Dusty writes "Plans to bring online the first new US nuclear plant since 1995 are on track, on
time, and on budget gospel to the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA had one major crack-up* with
a coal ash spill of late, and one minor one. The ...
(more)Dacut writes "We've seen compact fluorescent lamps start to take over shelf space at the local
ironware store. Replacing a 60 watt incandescent with a 13 watt CFL seems like a great savings,
though many consumers are disappointed with the slow warm-up ...
(more)Martin Hellman writes "Last month we discussed a major problem with the EPA's Energy Star
program. A Sony TV that was advertised to draw less than 0.1 watts in standby mode was de facto
drawing 15 watts — 150 times the stated value. A lack ...
(more)Vossman77 writes "I was looking into renewable energy from a hobbyist perspective, maybe
generating a few watts of solar or wind power, just to reduce my electric bill. But upon
further review, I found out that I need a special grid tie AC inverter that ...
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