Air conditioners in our homes are one of the biggest power guzzlers among household appliances. According to the US energy department’s data, domestic air conditioners use about 6% of all the electricity produced in the US, costing about $29 billion to homeowners annually. In warmer regions, ACs can constitute 60-70% of summer electricity bills. When mercury levels rise, doing your part to reduce electricity use can make a big difference.
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For a country that pioneered the concept of clean energy in Latin America, the reputation of ‘green nation’ is totally well deserved. According to the ICE, a Costa Rican state-owned company that controls electric energy generation, transmission, and distribution, Costa Rica ran entirely on renewable energy for 300 days of 2017.
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There’s no denying the fact that American households and organizations are finding it hard with every passing year to keep up with their monthly electricity bills. Consumption is rising and it becomes practically impossible to keep temperature low in areas such as garages and patios. Well, there’s a solution to everything.
Cool Roof is a green building technology that helps keep a building cool while saving energy and offsetting carbon emissions.
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Ahead of president Donald Trump’s decision to impose 30% tariffs or border taxes on imported solar panels, solar advocates were wary about the impacts of the tariffs. Abigail Hopper, the President of Solar Energy Industries Association, even expressed his concern stating that the imposition of tariffs would create a crisis for the solar industry and threaten nearly 260,000 American jobs in the sector.
Tesla, the company which revolutionized the solar power sector by introducing solar roofing tiles has decided to downsize its residential solar business, the division once known as SolarCity, that it purchased two years ago in a controversial $2.6 billion deal.
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The first power pole in California was erected in the 1880s, almost around the time when the light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison. Today, the state has a web of fragile and fire-triggering lines that run up to a whopping 210000 miles. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, four of the smaller fires that took Northern California in its grip last year were caused by power lines.
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President Donald Trump came into office with a pledge to help the coal sector. Sure enough, the United States, in the year 2017, produced and exported record amounts of coal to countries all over the world. According to the figures published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. coal exports surged by 60 percent in 2017 to 97 million tons. But has this really helped the U.S. coal industry? Let’s find out.
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Months after Puerto Rico’s infrastructure and its electrical grid were devastated by the infamous Hurricane Maria, the battered island is slowly getting back on its feet. Thanks to the collective recovery efforts of communities and authorities, most of the power in the area has been restored.
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It is impossible to imagine a world without electricity. We have become so dependent on uninterrupted power supply that when it fails, our life turns upside down. Power outages in the United States have seen an alarming rise since 2008.[s1] According to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Federal databases established at the Department of Energy (DOE), America has witnessed more and longer power outages than any other developed nation in the world in the past decade.
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Although the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry has come a long way in terms of advancements and adoption in the past few years, uncertainty remains over the future of EVs. The industry is caught in a “chicken or egg” conundrum, where people are hesitant to dump their traditional fuel-powered vehicles for an electric vehicle until sufficient charging infrastructure is available already. At the same time, investors are hesitant to commit capital until there’s a buoyant market to use them.
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