News tagged with energy bills

Company makes power bills more understandable, suggests how to save energy

It's often said that knowledge is power. Knowledge about power is what drives Opower, a 5-year-old online customer engagement platform.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Americans support national clean-energy standard: study

The average U.S. citizen is willing to pay 13 percent more for electricity in support of a national clean-energy standard (NCES), according to Yale and Harvard researchers in Nature Climate Change.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 13, 2012 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (9) | comments 34 | with audio podcast

Researchers let loo-se on unique project

University of Manchester researchers are beginning work on a prototype device for harvesting energy and clean drinking water from human waste.

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created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Device for harvesting energy and water from human waste gets green light

Work on a prototype device for harvesting energy and clean drinking water from human waste gets the go ahead this month.

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created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Energy mythbusting: The truth about those energy-saving tips

You've read the energy-saving tips. You've armed yourself with caulk. You're ready to do some serious damage to your gas and electric bills. Not so fast.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 5

Report outlines measures to cut carbon emissions from buildings

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new report from the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University today outlines its strategy to transform the UK’s built environment.

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created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Calif. imposes battery charger energy standards

(AP) -- California will require cellphones, tablets and hundreds of other electronic devices to have energy-efficient battery chargers beginning next year.

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created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 22

NREL helping Virgin Islands cut fuel use

The U.S. Virgin Islands are a great place to visit, but you wouldn't want to pay energy bills there.

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created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Saving on energy bills: Meeting families in the middle

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study released today by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) identifies steps that energy efficiency program managers can take to deliver significant savings ...

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created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gates discussing new nuclear reactor with China

(AP) -- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed Wednesday he is in discussions with China to jointly develop a new and safer kind of nuclear reactor.

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created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 14

Australian parliament passes divisive carbon tax

Australia's lower house on Wednesday passed a contentious new tax on carbon pollution to combat climate change which has angered many voters and threatens Prime Minister Julia Gillard's hold on power.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Solar systems: Energy from sun can pay for panels in about 10 years

Ben Cuker lives what he teaches as a professor of marine and environmental science at Hampton University in Hampton, Va.

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created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 5

No point switching gas and electricity suppliers, find out how much you use to save

Switching gas and electricity suppliers will not get customers the best deal. The only way householders in the UK can save money on their gas and electricity bills is to work out how much they use each month, according to ...

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created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cheers as Australia's carbon tax hits parliament

Cheers erupted in Australia's Parliament House after Prime Minister Julia Gillard presented her bill for a new pollution tax she hopes will help counter climate change.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (14) | comments 33

Australia to unveil pollution tax

Australia will unveil the full details of its contentious pollution tax within days, Treasurer Wayne Swan said Tuesday, promising help for households facing higher energy bills.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 8