Understanding Appliance Energy Use
Dear Pat: Several of my appliances are getting old and will need to be replaced…
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Turn up the Turnout
It’s not so much political science as simple arithmetic: Low-turnout elections are much more easily…
The Rules of Relief
Policy Change Complicates Cleanup When the season turns from winter to spring, cold and warm…
Understanding your Energy Bill
Dear Pat: Every month, I look over my electric bill, but a lot of it…
Stockpiling Sunshine
How Intermittent Generation Can Always Be On Whether there is an upper limit to the…
Preparing for disaster
Every year, the United States is hit by many natural disasters, including storms, tornadoes, snow…
Taking the Rays
How solar panels work Powering a home using the sun’s energy is not a new…
Messages from Moscow
The Russians are cunning… On two consecutive days in March, the Energy Information Administration (EIA)…
A typical careful day in the life of a lineworker
“We don’t say, ‘hurry up.’ ” Like many of his days as an electric co-op…
Robots & Sensors, Part II
The benefits of utility automation Last month, we discussed utility technologies for monitoring, data collection,…