Record High, Up 42 Percent Over Past Decade
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 ...
Read More »Power Grid Down Drill Results: Tens Of Millions Would Be Without Power For Weeks If System Attacked
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 ...
Read More »Millions In Philippines Without Power Following Typhoon Haiyan
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. ...
Read More »Hydroponics vs. Aquaponics: The Pros And Cons of Two Soilless Farming Methods
Hydroponics and aquaponics are both soilless agricultural systems that give significantly high yields with minimum inputs. By completely eliminating soil as a growing medium for plants, and by avoiding wastage of water into the ground, these intensive methods make localized ...
Read More »Warning: Electric Rates To Skyrocket 51 Percent According To US Government
The cost of electricity in the United States is expected to increase by 21 percent over the next 10 years and 51 percent over the next 20 years, and a growing number of families are turning to alternative forms of ...
Read More »EPA Targets Coal Plants That Make 40 Percent Of America’s Energy
Regulatory changes imposed by the Obama administration could force up to 207 coal-fired power plants to shut down over the next 10 years, leading to higher electric bills for Americans and potentially further weakening the power grid. Coal supplies 40 ...
Read More »Skyrocketing Electric Bills Causing Many To Look For Alternative Energy Sources
There’s another really good reason why you should look into producing your own electricity. The cost of electricity from the grid has been steadily rising for years and every indication is that it is going to keep increasing. Summer electricity ...
Read More »AccuWeather Warns Hurricane Season Threatens ‘Archaic’ US Power Grid
Humberto is the first Atlantic hurricane of 2013 and another reminder one of the greatest threats to the power grid – Mother Nature. Late Monday evening the US National Hurricane Center clocked Humberto’s winds at 60 mph, and they were ...
Read More »Power Grid Failure Leaves 70 Percent Of Venezuela In The Dark
A failure of the power grid left 70 percent of the nation of Venezuela without electricity in early September. Venezuela was the world’s eighth-largest net oil exporter in 2010, and, the same year, had the second-largest natural gas reserves in the ...
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