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A recent study looked at the implications of switching the focus from developing energy supply to energy efficiency. The study, published by Nature Climate Change journal, found that twice as much effort is currently being directed towards developing supply technologies than is being directed towards improving the efficiency of technologies. "It is vital that innovations in renewable […]

A recent survey found that 95 percent of cities and municipalities in the United States that have implemented LED streetlight projects were satisfied with the overall performance of the streetlights. Northeast Group, a Washington D.C.-based research firm, surveyed nearly 100 cities and municipalities across the U.S. that have implemented some form of LED streetlight initiatives. […]

About 300,000 Kansas City Power & Light customers will soon see an increase in their utility bills after the company approved a new efficiency program Thursday. The program will include energy-efficient rebates that will help users save energy and money, but the program will cost customers about $40 million. Katie McDonald, KCP&L's communications director, assured […]

Missing the 100 watt light bulbs that are notorious energy hogs? Now you can get LED bulbs that roughly match the 100-watters for size and brightness, but use far less energy according to the Associated Press. Since the 100W bulbs have nearly disappeared, compact fluorescent bulbs seemed to be the only alternative. But "most people […]

According to a recent Forbes article, our energy usage will be surprisingly diverse in the next two years. "Oil and its liquid derivatives will remain fairly highly priced, but natural gas will continue to cheapen, increasing the spread between the two fuels to unprecedented levels." Natural gas has largely been driven by new technology, so […]

According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), electricity capacity increased 40 percent in the third quarter this year compared with 2011. "Wind energy jumped significantly because many new wind farms came online," said AJ Simon, an LLNL energy systems analysts. "This is the result of sustained investment in wind power." But the growth could be deterred […]

With so much natural gas available in the United States, it's no wonder companies are making a big push to export the alternative fuel around the world. "Once dependent on natural gas imports, the United States has gone from a buyer to a potential seller after a flurry of recent natural gas discoveries across the […]

In the aftermath of Sandy, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy is examining the impacts of the hurricane to extreme weather and climate change. According to their blog, about 3,500 megawatts of wind turbine capacity was in the path of Hurricane Sandy. Although, it wasn't expected to cause much damage to the wind turbines. And so […]

You've heard of their benefits, but do you know enough about installing light emitting diodes (LED)? Unlike fluorescent lamps, LED light fixtures contain powerful LED light sources that include plastic lenses to reduce glare. And some light sources are already becoming too bright to look at directly. As LED technology continues to grow, fixture manufacturers still […]