Electric and gas utilities’ Research & Development activities deal nearly exclusively with energy conversion, distribution, and energy usage (at least to the extent that these firms still focus on these core businesses). Although detailed data on utility Research & Development are not collected systematically, it seems that Energy R&D spending by many utilities has declined during the past decade or so. For example, a 1996 survey by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) found that the combined Research & Development spending of the 112 largest operating utilities in the United States dropped from $708 million in 1993 to $476 million in 1996. (more…)
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Recently, attention to energy efficiency has been gaining momentum. The attention given by policy maker is mainly due to concerns about climate change emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels. Particular attention has been paid on how the role of technological improvements in energy efficiency can help reduce carbon dioxide emissions. (more…)
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As one of the components in the Energy360™ suite of services, Smart metering makes it easier for you to achieve your financial and environmental objectives. It shows you what your energy and financial commitments really are, while at the same time reducing your administration. In addition - and potentially even more importantly - it can enable you to make significant energy and carbon reductions.
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Nowadays, a lot more people are increasingly aware of the amount of energy they consumed everyday and what effect it was having on our planet. If you are one of these people and are looking for a way to help out with the environment and reduce energy usage, here are six simple steps to helping you cut back on the amount of energy you use.
1. Turn off all of the lights in your home that you are not using, and can you do with few lights? For the next month try to making a genuine commitment to stick to it and compare your current utility bill with next month’s (more…)
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